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Wall, NJ (May 22, 2013) – Children at The Community YMCA’s Camp Zehnder in Wall Township will be able to enjoy a new playground this summer, designed with input from kids and built by community volunteers with generous support from the nonprofit  KaBOOM! and Disney.

The Y is committed to ensuring that all children are safe in and around water. For the 3rd year, children in Red Bank are participating in the 3rd Grade Swim Program at the Red Bank Family Health & Wellness Center, to learn swim skills and water safety before the summer.

Thank you to all the families and community partners that joined the Y for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 27 at 6 locations across Monmouth County!  YMCA Healthy Kids Day is an annual free day of fun for the community and a national initiative of the Y to improve the health and well-being of children.

Red Bank, NJ  –  The Community YMCA's Family Health & Wellness Center in Red Bank is offering the YMCA's national LIVESTRONG program for cancer survivors including anyone who has had surgery, chemo or radiation related to cancer.  LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a physical activity and well-being program designed to help

Local students representing The Community YMCA were named Outstanding Delegation at the annual YMCA Youth and Government Conference April 12-14 at the historic statehouse in Trenton, NJ.  This is the third consecutive year that the Y’s delegates have received this honor.

The Community YMCA is pleased to once again participate in the Modell’s Team Week Savings Program to benefit the Strong Kids Campaign.

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and representatives from the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) joined local officials at the Union Beach Memorial Library on April 2 to announce that The Community YMCA has received $300,000 in state funding to open the Bayshore Family Success Center to serve local families in need of support services.

The Community YMCA Administration office has relocated to our new home at 170 Patterson Avenue in Shrewsbury.

The Y Achievers program has helped nearly 1,000 area teens each their fullest potential by giving them guidance and support for college and careers. Now in its seventh year, the program has just expanded to three more schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties, providing more opportunities for teen achievement.

Ermite Germain is grateful for the support The Community YMCA provides her family so that she and her husband can work with peace of mind knowing that their three children are in a safe place after school in a Y program.