Press Release | Greater Wichita YMCA

89 AREA TEENS PREPARE TO GRADUATE FROM Y’S ANNUAL JOB PREP PROGRAM

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Wichita, Kansas — The Greater Wichita YMCA’s Job Prep program, which kicked off its 2022 classes in February, will culminate with a celebration for its 89 students on Thursday, August 4 at the Wichita Boathouse, 515 S. Wichita St. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and be attended by the graduates’ families, supporters and Y staff.

YMCA EARMARKS ARPA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS FOR JOB PREP PROGRAM

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Wichita, Kansas — The Greater Wichita YMCA today announced a plan to allocate the $200,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Workforce Development Grant received from the City of Wichita to its long-running Job Prep program. The Y was one of 14 organizations awarded ARPA Workforce Development Grants in April to aid public health and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

YMCA OF HUTCHINSON & RENO COUNTY TO BECOME PART OF GREATER WICHITA YMCA FAMILY

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Wichita, Kansas — The YMCA of Hutchinson & Reno County and the Greater Wichita YMCA Boards of Directors today approved a plan to bring the associations together to foster greater investment in Hutchinson to strengthen kids, residents’ physical and emotional health and the community’s overall well-being.

WICHITA COLLECTIVE IMPACT COLLABORATION CREATED THROUGH $2 MILLION CARGILL PROTEIN GIFT

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Wichita, Kansas — Leaders from Wichita’s nonprofit and education communities today announced a Wichita Collective Impact collaboration that will increase education success and workforce readiness in Wichita.

Check presentation photo: (left to right) Curtis Southard, Dold Foods Plant General Manager, Andrea Eliot, Greater Wichita YMCA Child Care and Camp Branch Director, David Foster, Richard A. DeVore South YMCA Branch Director, Hillary Hoesch, Greater Wichita YMCA Associate Vice President of Philanthropy, Ronn McMahon, Greater Wichita YMCA President and CEO

Dold Foods Donates $16,000 to Y for Summer Camp Meals

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WICHITA, Kan., (March 15, 2022) — For the second consecutive year, Dold Foods, the local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation, (NYSE: HRL), today announced a donation of $16,000 to the Greater Wichita YMCA to provide meals for youth in the Wichita, Kan., area. The funds will be used to provide meals to participants in the YMCA Adventure Summer Camp program.

Students sitting at desks during a Job Prep class with instructor at the front of the room

Y’S JOB PREP PROGRAM EXPANDING REACH THROUGH WICHITA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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Wichita, Kansas — The Greater Wichita YMCA today announced a new partnership with Wichita Public Schools that will significantly expand its long-running Job Prep initiative.

Y SPLASH instructor in the water talking with 2nd graders

SECOND GRADERS LEARN WATER SAFETY SKILLS THROUGH SPLASH!

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Wichita, Kansas — School is back in session and so is the Greater Wichita YMCA’s free SPLASH! program. Offered to area second graders at schools designated as low income (more than 60 percent reduced/free lunches), SPLASH! has a very specific purpose: Keep kids safe while they are in and around water.

Greater Wichita YMCA honored with 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Award

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The Greater Wichita YMCA is honored to be a recipient of a 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Award from the Wichita Business Journal. The award will be officially presented during a luncheon on August 22 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.

KANSAS STATE ALLIANCE OF YMCAS RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT FROM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS

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Wichita, Kansas —The Kansas State Alliance of YMCAs announced today it has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) to expand access to healthy living programming to rural and underserved populations throughout the state.