Library–History of YMCA World Service
The YMCA was started in England in 1844. The first YMCA in the United States began in Boston in 1851. By the turn of the century, American YMCAs were sending directors and workers to countries around the world that asked for assistance. This "foreign work," as it was called, was the origin of YMCA World Service.
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