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Meet the Last Man Out of the Building During the July 22 Fire at the YMCA Men’s Residence

It was just before 12:30 in the afternoon on Monday, July 22. Jason was relaxing in his room with his headphones on listening to music.

Campfires, Marshmallows, and Elsie

Meet Camp Wanakita’s 2024 T-shirt Design Contest Winner.

After the Fire: Resident Says, "Change Is Not a Bad Thing."

Meet Scott. He’s lived on the fifth floor of the YMCA Men’s Residence at the Downtown Hamilton Family YMCA for eight years.

Athira's Story

Meet Athira. She’s 31 years-old and an EarlyOn Facilitator with the YMCA. But her journey with the Y didn’t start with EarlyOn.

Be the Spark - Maggie's Story

When Maggie thinks back, she realizes she’s grown up with the YMCA.

Amino's Story

Meet Amino. She's a newcomer youth and for the past four years she says she’s been coming to the YMCA Newcomer Youth Centre (NYC) every day. Amino first heard about the YMCA four years ago. That’s whe