The YMCA’s impact on thousands of children in Memphis and the Mid-South
The YMCA is one of those places that different people see as different places.
For many people, the Y is gym. For others, it’s a place to swim. But one of the biggest impacts the YMCA of Memphis in the Mid-South has is on the 14,000 kids they work with across the Mid-South.
Brian McLaughlin, group’s CEO, joined me on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
We talked about the organization’s after school programs, the work they do to provide meals to kids and families, and much more.
Take a listen.
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Note: WYXR is a partnership between Crosstown Concourse, the University of Memphis and The Daily Memphian. As part of that partnership, I serve on the board of Crosstown Radio Partnership, which owns and oversees WYXR.
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Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
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