Joe Angelon discusses the future of Johnston YMCA and how its shifting to service the needs of NoDa residents.

By Sean McInnis/ The Charlotte Observer

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Since covid you know our membership took A big hit membership is running probably Around 60 percent of what it was here at This particular branch Child Care programs and numbers have Been down we also had a really really Engaged active older adults Community Um and that those numbers have dwindled Down to where we're not offering that Program any longer a lot of these Apartments that are being built have Fitness centers in them similar to what We offer at the Y they have pools folks Don't necessarily need to join the Y for The same service As NoDa continues to build and change it Has changed how we can serve and and how We look as a YMCA in this organization Here in the north Charlotte area Covet has impacted our organization it's Impacted it significantly we've had to Make adjustments Um this is one adjustment that's a Really big impact we understand the Magnitude of it and we're really focused On continuing to serve it's just going To be in a different way Foreign Foreign [Music]

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