YMCA Coverage

12-year-old Black athlete nearly disqualified from swim meet for swimsuit
During a Sunday swim meet at a YMCA in Wisconsin, controversy arose after one 12-year-old athlete wore a Black Lives Matter swimsuit. IN LIGHT OF AMIR LOCKE'S DEATH... LEIDY.. WHO IS 12-YEARS-OLD... WORE A SWIMSUIT DISPLAYING THE WORDS "BLACK LIVES MATTER."

12-year-old swimmer nearly disqualified from Wisconsin swim meet for wearing 'Black Lives Matter' swimsuit
A 12-year-old Black swimmer was nearly disqualified from a meet in Superior, Wisconsin, for wearing a Black Lives Matter swimsuit.

YMCA Super Skippers hop through downtown Raleigh
The competitive Triangle jump rope team performed during the 2021 Raleigh Christmas Parade.

Taylor Family YMCA reinstitutes temperature checks, daily screenings after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A spokesperson for the YMCA said parents of campers were directly exposed were called, while the rest of campers were looped in through email.

Kenly woman donates stimulus check to Fort Bragg YMCA food pantry
A Kenly woman who felt as though she did not need her recent stimulus check made the decision to donate the money to the Fort Bragg YMCA food pantry.

Kenly woman donates stimulus check to Fort Bragg YMCA
A Kenly woman who felt as though she did not need her stimulus check decided to donate it to the Fort Bragg YMCA.

Gyms adjusting safety protocols as New Year's resolution crowds begin
Getting in shape is a top resolution for many as we head into a new year. For some, this year is about losing the quarantine weight but many need to lose the fear of COVID-19 first.

Pandemic affects New Year's fitness resolutions
Getting in shape is a top resolution for many as we head into a new year. For some, this year is about losing the quarantine weight but many need to lose the fear of COVID-19 first.

Celebrating Raleigh Christmas Parade: YMCA Super Skippers
The YMCA of the Triangle's competition youth jump rope team is dedicated to promoting physical fitness through jump rope as a lifetime sport and by fostering confidence, discipline, responsibility and leadership.

YMCA reopens Triangle locations with major changes in place
After being closed for 177 days because of the coronavirus pandemic, the YMCA of the Triangle reopened most of its local branches on Wednesday.

CBC OPINION
MARY ANN WOLF: Let's take students' advice. Move forward, grasp opportunities
Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 -- Today may not include the same back-to-school photos of our kids climbing onto the yellow school bus, racing to find friends at lunch or having practice after school. It's ok for all of us to be sad about those missed moments. However, as our students shared, we are still moving forward and have opportunities to support them.

YMCA offers 'Camp Hope' as childcare for essential workers
The YMCA is utilizing its Camp Hope program as a means to provide childcare for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

YMCA offers child care to essential workers
While many people are staying home, essential workers don't have that option. Camp Hope is a full child care program offered at several YMCA locations in the triangle to help workers during the pandemic

SE Raleigh elementary, YMCA share space
A YMCA built on the same site as a Raleigh elementary school is off to a strong start.

SE Raleigh combo school and YMCA off to a strong start
The new Southeast Raleigh Elementary School and YMCA combination is working to change a community.

Raleigh man charged with exposing himself at YMCA
A Raleigh man with a history of indecent exposure arrests has been accused of showing up naked in the women's steam room at a local YMCA.

Live, play, learn: New YMCA campus to serve southeast Raleigh families
A project underway in southeast Raleigh will serve a community in need in several big ways.

YMCA brings affordable homes, new school to southeast Raleigh
A project underway in southeast Raleigh will serve a community in need in several big ways.