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Together we can make a difference in the lives of others in our community
YMCA Difference Makers is a club of like-minded individuals who generously give monthly to help our most vulnerable southwestern New Brunswick community members.
Thousands of southwestern New Brunswick families struggle with financial barriers, making licensed child care, recreational programs and health & wellness impossible to access.
With your donation, we can help children, adults, and older adults reach their full potential and build healthy communities.
YOUR IMPACT
Joy of Colouring
“Mary” is 4-years-old and from a community in Saint John with a 90% poverty rate. She has been attending the Y Pre-K program at Early Childhood Hub-North at no cost to her family. The goal of this program is to work with children like “Mary” and her family and give them the tools they need to help end the cycle of generational poverty by setting Mary up for success when she enters school next year.
Here is a look into a small portion of “Mary’s” day at the Early Childhood Hub-North from the eyes of “Mary’s” educator, Sarah Ross.
We had set out a simple invitation with our new crayons and markers that we had for the classroom. Bringing out new material always is an exciting day for both the children and educators. We had placed out crayons, markers, white paper and construction paper, waiting to see what creations could be made.
I decided to join “Mary” at the table. Sitting down next to her I could see that she was using just the crayons on her white paper. I picked up a yellow crayon and started to draw a night sky.