Title: Newcomer issues at the YMCA
Author: Campbell, Dan; Das, Nithin; Greene, Mitch and Swierk, Patricia
Date: 2015
Description: An interactive Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
This study seeks to identify ways the downtown Worcester YMCA can reach out to new immigrants and refugees to the city. Data was gathered mainly through user surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The authors conclude with a number of recommendations on how to reach new immigrants and refugees to Worcester including offering global sports such as soccer and sepak tekraw, exporting YMCA services to immigrant and refugee organizations to engage new residents where they gather, providing transportation and providing services for refugees and immigrants at the YMCA.
http://wp.wpi.edu/wcpc/files/2015/04/Newcomer-Issues-at-the-YMCA.pdf
Keywords: newcomers, YMCA, sports
Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins