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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Tuscarawas YMCA scholarships help students pursue college dreams
DOVER — Eight students have been awarded scholarships from the Tuscarawas County YMCA for the 2025-26 school year, totaling $13,250. The first-year recipients are Jaycie Baker, Leah Hamilton, Katelynn Markle, Sierra Minard, Madeline Smith and Jonathan Snyder, according to an announcement. Baker is a graduate of New Philadelphia High School and will attend Ohio University, majoring in social work. Hamilton graduated from Tuscarawas Valley High School and will attend the University of Findlay, majoring in animal sciences/pre-vet. Markle, also a Tuscarawas Valley graduate, will attend Walsh University, majoring in exercise science. Minard graduated from Strasburg High School and will attend National Beauty College, majoring in cosmetology. Smith is a Garaway High School graduate and will attend Miami University, majoring in biology/pre-med. Snyder graduated from Dover High School and will attend Kent State University-Tuscarawas, majoring in early childhood education. Audrey Kinsey and Nathan Pugh were awarded second-year scholarships. Kinsey, a student at Kent State University-Tuscarawas, is majoring in integrated social studies. Pugh, also a Kent State University-Tuscarawas student, is majoring in marketing/business. The Thomas J. Patton Scholarship Fund was established in 1989 by Robert "Fizz" Miller to honor Patton's more than 40 years of service to the community through his work and leadership at the YMCA. Since its inception, 120 local students have received the scholarship. This story was created by Jane Imbody, jimbody@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at or share your thoughts at with our News Automation and AI team. This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Tuscarawas County YMCA awards $13K in scholarships to 8 local students
CTV News
a day ago
- Business
- CTV News
Nova Scotia creates more child-care spaces for Eastern Shore
A group of children are pictured playing outside. (Source: Province of Nova Scotia) The government of Nova Scotia will spend approximately $1.9 million to help create 72 new child-care spaces in the Lake Charlotte area of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 'It supports parents in the workforce, strengthens our communities and gives children the best possible start in life,' said Kent Smith, minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. 'That's why we're committed to expanding access to childcare options close to home.' The spaces will be at a new centre on Highway 7 that will be operated by the YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth, said a Thursday news release. This is the 12th project announced under the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's major infrastructure program. Funding is provided through the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Nova Scotia signed a five-year extension to child-care agreements worth more than $1 billion, said the release. With more than 2,500 spaces in 41 communities, the president and CEO of YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth said they are the largest provider of licensed, non-profit childcare in the province. 'Opening a new YMCA child-care centre in Lake Charlotte is part of our commitment to supporting families close to home,' said Brian Posavad. 'Since 2021, with support from the Province, the YMCA has created 1,056 new child-care spaces, representing 20 per cent of all new childcare in Nova Scotia.' The province has created almost 7,000 new child-care spaces since 2021, said the release. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
YMCA to open new daycare for 72 children on Eastern Shore
In about 10 months and with about $2 million, the YMCA plans to turn an old hardware store into a much-needed daycare on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. Brian Posavad, president and CEO of the YMCA for Halifax and Dartmouth, said design work is underway for the space, which is in the rural community of Lake Charlotte on the outskirts of the Halifax Regional Municipality. "We're really excited to say that 72 families now can have child care close to home, which is a critical part of any community building, which is what we like to do," Posavad said at an announcement outside the space Thursday. The province is contributing $1.9 million through a grant program that targets the creation of new daycare spaces, particularly in communities "with the highest need for child care," according to the program's guidelines. Response to community demand Kent Smith, the MLA for the area, said the need was made clear to him by a recent petition signed by more than 300 people. The petition said there's a lack of safe, affordable, quality child care for families on the Eastern Shore, especially east of Porters Lake, and that the issue is a growing concern. Smith said he received over 100 pieces of correspondence as a result of the petition, including some from people who couldn't return to work because they had no child-care options. He added that it's the result of a demographic shift that's taken place over the past 10 to 20 years. "We're seeing a lot more younger families joining the Eastern Shore, so those young families need places for their children to go each day," said Smith. The YMCA also received the petition, and subsequently did a survey of its own. Close to 100 people responded, with more than 90 per cent saying they would enrol in a daycare in the Lake Charlotte area if the YMCA opened one. The daycare will be in the lower level of a log building, where the upper level is home to a general store called Webber's. Smith described the building as an icon of the Eastern Shore. "I'm just thrilled that we get to announce this here today," he said. The daycare is expected to open next March or April with 72 spaces for children aged 18 months to four years. Posavad said families will be able to register about six months before opening. He said the YMCA will need to hire between 15 and 20 staff members. More than 2,500 additional spaces needed by 2026 Since 2021, the province has been working toward opening 9,500 additional daycare spaces by March 2026 as part of its federal child-care agreement. Pam Aucoin, executive director of early childhood education for the province, said just shy of 7,000 spaces have opened since the agreement was signed. She said the province remains on track to hit the target for new spaces, as well as a target for bringing prices down to an average of $10 per day, also by March 2026.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
YMCA branch will settle with VP who said she was fired for pursuing IVF
This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily HR Dive newsletter. The YMCA of Waukesha, Wisconsin, will settle a former vice president of operation's claims that she was wrongfully fired due to her pursuit of in vitro fertilization treatment, according to court documents filed June 13 (Rehm v. YMCA of Greater Waukesha Inc.). The decision to settle followed U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Pepper's order allowing the employee's wrongful termination claim to proceed last December. The judge dismissed four other claims, including charges of unequal pay and retaliation in violation of both the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The terms of the settlement agreement have not yet been released but both parties said in a court document 'they have a good faith belief that this case is resolved.' The dispute in the case centered on whether YMCA's reasons for firing the VP were pretextual. The CEO of the YMCA branch asserted the VP demonstrated a lack of leadership and disregard for her job duties, according to the judge's December order, telling her at her termination that she was 'not performing at a level commensurate with a vice president of an organization.' He also contended that staff had complained about her poor work ethic and lack of accountability. However, the worker said she had consistently received positive feedback on her performance and no feedback suggesting she needed to improve. She also said the CEO could not point to specific incidents of lackluster job performance — and pointed out that she received an incentive bonus just a few months before her firing. The worker also argued that the alleged performance issues were manufactured as pretext and occurred more than two years before her firing, and that YMCA could not provide a consistent explanation for who decided to fire her. Finally, the employee pointed to comments the CEO made to a team with multiple pregnant employees, including that he was 'going to have to change the water in here' and that no one else was 'allowed to get pregnant.' 'Although a factfinder could conclude that the defendant's reasons for firing the plaintiff were legitimate, the plaintiff has shown that there is reason to question [the CEO's] justifications,' Pepper found. She found that given the timing of the CEO's comments on worker pregnancies, the timing of performance issue documentation beginning just days after she announced she was starting IVF and comments from the CEO during that conversation, there was a genuine issue of material fact concerning the motivation for the firing. Employers and HR professionals should document performance issues, compliance experts have advised, but doing so is not always a silver bullet. The timing of such documentation — and how closely it aligns with other events — can complicate an employer's defense. In a similar case, for example, a terminated worker alleged her company, Santander Consumer USA, began aggressively documenting her deficiencies shortly after she announced she was pregnant. The worker and Santander reached a settlement on that case in late February, according to court documents. Recommended Reading EEOC targets universities for antisemitic treatment of staff Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Newcomers to London learn to swim at YMCA
YMCA Centre Branch held their first of many swimming lessons for newcomers to Canada on June 17, 2025. (Fiona Robertson/CTV News London) The YMCA Centre Branch held its first of many swimming lessons for newcomers to Canada. They were able to create this program thanks to a $1000 dollar grant from Participaction. Over 400 students will benefit from these classes. 'All of the registration is actually already full. We filled every spot, wonderfully, for the program. We're hoping again to apply for more grants and more funding to train more newcomers in London and Middlesex area,' said YMCA Centre Branch Supervisor Alax Brown. 'We're working on water smart messaging right now, lifejackets, to keep safe around the water, how to right themselves in the water as well.' Organizers say newcomers to the country are more at risk of drownings since many haven't had the chance to learn to swim. Just last year, there were two drownings in the region, one in Port Stanley, the other in the Thames River. Both victims were new citizens. Organizers hope these lessons will help prevent future tragedies. 'I need to learn swimming better, it's important,' said newcomer and swim lesson participant Roberto. 'It's very important because I can help all the other people in bad situations in the water.' While registration for this program is full, Brown has some advice for anyone looking to swim in any nearby bodies of water. 'So, life jackets, swim with a buddy, please swim in lifeguarded areas,' said Brown. 'Less than 1 per cent of our drownings occur in lifeguarded areas.'
