IT TAKES A VILLAGE

THE Y AND ITS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS DEEPEN IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES

Y INSIGHTS

The Y hosted a special briefing with First Deputy Mayor Lorraine Grillo (left), who spoke with YMCA President and CEO Sharon Greenberger about the role the Y can play in the future of the city.

POLICY WONKS IN TRAINING

(l to r) Daisy Muñoz Castro, Joyce Nandji, and Samir Ghimire joined other Y teens from across the city to debate policy in the annual Teens Take the City culminating event, while Council Member Gale Brewer (above) spoke about the joys of public service.

YOUNG AT HEART

State Senator Kevin Parker visited older adults at the Flatbush Y’s Young at Heart Senior Center.

LOVE WINS

Y staff and families came out to celebrate NYC Pride.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

(l to r) Northeast Bronx Y staff member Meghan Gough, Northeast Bronx Y Executive Director Meishay Gattis, community leaders Alonzo de Castro and Shirley Fearon, and YMCA President and CEO Sharon Greenberger joined Council Member Kevin Riley as he presented a City Council Proclamation celebrating the Y’s 170th anniversary.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER YMCA

President and CEO Sharon Greenberger (far right) joined (l to r) moderator and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, Regional VP of Western Governors University Rebecca Watts, State Senator John Liu, and other panelists (not pictured) at the City & State Education Summit to discuss innovation and developments in education.

SAFETY FIRST

Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Northeast Bronx Y to sign a package of gun violence prevention bills into law. The governor was surrounded by (l to r) Assembly Members Chantel Jackson and Kenny Burgos, State Senators Anna Kaplan, Jamaal Bailey, and Luis Sepúlveda, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Assembly Member Jonathan Jacobson, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Assembly Member Amy Paulin, and State Senators Kevin Thomas and Brian Kavanagh. Also present but not pictured: Attorney General Letitia James and Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado.

BE THE CHANGE

Rockaway Y Teens Take the City participants Tyler Hodge, Jeremy Bastardo, and Davian Muñoz received Certificates of Merit from Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson for legislation they crafted in response to gun violence.

HELPING HANDS

Volunteers from Deloitte added vibrant touches to the Harlem Y for their Annual Day of Service.

FULL CIRCLE

Michael Boodhoo (far left), Business Banking Relationship Manager at Ridgewood Savings Bank and former YMCA camper, joined (l to r) Cross Island Y Youth & Family Director Byresha White, Y Vice President of Field Operations La-Vena Francis, and Ridgewood Savings Bank Branch Manager Elizabeth Martinez, to present a donation to the YMCA Access Fund.

REACHING OUT

Volunteers marked Citi’s Global Community Day by distributing food at the Coney Island Y and Flatbush Y’s Community Markets.

ROAD TRIP

As part of the Change Makers and Youth Advocates Programs, the Y sent the largest delegation of youth leaders ever to Capitol Hill. Of those teens, Princess Ibtihaj and Nikita Nag, seen here with staff member Gabriel Ruiz and other participants from New York state, represented for the YMCA of Greater New York.

TALK OF THE TOWN

The Cross Island Y hosted a community town hall with Council Member Linda Lee and Comptroller Brad Lander (at center, with community members) to discuss issues like school budgets and property taxes.