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Serving More Medicaid Members at the YMCA!

Healthy Living

On December 1, 2023, Medicaid expansion went into effect across our state. Years in the making, the change enabled people ages 18 through 64 with higher incomes who previously didn’t quality for health coverage to gain access to health insurance through Medicaid.

Teen Mental Health Advisory Council to Support Statewide Work

Mental Health

This month NC YMCAs are applying to the Alliance for funding through June 2026 to expand or launch teen programming with a consistent, intentional and repetitive focus on mental health. Data shows the need for this work is great.

Y Staff Experience 4 Weeks of Poverty in Simulations

Social Responsibility

Imagine you are a single mother whose husband passed away, you’re working full-time but reliant on bus transportation to get around, and your mother who has diabetes is living with you and your three children in a rented apartment.

“500 Fist Bumps” Fosters Positive Youth Development

Youth Development

This fall the YMCA of Greensboro launched 500 Fist Bumps—a public health initiative delivered through youth and recreational sports programs—at its Mary Perry Ragsdale Family YMCA; the Y plans to roll the initiative out association wide in 2024.

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