Community Collaborations

Your community is one the greatest assets available to you as you develop programing for youth that expands their world and increases their knowledge about themselves and others. You can collaborate with an organization that works with the elderly, that produces community plays, that protects the watershed, or one that rescues injured birds. Your opportunities for collaboration will depend on your specific community. A key part of community collaborations is mutual growth and mutual benefit--make sure you can offer something (energy, time, skill, or money) and be sure to recieve something in return.

Some resources for further exploration include:

Search YMCAExchange for "community collaborations" to download resources on collaborating with local governments, educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations and local businesses.