YMCA News

The YMCA of the North offers mindfulness programs and services to help people of all ages decrease stress, reduce anxiety, develop emotional and social intelligence, strengthen intuition and build a greater peace of mind.

The YMCA of the North is collaborating with the Minnesota Youth Leadership Councils and the Minnesota Department of Human Services to host Foster Child and Youth Day on the Hill to advocate for foster child and youth rights.

The YMCA of the North partnered with several other youth-serving organizations to bring more than 300 students in grades 6-12 to the Minnesota State Capitol to visit with legislators about issues of concern to them today.

The YMCA of the North will partner with several other youth-serving organizations to bring 300 students in grades 6-12 to the Minnesota State Capitol to visit with legislators about issues of concern to them on February 25.

CycleHealth, a kid-powered wellness initiative of the YMCA of the North will host the sixth annual Kidarod at Fish Lake Regional Park on Saturday, February 22.

Far too many students, especially in underserved groups and communities, lack robust access to the core elements of a quality education.

The YMCA of the North will host 20 Google Be Internet Awesome workshops to teach parents how to instill healthy and responsible Internet habits in their children.

First Apple Watch Connected Y helps members transform their fitness experience with Apple Watch while supporting youth programs through Move for Good

According to the National Mentoring Partnership, youth at risk for falling off track are 55 percent more likely to enroll in college and 130 percent more likely to hold leadership positions when they had a mentor in their lives.

The YMCA will welcome 1,550 students in grades eight through 12 to the Minnesota State Capitol January 9-12 for the YMCA Center for Youth Voice’s Youth in Government program.