Category: YMCA News

July 25, 2024

Anyone Can Drown. No One Should.

WORLD DROWNING PREVENTION DAY July 25 is World Drown Prevention Day, set forth by The United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO). The YMCA of Greater Nashua is joining in on raising drowning prevention awareness as a public health issue. To learn more about this global campaign, six low-cost, evidence-based interventions and what you… Read more »

July 24, 2024

Community Catalysts

COMMUNITY CATALYSTS Welcome to our engaging podcast, Community Catalysts, which serves as a platform for fostering connection and understanding as well as education of organizations in our diverse community. This podcast is a celebration of the community organizations that serve others and collaborate with the YMCA of Greater Nashua. Each month Community Catalysts will be… Read more »

July 19, 2024

YMCA Honored as Engage Every Student Champion

U.S. Department of Education Recognizes the YMCA as an Engage Every Student Champion The YMCA of Greater Nashua, in partnership with the Nashua School District has been honored as one of the 13 programs across the country recognized as an Engage Every Student Champion for its significant expansions in the Power Scholars Academy Program.  The… Read more »

July 17, 2024

Unplugged and Engaged

  The Impact of Sports Camp By: Christopher O’Herren, a Champlain College student who is completing an internship with the Y. In today’s age, it’s hard to remove ourselves from our devices. Whether for work or entertainment, we always have a reason to have a phone in our back pocket. This trend hits younger generations… Read more »

July 12, 2024

YMCA Power Scholars Academy Recognized by NHSAA

YMCA of Greater Nashua Power Scholars Academy is providing evidence-based programs that are reversing children’s summer learning loss in at-risk populations. The YMCA of Greater Nashua is pleased to announce it has received recognition by the New Hampshire School Administrators Association (NHSAA) for its Power Scholars Academy program. This program is entering its seventh year,… Read more »

July 10, 2024

The Transformative Impact of Little Investigators Camp

GROWING MINDS By: Christopher O’Herren, a Champlain College student who is completing an internship with the Y. You may have seen them passing at the Nashua Y, moving together as one group from one end of the facility to the other. They are the curious participants in the Little Investigators Camp, and they are here… Read more »

July 3, 2024

Celebrating 100 Years of Camp Sargent

  Celebrating 100 Years of Camp Sargent By: Christopher O’Herren, a Champlain College student who is completing an internship with the Y. It’s well known that summer camp has a lasting impact on the lives of children, positively affecting their skills around relationships, achievement and belonging. And for those that have been going to or… Read more »

June 18, 2024

CDFA Awards YMCA $625,000 in Business Tax Credits

CDFA Awards YMCA $625,000 in Business Tax Credits YMCA to Enhance Early Education Center Experience and Program The YMCA of Greater Nashua is pleased to announce it has been awarded $625,000 in Business Tax Credits by the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA). Business tax credits purchased from the YMCA of Greater Nashua’s $625,000… Read more »