YMCA NATIONAL INITIATIVES
ABUNDANT ASSETS ALLIANCE
Strengthening the capacity of YMCAs and their communities to provide young people with the
support and experiences they need to become healthy, caring and competent adults.
- YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada, and Search Institute combined their vast experience and resources to develop a holistic, systematic approach to improving young people's lives that involves the entire community. The Alliance was formally established in 2001, but YMCAs have been building assets since the Y movement was founded.
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Improving the health and wellness of all Americans by equipping YMCAs to help individuals and families live
healthier lives while mobilizing communities to reduce barriers to and increase supports
for healthy ways to live.
- Begun in 2003 and officially launched in 2004 as YMCA Activate America, this comprehensive lifestyle health initiative includes the Gulick Project and Pioneering Healthier Communities. Supported by partnerships with government agencies, major corporations and their foundations, and community leaders, this 10-year initiative strives to develop and implement community-based solutions to reverse the nationıs rise in physical inactivity and obesity.
DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
Practicing inclusion by valuing the diversity of all people within YMCA associations
and their communities.
- In the late 1990s, the North American Urban Group of YMCAs began exploring ways for associations to become more culturally competent and inclusive. They formed a 12-person task force to assess cultures within YMCAs and make recommendations for improvement. The work of the task force built the foundation for todayıs YMCA National Diversity.
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