{"id":63049,"date":"2018-05-14T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstcoastymca.org\/?p=63049"},"modified":"2018-05-15T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:41:20","slug":"james-weldon-johnson-family-y-energizes-jacksonvilles-northside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/james-weldon-johnson-family-y-energizes-jacksonvilles-northside\/","title":{"rendered":"James Weldon Johnson Family Y Energizes Jacksonville\u2019s Northside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expansion to Include Teen, Pre-Teen Center and All-New Pool\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 May 14, 2018<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Today, the James Weldon Johnson Family YMCA celebrated the start of its highly-anticipated, $3.5 million expansion and renovation project with a special groundbreaking ceremony. More than 150 guests gathered near the project\u2019s construction site to listen to remarks from Dr. Charles Moreland, Director of Community Affairs for Mayor Lenny Curry; Eric K. Mann, First Coast YMCA President and CEO and Dr. Irvin Cohen, Johnson Family YMCA Executive Director. When complete, the Johnson Family Y will have an all-new state-of-the-art Teen Center, Pre-Teen Center, new swimming pool and renovated wellness center.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the Y, we believe it is our responsibility to help children and teens realize their potential and to provide the necessary tools and resources to help our neighbors achieve health and well-being,\u201d said YMCA of Florida\u2019s First Coast President and CEO Eric K. Mann. \u201cWe know that the lives we transform now through this project will bring about meaningful, enduring change in the Johnson Family YMCA community and across the First Coast for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Johnson Y expansion project includes construction of a state-of-the-art, Teen Center building and new swimming pool. The new Teen Center will be equipped to serve over 100 students ages 14-18 with enriching opportunities through its Teen Forward program. The building will add 4,000 sq. ft. of space for this program and includes a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) laboratory, teaching kitchen, computer lab, recording studio and gaming area. This is the only after school programming of its kind offered for high schoolers in the area.
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