YMCA Did you know that you could spend the night at the YMCA. Yes in the 1880s the YMCA started making hotel like rooms for young men to stay in. The YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association but is also called the Y for short. George William was the founder of the first YMCA. George was born on a farm in 1821. George William came to London 20 years later. In June 6, 1844 George William and 11 others founded the first YMCA. 1851 was a big year for the YMCA because there were 24 Y’s in Great Britain it was also the first year a YMCA was founded in North America. During the civil war the YMCA helped by assisting soldiers. It also helped manage prisoners of war. Unfortunately by the end of the war there were only
