YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Youth Development Connection

11/28/2024

10/25/2024

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh After School Programs joined with the Afterschool Alliance to shine a spotlight on the importance of after school programs in our communities!

We celebrated by having family fun events that included glow parties, Halloween activities, a talent show, costumes, the light bulb challenge, along with many other fun surprises!!

08/10/2024

We had so much fun this past week as we explored the Royal Court!! We made our own mouse ears, had dance parties, and a few of our camps had special visitors!

08/01/2024

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh day camp programs are having a blast this week celebrating the Olympics, cheering on the athletes, and having some competitions of their own!

All of our campers are gold medalists to us!!

07/28/2024

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh day camp programs had a spectacular week last week celebrating all things Pittsburgh! Several of the camps went to the Washington Wild Things baseball game, Camp Olympus dressed up in black and gold, Camp Strongheart make sports team flags, Camp Cloverleaf had a foam party, and several of the camps learned about bridges by making their own.

We can wait to see the fun that next week brings as we look into all things Olympics!

07/27/2024

Our North Park Camp had their first ever Art Show this past week! The campers spent weeks working on the masterpieces and it was amazing! We have so many creative campers.

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July from the Y Youth Development Team! We wish every a safe and enjoyable day.

The Camp Gladiator kids celebrated by walking in the Brentwood Community 4th of July Parade! What a great time joining together with the local community!

06/22/2024

It sure has been a hot week at YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh day camps!!! The high temps did not keep us from having fun!!!

Super thanks to the Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company and the Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department for helping to keep the campers cool at Camp Cloverleaf and Camp AIM! We love our communities!

06/20/2024

It was a pleasure hosting Governor Josh Shapiro at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA and showing him the amazing programs that are offered! He was able to see the YCS Rooms, the Day Camp Program, the YMCA Lighthouse Project, and the Digital Inclusion lab.

The campers had fun singing an early Happy Birthday to him, showing off the Boom Chicka Boom song, and playing a round of knockout!

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro made a stop this week at the Y in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood to praise after-school and summer programs. KDKA-TV's Jon Delano has more.

06/19/2024

Our first week of Summer Camp was a success! The campers are off to a fast start, and are looking forward to the rest of our magical summer. Are you interested in signing up for YMCA Summer Day Camp? Follow the link below to register for a groovy week three, “The Realm of Decades!”

https://www.ycamps.org/day-camps/

06/16/2024

We had an amazing time this past week in the Land of Wizardry and Magic and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh day camp programs!!!

The week was filled with of magic, friendships, house sorting, smiles, owls 🦉, memories, and silliness!!

We are excited to see where our journey to the Enchanted Knights of the Round Table takes us this upcoming week!

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing Dads, Grandfathers, Uncles, Brothers, and Role Models that have such an important impact on the youth in our programs!

Happy Father's Day to all of our Y Dads, and thank you for all that you do!

If you are looking for a fun way to connect with your family, check out our Guides and Princesses program! This program allows fathers to connect with their children in a meaningful way throughout the summer; camp adventures, art projects, and learning life skills are just scratching the surface of our bonding activities! Check it out at the link below:

https://www.pittsburghymca.org/adventureguides