Review 2 Rough Draft Papers per Rhubric and 1 Paper

Tiesha Hardison

Week 5 GU299

The Rough Draft

"Helping All Kids"

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A, It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A! A lot of you all may have heard of that song Y.M.C.A by the Village People. Yes, you guess it my project will be about the YMCA. In 1853 Anthony Bowen founded the first African American YMCA. Langston Hughes wrote poetry and Thurgood Marshall designed legal strategies there. Quite interesting! My project will be discussing the history, background, and what the Y offers for their members. Today the Y focuses on nurturing every child and teen, improving the overall health and well-being also providing opportunities to give back, the Y enables youth, adults, families, and communities to be healthy, confident, connected and secure.

The YMCA was founded in 1853. "In 1853 Anthony Bowen founded the first African American YMCA which was what originally called the 12th Street YMCA, which opened in 1912. The structure still stands until this day at 1816 12th St. NW. The Italian Renaissance-style building, designed by Booker T. Washington's son-in-law, served as black Washington's community center for much of the 20th century. It was where Langston Hughes wrote poetry and Thurgood Marshall designed legal strategies." "The Washington Post. "YMCA Anthony Bowen's Long History in D.C." YMCA Anthony Bowen's Long History in D.C. (2013)." The examples support the section topic because it states the background information on the YMCA. For example, when it was founded, by who, and the people that were involved in the making of the Y.

Promoting healthy living is one of the most important aspects at the YMCA. "Livestrong at the YMCA is an evidence-informed physical activity program that draws on the safety and benefits of physical activity for survivors, people who have survived cancer. Exercise has been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, body composition, fatigue, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, happiness, and several components of quality of life." "Heston, Ann-Hilary, Anna Schwartz, Haley Justice-Gardiner, and Katherine Hohman. "Addressing Physical Activity Needs of Survivors by Developing a Community-Based Exercise Program: LIVESTRONG at the YMCA." Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing19.2 (2015): 213-17." The examples support the section topic because the Y promotes healthy living and other groups work together with the YMCA to help as well. For example, exercising and helping cancer patients stay healthy.

The Y serves over 700,000 children across the country in after school programs. "Recognizing the potential of the afterschool setting for engaging children in physical activity, healthy eating, and education about healthy lifestyles, many stakeholder groups at the state and national levels have worked to develop and adopt standards for obesity prevention in afterschool environments." "Hohman, Katherine H., and Karah D. Mantinan. "Concerns in Measurement of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards Implementation." New Directions for Youth Development 2014.143 (2014): 25-43." The examples support the section topic because the Y have after school programs all over the country which help children with eating healthy, education, overall just living a healthy lifestyle.

Bringing people together from all walks of life. "The Y brings people together. We connect people of all ages and backgrounds to bridge the gaps in community needs. The Y nurtures potential. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive." "History." The Y: History. Retrieved from http://www.ymca.net/history/." The examples support the section topic because not matter your age, race, ethnicity the Y is a place for everyone to come together as one.

Youth development creates a way for teens to stay active and healthy. "The YMCA of Greater New York has launched the Y-MVP app, the organization's first-ever proprietary mobile fitness app. Available for free in the iTunes store, the Y-MVP app uses dynamic exercise "playlists" and digital badges to make fitness fun for teens. The app is based on the Y's moderate to vigorous physical activity teen fitness challenge, an innovative eight-week program that helps teens increase their daily levels of exercise." "The YMCA Of Greater New York Fitness App Encourage Healthy Habits: Ebscohost". Web.a.ebscohost.com." The examples support the section topic even if teens are not able to join there is still ways for them to get involved. Most teens are distracted by electronic devices, so the fitness app would be great for teens to stay healthy.

I will gather my information through websites and talk with a few people that I know personally who have joined the YMCA before. I hope to find out when the YMCA was established, is it really a good organization for smaller children, do parents feel like this is a good program for their children, also do the workers/volunteers enjoy working with the program.

Today the Y focuses on nurturing every child and teen, improving the overall health and well-being also providing opportunities to give back, the Y enables youth, adults, families, and communities to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. The YMCA was founded in 1853. Promoting healthy living is one of the most important aspects at the YMCA. The Y serves over 700,000 children across the country in after school programs. Bringing people together from all walks of life. Youth development creates a way for teens to stay active and healthy. It's important that my audience/readers to remember that the YMCA is a wonderful program for everyone. We should all want to live a healthier lifestyle. That’s one reason why I choose this programs to talk about because some of my other health classes I take there are so many diseases people die from these days and all people have to do is change their lifestyle, whether is eating healthy or just exercising. What I would like my readers to do with this information is to want to change the way they live. Living a healthy lifestyle for you and your family.