February 17, 2023 On Family Day, families urged to press government to protect our children and give them the mental health care they need   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

TORONTO, ON – YMCA Canada is pleased to announce $4 million in funding through the Government of Canada’s Support for Students Learning program (SSLP) to support increased access to the YMCA Youth Transitions Program (YTP) at 22 YMCA sites across the country. 

February 2023 The YMCA is thrilled to have been recognized on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2023. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

January 10, 2023 Toronto, ON – YMCA Canada is pleased to announce that the Government of Canada has committed $6.9 million in funding through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s investment Supporting the Mental Health of Those Most Affected By COVID-19 to promote increased access to youth mental wellness supports through the YMCA’s Y Mind and Mind Medicine p

November 2022 UNICEF Canada, in collaboration with BGC Canada, Equitas, International Institute for Child Rights and Development, Save the Children Canada, The Students Commission of Canada, and YMCA Canada, launched the 'Reimagine Playbook 2022' at the Youth Activism Summit which took place on November 14 ahead of National Child Day.

October 2022 Youth and the dedicated workers supporting them are struggling – and the pandemic has only exacerbated this. A Statistics Canada report shows youth are the least likely among all age groups to report good mental health – and saw the most significant drop in self-reported mental health since the pandemic (1).