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Lunch and Learn: “Different Ways Anxiety Can Show Up”

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we invite you to an insightful and interactive program hosted by the Summit Area YMCA. The event will be held at the Summit YMCA Teen Center on May 6 from 11 AM to 12 PM.

We’re thrilled to welcome Gina N. Fico, a passionate mental health advocate, as our featured speaker. Gina has dedicated her life to spreading awareness and acceptance of mental illness, neurodiversity, and addiction. Having personally battled anxiety from a young age, Gina is committed to helping others feel less alone and more understood. In 2024, she founded i-Empower Solutions, an initiative designed to elevate her advocacy work and further reduce the stigma surrounding mental health struggles.

During this special program, Gina will lead a discussion on how anxiety can manifest in different ways. Many of us have a fixed idea of what anxiety looks like, but this event will help you understand how it can show up in unique forms for different people. By the end of the session, you’ll feel empowered to better support those dealing with anxiety in your community.

Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge, provide support to a loved one, or simply learn more about mental health, this event is for you. We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation!

Event Details:

  • Date: May 6, 2025
  • Time: 11 AM – 12 PM
  • Location: Summit YMCA Teen Center
REGISTER

For questions or more information, please contact Tiffany Escott at tiffany.escott@thesay.org.

We look forward to seeing you there and coming together to raise awareness around mental health!

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In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y; an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.

Please note that the section of Maple Street closest to the Summit YMCA will be closed from approximately 7 AM to 11 AM on Sunday, May 5, for our Mother’s Day 5K. Please use Cedar Street to access the public lot that is next to our building.