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YMCA Encourages Families to Prioritize Water Safety

YMCA of Northwest North Carolina’s swim programs offer a mix of fun, physical activity and safety to create a lifelong love of swimming [Winston-Salem, N.C. – May 01, 2023] – During National Water

YMCA Named Recipient of Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award

Winston-Salem, NC (March 24, 2023) – The Stokes Family YMCA has been awarded the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award for its YMCA Bright Beginnings program, which provides back-to-school materia

YMCA Community Blessing Box

What is a Blessing Box? The Blessing Box is a box filled with nonperishable food items and basic toiletries for those battling food insecurity and/or housing instability to take items from. All ite

More than a Memory: For Will and Corey Simons

On a Sunday morning at the William G. White, Jr. Family YMCA the Barr family gathered with friends to memorialize the lives of students, athletes, sons and brothers, Will and Corey Simons.

Pettigrew Named Executive Director of Winston Lake Family YMCA

Winston-Salem, NC (June 6, 2022)—The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina has named Rev. Kenneth A. Pettigrew Executive Director of the Winston Lake Family YMCA. Rev. Pettigrew will oversee all operations

Know Your Risk: November Is National Diabetes Awareness Month

North Carolina YMCAs Offer Program to Help Prevent Diabetes [Raleigh, N.C., October 31, 2022]–November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and a time for all North Carolina residents to assess the