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Foodlink, YMCA partnership provides meals for Rochester residents in need
Foodlink and the YMCA of Greater Rochester are highlighting a partnership that provides meals for Marketview Heights.
YMCA opens Resource Center for aging adults at 19th Ward facility
In partnership with the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, the YMCA of Greater Rochester has opened a Resource Center for aging adults at its Southwest Family […]
Pandemic forces 365 permanent layoffs at area YMCAs
Some 365 people have lost their jobs at the YMCA of Greater Rochester as a result of COVID-19 and its economic impact, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed […]
YMCA opens Center for Equity
The YMCA of Greater Rochester on Tuesday officially opened its YMCA Center for Equity at Lewis Street. “The change goes beyond the name,” said YMCA President and CEO George Romell. […]
YMCA to offer students a place to learn virtually
Another local nonprofit has stepped up to help working parents whose children will attend school virtually this fall. The YMCA of Greater Rochester Inc. has introduced Y School of ROC, […]
YMCA to close two branches
The YMCA of Greater Rochester Inc. plans to shutter two branches as a result of stagnant membership growth and effects of COVID-19 on the economy, although one of those branches […]
Schottland Family Branch YMCA opens
The long-awaited, $45 million Schottland Family Branch of the YMCA of Greater Rochester opened Monday amid much fanfare. As hundreds of individuals swam, ran or played ball, dozens of others […]
YMCA earns grant for STEM programs
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has announced its cohort for STEM 2035, a $5.5 million initiative through which grant funding and technical assistance will be provided to existing afterschool […]
YMCA completes upgrades at west side’s Camp Northpoint
The YMCA of Greater Rochester on Thursday unveiled upgrades at Camp Northpoint, which served 3,000 children this summer. The 45-acre camp on North Greece Road served children from the west […]
Pittsford YMCA receives $1 million boost
The YMCA of Greater Rochester’s new Pittsford location has received a $1 million infusion to support community health and wellness. Secured by Sen. Rich Funke, R-Perinton, from the Dormitory Authority […]
YMCA completes expansion of Camp Cory
The YMCA of Greater Rochester has completed its first major expansion at Camp Lawrence Cory in nearly a century. The first phase of a multiyear project, the Camp Cory expansion […]
Great expectations for Pittsford YMCA at ceremonial groundbreaking
One hundred local business and community leaders, dignitaries, funders and a half dozen children were on hand Monday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the YMCA of Greater Rochester’s new Pittsford […]
