The YMCA Celebrates 180 Years of Empowering Youth & Communities
Worldwide the YMCA reaches 60 million people across 6 continents each year
Geneva, Switzerland, 10th Jun 2024, King NewsWire – The worldwide YMCA Movement marks its 180th anniversary on June 6. Its global, national, and local initiatives empower young people and communities to continue to build a ‘just, sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world’ for all.
YMCA was established in 1844: it is the oldest and one of the largest youth organizations in the world. From providing young men with a safe space in industrial London to developing young people in ‘body, mind and spirit’, and supporting communities ‘cradle to grave’ including migrants and refugees, it has grown massively.
“What started with 12 young men in London in 1844 has grown to encompass 12,000 communities worldwide – in 120 cou...