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YMAP Participant Spreads Positive Messages

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Carla Bitz

Charles has been an active participant of the YMCA Achievement Program (YMAP) since his family moved from Nigeria several years ago. He will be graduating from YMAP as well as high school this year, and plans to study nursing in …

Shining A Bright YMCA Spotlight On Youth

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Dalyce Eykelbosh

YMCA associations across the globe are known for their youth and family programming, but do you know everything that we do for youth right here in Calgary? YMCA Calgary has 5 Health/Fitness/Recreation locations as well as school and community locations to …

YMCA staff awarded Scholarship

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Angela Brown

I am very excited to announce that Carolina Hernandez, former YMAP participant and current YMCA staff, has been awarded the C.A.R.E. for Youth Scholarship in the amount of $1000. This will go a long way in helping her complete her …

YMAP Student Demonstrates YMCA Outcomes

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jenna Nisker

Sam (name has been changed) is a student that attends the Youth Achievement Program (YMAP) on Wednesdays; involved in the Achievers stream. He immigrated to Canada from India almost two years ago with his father. Currently Sam attends James Fowler High School …

YMAP Students Keen to Fundraise for Strong Kids!

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Carla Bitz

‘Tis the season…for fundraising! The Southwest YMCA Achievement Program chose to incorporate themes of fundraising, volunteerism, and philanthropy into this year’s holiday celebration. Instead of just eating the cookies that they worked hard to decorate, we wrapped them up and hosted a charity …

Newcomer finds community through YMCA Achievement Program

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Carla Bitz

I met John (name has been changed) about 2 weeks after he arrived here from Eritrea, a little known country in the horn of Africa. It did not take long for me to conclude that he would be an excellent fit …

YMAP Excited for the Duke of Edinburgh Award

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kelly Colson

Over the past few weeks, YMAP students all over Calgary learned about the Duke of Edinburgh Award in a special presentation by Jamilynn Stange. The prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Award, also known as DofE, is an adventure for anyone ages …

YMAP Kick-Off a Success!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jolene Hunter

Eau Claire YMCA was buzzing with over 100 high school students this past Friday night as YMAP programs celebrated an awesome start to the year! YMAP (aka YMCA Achievement Program) is an after-school program for immigrant high school students to …

YMCA Program to Help Youth Succeed

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Nadina Kaminer

We are super excited to have YMAP starting soon! YMAP is a life skills, career exploration and leadership program for high school youth with an immigrant background. It is a YMCA stay-in-school initiative for participants ages 15 to 20. Participants …

YMAP Summer Leaders Success

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Justine Bradley

The first ever YMAP Summer Leaders finished up the 2 month program with a bang. The final count of all donations showed the students great results for all their hard work. The two teams had a close race for total funds raised with only a …