YMCA In The News
YMCA of Greater Hartford awarded a $850,000 challenge grant for a new YMCA Youth and Family Center in North Hartford
The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan has awarded an $850,000 challenge grant to the YMCA of Greater Hartford to complete the capital campaign for the new YMCA Youth and Family Center at 430 Albany Avenue in North Hartford. The grant, which is made on a challenge basis to assist the YMCA in raising the balance of funds required to complete its capital campaign goal, will be applied toward the construction of the new facility at the corner of Albany Avenue and Brook Street.
New Upper Albany Neighborhood Town Green Emerges with a YMCA Youth and Family Center Groundbreaking
The YMCA of Greater Hartford celebrated the new YMCA Youth and Family Center at the corner of Albany Avenue and Brook Street in Hartford with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday (April 10). The 41,000 sq. ft. center will serve as a town green style community center for Hartford’s Clay/Arsenal and Upper Albany Avenue neighborhoods, and all the neighborhoods of Hartford.
Is the time right for your child to go to summer camp?
If the thought of packing up the kids and waving goodbye for a few hours a day-- or few weeks-- sounds like a slice of summer heaven, then you’ve probably already started researching overnight or summer day camp. But if you, or your child, are meeting the thought of the camp experience with some trepidation, worries about being away from each other may be getting between your child and a summer experience filled with independence and fun.
Donors make the Difference: Capital Region's kids-in-need play and grow at the YMCA through support the Strong Kids Annual Campaign
Imagine thousands of the Capital Region's neediest kids being helped by the YMCA. The YMCA's Strong Kids Annual Campaign, allows children, adults and families to participate in everything the YMCA has to offer...
Comcast donates $11,000 for YMCA Minority Achievers Program
The Comcast Foundation has awarded an $11,000 grant to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for its Minority Achievers Program, a mentoring program that pairs students with Adult Achievers from area corporations and businesses, to prepare them for the workforce of tomorrow.
Prudential Financial donates $250,000 to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for its North Hartford expansion
Prudential Financial, Inc. has awarded a $250,000 gift to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for the construction of its New North Hartford YMCA Youth and Family Community Center, that will be a 45,000 sq. ft. center serving Hartford’s Clay/Arsenal and Upper Albany Avenue neighborhoods, and all the neighborhoods of Hartford.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation donates $300,000
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for the construction of the New North Hartford YMCA Family and Community Center, of which $100,000 was granted to the Urban League of Greater Hartford and Community Health Services, Inc. (CHS) for collaborative programming.
Hartford Foundation awards $1 million for two new YMCA facilities in Greater Hartford
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a grant of $1 million to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for the construction of two new YMCA facilities – $500,000 each for facilities on Albany Avenue in North Hartford and in Ellington. The new facilities will provide a wide range of health, wellness, educational and recreational services and programs for all ages.
YMCA of Greater Hartford Receives $50,000 Gift Rockville Bank Foundation
The YMCA of Greater Hartford has received a $50,000 contribution from the Rockville Bank Foundation for the construction of the new 40,000 square foot Eastern Regional YMCA on Pinney Street in Ellington.
East-of-the-river community leaders to help raise millions for the new YMCA
With the leadership of several prominent community volunteers, plans for the new Eastern Regional YMCA in Ellington are gaining traction. Groundbreaking for the 40,000 square foot facility on Pinney Street is scheduled for summer 2008, and at the project’s completion the following year, east-of-the-river families in will have access to full-facility YMCA programs and services.
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