|Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)| London, Great Britain
The Young Men's Christian Association (commonly known as YMCA or
simply the Y) is a worldwide organization with more than 58
million beneficiaries from 125 national associations. It was
founded on 6 June 1844 in London and aims to put Christian
principles into practice by developing a healthy "body, mind and
spirit". These three angles are reflected by the different sides
of the (red) triangle – part of all YMCA logos. The different
local YMCAs are voluntarily affiliated through their national
organisations. The national organisations in turn are part of
both an Area Alliance and the World Alliance of YMCAs. The World
Alliance's main motto is: "Empowering young people", and it is
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Earlier youth
organizations  The oldest organisation that was similar to the
YMCA is the SBA, founded in 1787 as the Lediger Verein. In 1834,
the Bremen Jünglingsverein was founded in northern Germany. The
Nazis would close all Germ