New Aquatics Center And YMCA On Track To Open In Fall 2019
The current YMCA facility will stay open in the downtown area when the new YMCA opens in west Yakima next year.
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City and YMCA Team Up To Combat Gang Growth
City leaders in Yakima are getting ready to implement the Gang Free Initiative, a program they hope will help reduce the number of gang members on the streets.
It is no secret, the gang problem is pretty bad in Yakima. In fact, it is an issue that local police are forced to deal with every day...
Yakima’s Gang Free Initiative Preparing to Help First Group of At-Risk Kids
Yakima will soon have new tools to tackle the areas gang problem as the Gang Free Initiative prepares to help its first group of at-risk kids. Soon, the YMCA will expand its mentor program to help more kids under the Gang Free Initiative umbrella...
Local Orgainzations Team Up to Help Kids and Their Parents Healthy
A new program was kicked off in Yakima today to help kids and parents lead a more healthy life. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, the Yakima YMCA and Pacific Northwest University have joined together to kick off Actively Changing Together (ACT). It ...
Yakima's YMCA Mentoring Program Changing Lives
The City of Yakima's Gang Free Initiative group is working closely with community partners like the YMCA to help curb gang violence. YMCA Executive Director Bob Romero says they hope to change lives through the Y's mentoring program. Romero says they want to pair adults with kids at Garfield and Barge-Lincoln schools and hold on site activities...