Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Part 2 | Comcast Newsmakers

Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Part 2 - 2:58

with David Stevenson on health

Posted Sep 25, 2017

YMCA's across America share a mission statement but each Y responds to needs of the communities they serve. Parts of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA's service area has a challenge of chronic homelessness and has a branch dedicated solely to ending it. For part 1 of our conversation with David Stevenson click here. Interview recorded on August 9, 2017 at Gateway Community College.

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