Tag: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
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YMCA establishes Advisory Council at Old Bridge facility
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Family YMCA has a new group of advocates to help ensure that all area children and families can experience the Y, regardless of their ability to pay. The family health and wellness facility, part of the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, has established the Old Bridge Branch Advisory Council to…
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Let’s focus on the mental well-being of our children
By Laurie Goganzer President and CEO YMCA of Greater Monmouth County The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of people of all ages and backgrounds, especially our children and teens, who have experienced extraordinary disruptions. Nearly 10%, or more than 2.3 million youths in the United States have severe major…
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Homes & Living – Community partnership provides access to food, vaccines for Freehold Borough residents
In the Freehold Borough School District, close to 80% of the students are eligible for free/reduced lunch. While schools were closed in March 2020, Superintendent Rocco Tomaciz provided meals to roughly 1,650 students in grades pre-kindergarten to grade eight through a pick-up program at the Park Avenue complex. However, there were no funds budgeted for…
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YMCAs and SCAN bring older adults together for Health and Fitness Day
It’s been a long and often lonely year for senior citizens. From losing family members and friends to the coronavirus to enduring long periods of isolation, the pandemic has impacted older adults in many ways. But as a wave of COVID-19 vaccinations among the country’s most vulnerable population has occurred, three organizations are reaching out…
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Essay winners, guests, honorees celebrate annual Dr. King commemoration
It was an unconventional commemoration to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the theme of love, perseverance and service shined throughout the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County’s first virtual event honoring the late civil rights leader. For 32 years, the Y has brought together community leaders, students and residents…
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Two agencies open vaccination site at Red Bank Family YMCA
The VNA of Central Jersey Community Health Centers (VNACJ CHCs) and the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County have teamed up to provide COVID-19 vaccines to eligible residents in Monmouth County. VNACJ CHC is now offering the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine at the Red Bank Family YMCA, in addition to testing for the coronavirus. It is the…
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Love to be presented with MLK Human Dignity Award
2020 was filled with uncertainty and cancelled events near and far, but the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is busy preparing for its annual community celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The commemoration will be a live virtual event hosted on Zoom on Jan. 15. For the second year…
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YMCA of Greater Monmouth County annual holiday gift drive goes virtual
The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County’s Counseling and Social Services team has kicked off its annual Adopt-A-Family holiday gift drive and this year it features a different kind of fundraising effort – a “virtual giving tree.” Because of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the Y is asking members, businesses and residents to purchase gift cards from…
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Y Academy programs offer options for academic support, child care
RED BANK – When local school district administrators announced they would start the 2020-21 school year with a blend of in-person and remote learning for students, working parents like Dr. John Vaclavik and his wife, Barbara, of Fair Haven were worried. They were trying to figure out how they could balance the new hybrid learning…