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Logo, Seven Days Thrive with Kindness Festival, November 13, 2025
OCTOBER 27, 2025

Teen Event Celebrates Kindness on November 13

SevenDays® is inspiring the next generation to “Thrive with Kindness” at its first-ever Thrive with Kindness Festival, a high-energy, interactive...
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

Belonging Begins With Us: Mene’s Journey to Finding His Voice at the YMCA

At the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, we believe belonging isn’t just a feeling — it’s a foundation for building...
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AUGUST 6, 2025

How Teens Are Finding Voice and Vision at the Best Buy Teen Tech Center

Inside the North Kansas City YMCA, something extraordinary is happening. Teens are writing their own stories—through music, film, coding, photography,...
Greg Westbrook speaks on stage at a past Challenge Your Fashion fundraiser for the YMCA Challenger Program
AUGUST 5, 2025

Greg Westbrook Leaves a Legacy of Service

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City remembers dedicated friend and supporter Greg Westbrook, who died July 22, 2025. Years of...
Cause for Celebration. 165 Years of Impact. 165 Years Ahead. Historic photo of camp in chevron shape graphic. Recent photos of adaptive basketball and active older adults in chevron shapes.
JUNE 10, 2025

YMCA of Greater Kansas City to Celebrate 165 Years of Impact at Fundraiser

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City will mark 165 years of serving the Kansas City community with a high-impact fundraiser, Cause...
Logo of LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, yellow background, and Y logo on the left.
MAY 19, 2025

LIVESTRONG Training: Become a Champion for Cancer Survivors at the Y

 Join us June 11–12 at the Olathe YMCA for LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA Instructor Training At the YMCA, we believe...
Proud 2025 United Way Impact 100 Partner. Impact 100 graphic including United Way logo. United Way of Greater Kansas City. Y logo. Let's Go! 165 Years of Impact. 165 Years Ahead.
MAY 14, 2025

Y Selected as United Way Impact 100 Partner

The United Way of Greater Kansas City has selected the YMCA of Greater Kansas City as one of 2025’s Impact...
Blue background with The Movement, YMCA of Greater Kansas City, Let's Go, 165 years of impact, 165 years ahead text. Photo of CEO Mark Hulet, with Kansas City, MO Mayor Quenton Lucas, and Aquatic Director Sabrah Parsons posing with 10 children after a water safety class. White YMCA logo at the top left corner.
MAY 6, 2025

‘Not One More’ – Eliminating Drowning in Kansas City

Drowning is 100% preventable—and yet it remains the leading cause of death for children ages 1–4. For Black children ages 10–14,...