The YMCA was founded by Englishman George Williams, in London in 1844.
YMCA was found in 1844 in England by a group of people wanting to put the principle of Christianity into practice.
The YMCA began in England in 1844. It started to take off in the USA in the mid-1850s, when first Franklin Pierce, and then James Buchanan, were the presidents.
June 6, 1844, by George Williams, in London.
The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London, England, on June 6, 1844, in response to unhealthy social conditions arising in the big cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution.
YMCA IS A PLACE WHERE YOU WORK TO GET STONGER AND HAVE FUN PLAYING FUN EXCERISING GAMES.
Founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England by Sir George Williams,
The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) was founded first, established in London in 1844. The YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) followed later, with its first organization founded in New York City in 1858. Both organizations aimed to support their respective communities, but the YMCA predates the YWCA by about 14 years.
Sir George Williams was often referred to as the "Father of the YMCA" due to his pivotal role in founding the Young Men's Christian Association in 1844. His efforts in promoting social welfare and community support through the YMCA earned him this affectionate nickname.
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According to the YMCA web site in 1844 George Williams started the YMCA movement as a volunteer. The first student YMCA began in 1856 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. In 1853 the first YMCA for blacks was founded by Anthony Bowen as freed slave in Washington DC. Providing help to newcomers and immigrants has always been part of the the YMCA's work. In 1856 the nation's first known English as a second language class was held for German immigrants at the Cincinnati YMCA. YMCA housing began in 1860s to give young men moving to cities from rural areas safe and affordable housing. Chicago's Farrell Hall was the first YMCA dormitory was completed in 1867. Between 1922 and 1940 the YMCA rooms grew from 55,000 rooms to more than 100,000 this more than any hotel at the time. In 1861 5,000 members served as surgeons, nurses and Chaplin's during the civil war. The volunteers distributed medical supplies, food, and clothing. They also taught soldiers to read and write. The first YMCA open with gyms in 1869 and in 1881 the Boston YMCA staffer Robert J. Roberts made the term "body building" and developed exercise classes. So, as you can see there are many founders of the YMCA.