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SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

Buddies for Life: The Story Behind the Y’s Challenger Adaptive Sports Program

Every Wednesday night in Johnson County, a gate gets unlocked an hour before anyone arrives. That’s Raegan Schurr, Senior Director...
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Invest In a Kid Raise a Leader the Atchison Story
AUGUST 26, 2026

Invest in a Kid, Raise a Leader: The Atchison Story

The latest episode of The Movement takes us to the Atchison Family YMCA — and to a story 40 years...
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Photo of William H. "Bill" Dunn Sr. at a groundbreaking event for the expansion at the Platte County Community Center South operated by the Y. Headline: The Y Remembers William H. "Bill" Dunn Sr. 1923-2026
JUNE 2, 2026

The Y Remembers William H. “Bill” Dunn Sr.

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City joins the community in remembering William H. “Bill” Dunn Sr., following his passing on...
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MAY 19, 2026

Warning: This Story May Change You

How Just Like You Films and the YMCA of Greater Kansas City are helping kids and adults practice empathy in...
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Proud 2026 United Way Impact 100 Partner. Impact 100 graphic. United Way of Greater Kansas City.
MAY 18, 2026

YMCA Named a 2026 United Way Impact 100 Partner

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is thrilled to be selected again as one of United Way of Greater Kansas...
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Photo of Allen Blair, YMCA Foundation President; Andrea Ellis, Kauffman Foundation; Mark Hulet, Y President and CEO; Bob Kendrick, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President and Keynote Speaker
MAY 4, 2026

Honoring Connection and Legacy at the Heritage Club Dinner

Thanks to all who joined us at the Heritage Club Dinner on April 30, 2026. It was a special evening...
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Photo collage - Jennifer Bruning, director of Kansas State Alliance of YMCAs, presents awards to Dinah Sykes and Sean Tarwater
MARCH 13, 2026

Kansas YMCAs Honor Kansas City–Area Legislative Leaders

The Kansas State Alliance of YMCAs proudly presented its first-ever YMCA Legislative Champion Awards on March 10, 2026, during State...
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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. 20 Years of Cleaver Family YMCA. Photo of Cleaver Family YMCA. Photos of CEO Mark Hulet and Congressman Cleaver at the opening of the Cleaver Y and today. Photo of Troost Ave street sign.
FEBRUARY 25, 2026

A Bridge on Troost: 20 Years of the Cleaver Family YMCA

Troost Avenue has never been “just a street.”  For generations in Kansas City, Troost carried history in the pavement, shaped...
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