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Squash Court: Ymca and Work-Ready Clothing

squash court: There was a need for work-ready clothing but it quickly grew bigger than a closet, according to CTV. When the YMCA moved, it opened up a larger space. Co-ordinator Katie Haggerty says it started with a small idea. "This actually began in a closet in the global offices of the YMCA, she said. It now held in a squash court. "It just kind of exploded, Haggerty said. Clothing maybe isn't their first priority," said YMCA director of marketing Kevin Lemieux. There a need for all of it." It a sentiment shared by the YMCA, which says the community closet fills that need. "It can be people who don't have very much money, or it can be people who have money but they have to afford other things, food, and other things come first. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.