The Young Men's Christian Association

The YMCA is the nation's largest not-for-profit community service organization in America. With more than 2,500 YMCAs, they are able to meet the health and social service needs of 18.9 million men, women and children in over 10,000 communities in the United States. No one is turned away from the Y. It is a place for people fo all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. Inability to pay is never a reason for the YMCA to turn someone away. Their strength lies in fulfilling their goal of bringing people together.

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted in 1968 to abolish the African-American Central Jurisdiction and to merge all churches regardless of race under the new United Methodist Church. It set a goal for each Annual Conference area to merge together by 1972. South Carolina began discussions on merger as early as 1966, but it took until 1972 to accomplish the goal. The two conferences, the all-white 1785 Conference, and the African-American 1866 Conference merged at the 1972 Annual Conference meetings in Spartanburg. This paper will focus on the issues that faced the merger starting with the first Plan for Merger in 1970 until the completion of the merger in 1972.

THE Y’S mission statement is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. We believe that positive, lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health, and our neighbors. (Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, 2013)

Church of the Brethren does not accept abortion. Participating in abortion is not support their beliefs. Church of the Brethren is a denomination that was formed to continue their practices their own way. They started as a small group and to this day still recruit new members. They solely use the New Testament as their source of guidance for the practice they preach. Rational Choice theory explains Church of the Brethren 's position in opposing abortion.

More than just another place to exercise, the North Royalton Family YMCA is a place that does its best to include the entire community. Whether it is handing out scholarships to children whose families cannot afford sports camp or hosting community discussions about important topics, the YMCA of North Royalton is fully committed to its vision of building healthy kids, healthy families, and healthy communities. Every day at the North Royalton YMCA is full of activities geared toward people of all ages, genders, and fitness levels. Regardless of race, age, culture, gender, or religious views the YMCA offers itself as a center for the enjoyment and the overall physical betterment of the individual.

The Kentucky YMCA is a big part of my life. The first thing that I learned when I joined was that people at the Y promote four core values. These are Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, and Caring. These words have been seared into my brain by constant repetition and reminders. I never was conscious of these values until I saw them in work during a program they call Y Corps. This program is a large community service program that goes on 6 different service trips over the summer around Kentucky, the northern states, and the southern states. I had the privilege of going on the trip to the south. I realized that I was seeing these values be acted out by 27 high school students that were nothing special yet incredibly important all at once. I realized

The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or in the USA "the Y") is a worldwide movement of more than 45 million members from 124 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs. Founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England by George Williams, the goal of the organization was putting Christian principles into practice, achieved by developing "a healthy spirit, mind, and body." The YMCA is a federated organization made up of local and national organizations in voluntary association. Today, YMCAs are open to all, regardless of faith, social class, age, or gender. The World Alliance of YMCAs is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

A semi-detailed business overview of the non-profit organization known as the YMCA or Young Men’s Christian Association is discussed. A brief history of the origins of the company is detailed along with the definition or explanation of the company’s mission statement. The organization’s basic legal, social, and economic environment is described. Likewise the YMCA’s management structure, operational issues, as well as financial issues are discussed. Lastly, the possible impact that potential change factors, which includes the role of technology, can present to the YMCA business organization are discussed.

just providing athletic facilities for kids to escape to. With the efforts of its founder George Williams, the YMCA is now one of the biggest charitable youth organizations in the world. He has been able to taken hundreds of thousands of kids away from their hardships and put them in a safe and friendly

When I first heard about this assignment, I thought it would be very fun and interesting, When I had to choose an event, it was a hard decision to make on what event I should do. The YMCA event caught my eyes and I thought it was going to be exciting to be able to participate this event. The assignment is a great opportunity for the class to learn how to promote health in a community.

This is done through after school programs and sumer camp run by staff who act as the club members’ mentors. My specific club also provided club members with supper, because I interned at a club in a impoverished area where not all of the children got steady meals at home. Through spending over 180 hours there, I got to see first hand just how realistic their goals were and whether or not they were achieved. I can honestly say that during my time spent there, I saw the club staff go above and beyond to achieve the goals that the organization has set forth. Without the club, countless of the club members wouldn't have anywhere to go after school, and would likely end up getting into trouble and/or suffering

I can surely say that my senior year would not be nearly as enjoyable without the GURU program. The ability to facilitate an engaging discussion with not one but two groups of freshmen at Christian Brothers Academy is something I look forward to every cycle. By discussing some relatively controversial subject topics with these freshmen, I put myself in a role model position, one to influence positive decision making in order for these kids to make their own transition into Academy Men, to really make the most out of their four years at CBA. I have learned a lot about the ten freshmen that I oversee. I can say that I know each of them pretty well now. But finally, I can say that I have also learned a lot about myself over this past semester

George Williams founded the YMCA in 1844. In 1844 twenty-two-year-old George Williams joined 11 friends to organize the first Young Men’s Association (YMCA), a refuge of Bible study and prayer for young men seeking escape from life on the streets. The Y offered something

The process of engineering a fundamental shift in the way a complex organization conducts its business is an enormous task, one which requires both an ability to independently deliver management directives, and to work collaboratively with key stakeholders who have a vested interest in the organization's eventual restructuring. As the president of a large youth services organization with over 100 chapters in local communities across America, it is my responsibility to ensure that the organization's collective goals are prioritized ahead of those devised by individual local chapters and their elected leaders. When the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was confronted with similar financial and organizational difficulties in the early 1990's, for example, Chief Scout Executive Ben Love was forced to make several targeted cuts and consolidations to the BSA's national apparatus, including the merging of six regional chapters into four, and a reshuffling of leadership positions within the group's Relationships Division (Thompson, 1992).

I stated to the YMCA manager that I need to volunteer because it is an assignment I have for college. She was very lenient on what I would like to do and let me choose from a plethora of options. I was told that I will be able to switch positions throughout the day since it was for my class and it would make it more of a learning experience for me.