Youth Development

CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS A FAMILY AFFAIR The YMCA of Greater Rochester wants families in Rochester to understand how adopting healthy habits together can help reduce childhood obesity September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well chronicled, many families need support changing their families’ habits with the

YMCA ENRICHES SUMMER LEARNING FOR HUNDREDS OF CITY STUDENTS THROUGH POWER SCHOLARS ACADEMY ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The YMCA of Greater Rochester has been helping bridge the educational and social-emotional gap for students each summer through the Power Scholars Academy™. Now in its fourth year, the program benefits close to 200 Rochester City School District students each summer.