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At the 2025 National Afterschool Association Convention in March, Community Impact Manager Julia Wieczorek co-presented a session on collaborative approaches to support youth experiencing homelessness.

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On Sunday, March 23, the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance (NJYSA), in collaboration with YAG alumni and a dedicated group of volunteers, proudly hosted the 2025 Youth and Government Pre-Legislative Session at Rider University.

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You can read the full feature story here.

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The NJ YMCA State Alliance is excited to support the NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development in advancing the state’s response to the needs of NJ residents experiencing food insecurity through the SNAP Navigator program.

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Over the past two summers, the NJ YMCA State Alliance has partnered with the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Programs in two NJ regions to connect youth experiencing homelessness and their families to local YMCAs for summer programming.

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From June through September 2024, 6 local YMCAs participated in NJYSA’s arthritis pilot program, receiving funding to implement one of three Arthritis-Appropriate Evidence-Based Interventions (AAEBIs): Walk with Ease (WWE), Tai Ji Quan Moving for Better Balance ^®(TJQMBB), or the Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program (AFAP).

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The NJ YMCA State Alliance is pleased to continue its partnership with Horizon in support of affordable and accessible healthy living programs.

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