Riverfront park to serve as safe hub of outdoor activity for surrounding areas JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – SEPT. 21, 2020 –The First Coast YMCA is proud to announce the reopening of the newly enhanced Weaver Park located on the riverfront behind the Winston Family YMCA. During the COVID-19 pandemic, public, outdoor…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This Fall, High School 9:12 is partnering with the First Coast YMCA to pivot its traditional SAT and ACT preparation program online for the new school year. The evening classes will take place once a week beginning Sept. 24 ahead of the Nov. 7 SAT test date….
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – May 15, 2020 – The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast is pleased to reopen its facilities to First Coast members beginning Monday, May 25, 2020. Per an announcement today regarding the reopening of gyms across the state of Florida from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), the Y is…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – March 4, 2020 – Last night, the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast announced Patriot Transportation as the 2020 recipient of the E. William Nash, Jr. Legend Award for Corporate Partner of the Year. Presented at the 10th annual Y-Bash event to celebrate the Y’s impact on the…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Oct. 21, 2019 – Today, the Charles H. Williams Family YMCA celebrated the grand opening of its tennis complex renovation project with a special ceremony. The new tennis complex at the Williams Family Y now has an all-new youth tennis program through Net Generation and nine new…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Oct. 21, 2019 – Today, the Charles H. Williams Family YMCA celebrated the grand opening of its tennis complex renovation project with a special ceremony. The new tennis complex at the Williams Family Y now has an all-new youth tennis program through Net Generation, nine new full-sized…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sept. 12, 2019 —This Welcoming Week, taking place September 13-22, the First Coast YMCA will join Welcoming America and hundreds of YMCAs and other organizations nationwide in hosting events to celebrate immigrants’ contributions to communities and bring together all residents in a spirit of unity. Welcoming Week…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – July 27, 2019 – Today, the First Coast YMCA hosted its third annual Back-To-School Bash event to give back to active duty, guard and reserve military members and their families with a focus on fun, health and the well-being of all families in attendance. The free military…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – July 11, 2019 – In response to the growing needs of families in the Nocatee area, Baptist Health will open a new, two-story, 83,000-square-foot health and wellness center, Baptist HealthPlace at Nocatee. Scheduled to open in summer 2020, the center will be situated on a 12-acre site…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – July 2, 2019 – Today, the First Coast YMCA celebrated the grand opening of its new location at Flagler Health+ Village in the Murabella community with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Together, the Y and Flagler Health+ will provide area residents with one-stop access to a wide spectrum…
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