Everyone Benefits From Everyone Participating

Have you ever had a parent tell you they didn’t want you to meet their child until after they had the chance to talk to you about him first?  When this happened to me, I had no idea what to expect.  So many things running through my mind.  Who is this kid? How bad is…

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Collaborating for Greater Inclusion

By Kathryn King, Business Development Manager, Kids Included Together The world can be a small place sometimes, especially within the YMCA. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1991, I spent five months as a counselor at La Casa de Minores Migrantes, a YMCA youth refugee shelter which was part of the Tijuana, Mexico YMCA. While…

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