2000-Today
2008 - Annual YMCA Healthy Kids Day is launched to help
families embrace lifelong healthy habits
2006 - YMCA Playing to Learn curriculum is
rolled out in YMCA Child Cares across Canada
2005 - A developmental asset approach is
integrated into all YMCA programs
2001 - The YMCA's 150th anniversary is
commemorated with a stamp issued by Canada Post
1980-1999
1997 - YMCAs run Federal Public Services
Youth
Internship Program
1986 - YMCA Youth Enterprise Centres
offer entrepreneur programs
1984 - YMCA Canada begins YMCA
Peace Week
1981 - YMCA Canada initiates Fellowship of Honour
1960-1979
1972 - YMCA
preschool education introduced
1967 - Individual Ys begin to sponsor
specific overseas YMCA projects leading to partnerships with overseas Ys
1960s + '70s - The Y is one of the first groups
to develop the concept of youth staff going onto the streets to
reach out to other youth
1960s - Licensed child
care programs open
1940-1959
1959 - YMCA of Toronto plays a role in
development of York University
1942 - YMCA of Ottawa starts night classes,
leading to Carleton
University
1940s - Clubs for youth like the Hi-Y take off
1920-1939
1939 - Staff in YMCA War Services support
Canadian Armed Forces in WWII
1931 - National aquatics program
launched
1926 - YMCA of Montreal's night classes expand
to eventually become Concordia University
1925 - First joint YMCA-YWCA is
formed
1900-1919
1917 - YMCA starts Khaki College
1914 - YMCA War Services staff
serve Canadian Forces in WWI
1910 - First national YMCA swimming instruction program
launched
1906 - YMCA Junior
Leader Program starts
1880-1899
1895 - Volleyball, a YMCA invention,
comes to Canada
1892 - First leadership
program to train Physical Directors starts in Montreal YMCA
1891 - Canadian YMCA director invents basketball
1890 - First YMCA resident camp starts
1889 - Canadian YMCA goes international
1880s - Railway Ys were being built
along developing railway lines
1860-1879
1872 - First Canadian YMCA community building
is erected
1868 - First Home for Street Boys is opened
1867 - 21 YMCAs already operated at
Confederation offering physical
activities along with bible studies and lectures that normally
would only be available to educated people of high social
standing.
1866 - YMCA begins offering physical
activities
- Canadian YMCA War
Services begin
1840-1859
1858 - First night classes
introduced at YMCA of London
1851 - First YMCA in Canada and
North America
1844 - The YMCA is founded in
London, England
