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YMCA leaders describe a scholarship that helped a single mother through cancer treatment
Summary
Michelle Diaz recounted that the Cross Timbers YMCA provided a scholarship enabling a single mother undergoing cancer treatment to send her children to summer camp, giving the parent space to focus on health care while the children participated in YMCA programs.
Michelle Diaz, who identified herself as board chair for 2024 and 2025 and campaign chair, shared an anecdote about a single mother who received YMCA scholarship support while undergoing cancer treatment. Diaz said the mother "didn't know how she was gonna be able to do that and also provide for her 2 kids" but reached out to the YMCA for help. "She was able to reach out to us and we were able to scholarship her and give her the ability to allow her kids to go to summer camp," Diaz said, describing the relief it provided the family.
Diaz used the example to illustrate the YMCA’s charitable mission and the kinds of needs the organization tries to meet. The account was presented as an example of program impact rather than a formal policy announcement; no dollar amounts, eligibility criteria or follow-up outcomes were specified in the presentation.
