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Founding dates
Originally founded in 1844 in London by George Williams
Later transferred to the U.S. by Thomas Sullivan in 1851
Anthony Bowen started the first YMCA for African Americans
worker
Young men were migrating to the city from rural areas to find jobs, only
to be faced with a bleak landscape of tenement housing and dangerous
influences
He and 11 friends wanted to form a refuge for young men seeking to
escape from the hazards of life on the streets
Thomas Valentine Sullivan was a retired Boston sea captain, working as
a marine missionary
Inspired by stories of the YMCAs success, and seeing a similar need, he
created a safe home away from home for sailors and merchants in
Boston
Fun Facts
In 1881, Robert J. Roberts coined the term "bodybuilding to
Adult education
Founded the nations first-known English as a Second
Classes at the Y
They are often based on a need within the community
(assumption 1)
Their continual availability allows people to take classes when
they are ready (assumption 4)
The majority of classes are focused on helping solve a
problem in peoples lives (assumption 5)
Many of the classes can help people get better jobs, earn
higher salaries, and improve self-esteem and quality of life
(assumption 6)