Engaging Globally, Welcoming Locally

In March of 2024, a delegation of YMCA board members, local leaders, and volunteers returned to support the YMCA in Vietnam. As part of the YMCA’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Engagement initiative, this type of experience allows trip participants from the greater Arlington and Mansfield community to gain a better understanding of one segment of the populace that we seek to serve locally. This learning is crucial to our mission of being an organization, “FOR ALL.”

The unique experience also allowed those passionate about our work to see another YMCA serving critical community needs in an area of […]