IT TAKES A VILLAGE

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

WITH INTEREST

Morgan Stanley Capital Investment Group hosted a financial literacy workshop where 40 Y teens from the Castle Hill, Dodge, Flatbush, Harlem, Park Slope Armory, Vanderbilt, and West Side YMCAs learned about budgeting, interest rates, and credit.

ROCKAWAY STRONG

The Rockaway Y marked the 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy with a panel discussion with Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, seen here with her Constituent Affairs Manager, Mortimer ‘Mac’ Lawrence.

IN BALANCE

The McBurney YMCA partnered with the Institute for Family Health to host a workshop on balance and fall prevention led by Doctors Robert Goldberg, Noosheen Javadi, and Sara Karp

TURKEY TRIUMPH

The Y gave out over 1,400 turkeys at the Coney Island, Flatbush, North Brooklyn, and Northeast Bronx YMCAs with support from MetLife and Council Member Ari Kagan, seen with (l to r) former Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus, State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Chief of Staff Jeannine Cherichetti, Constituent Liaison Erica Turner, and Coney Island Y Executive Director Sam Moore.

OUR LITTLEST LEARNERS!

The Y joined other advocates on the steps of City Hall to call for Early Childhood Education programs to be fully funded.

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

The Y partnered with Genentech to host a series of events promoting early screening for breast cancer as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Staff from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens provided blood pressure and BMI screenings and health information at a free community event at the Flushing Y.

ON A MISSION

The Y brought together 80 teens from across the city for an all-day program on civic engagement, which featured guest speakers Dayana Pichardo and Orlando Ovalles from NALEO Educational Fund

ACCESS GRANTED

The Y hosted a conversation on immigration in New York City, which featured (l to r) the Senior Director of the YMCA’s New Americans Initiative, Rachael Rinaldo; Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, Gemma Solimene; Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Manuel Castro; and the YMCA of Greater New York’s President and CEO, Sharon Greenberger.

HOOPING IT UP

The McBurney Veterans hit the basketball court for a game for players 70 and older that raised funds for programs and services at the McBurney Y.