For decades the General Convention of Sioux YMCAs and our Y’s have been
partners in the Y movement. Through this partnership Y staff, volunteers, and
youth have traveled to the Cheyenne River Reservation for short-term service
projects in the communities served by the Sioux YMCA. These trips offered youth and adults interaction with a culture and socio-
economic reality they have little previous knowledge of. Their experiences
developed an understanding of the global nature of the Y movement and ways
of life for people very different from oneself. Through the Sioux YMCA Initiative
staff development opportunity, you will grow personally and professionally
while working to build capacity within the Sioux YMCA and its surrounding
communities. This initiative is available to YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities staff and also
offered to other YMCAs around the country. The growth in national participation
engaged a broader number of Y staff with different perspectives and experiences. Staff participants have gained a broader network and greater understanding of
the Y movement through their interactions with Y professionals from across the
nation.
