Community

The YMCA Emma B Howe NE location isn’t your traditional Y. It’s a quiet building that often blends into its residential neighborhood. However, on a cold evening in Northeast Minneapolis, a line starts forming long before the doors open.

In a place that had helped her through far more difficult moments, Mary found something she wasn’t ready to lose: a community that had become part of her life.

Living well is about much more than staying active and eating right — it’s about the people who walk alongside us. The connections we nurture, the conversations that brighten our days, and the shared experiences that remind us we’re part of something larger.

For Leita Walker, playing pickup basketball at the Dayton YMCA at Gaviidae during lunchtime is about more than exercise.

In the spirit of the holiday season, Life Fitness/ Hammer Strength leaders wanted to do something special to help others during their multi-day sales kickoff meeting in Minnesota this week

Sean Moore first discovered the YMCA around age 6, when he joined Little Dribblers — a program that helps young athletes build foundational basketball skills.

There's no shortage of fond memories from people who've attended a YMCA camp. But Clarence Jones' story is a little different.

When she worked at Cargill, Kelly Hyman wanted to support a nonprofit through the company's Cares Council by providing funding and volunteering.

Dr. MayKao Hang found support and strength in the St. Paul Eastside YMCA upon arriving to the Twin Cities as among the first of many Hmong refugees who arrived in the late 1970s.