Young Mens Christian Association Of Monroe Mich

TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS: THE YMCA IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BUILD A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL. OUR OFFERINGS MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION, EMBRACING DIVERSE FAITHS, BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES AND INCOME LEVELS. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE HOLISTIC WELLNESS-SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER PERSONAL CONNECTION THROUGH FITNESS, SPORTS, SHARED INTEREST AND FUN. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEATH RESOURCES AND EDUCATION, YOUTH AND ADULT SPORT LEAGUES, GROUP FITNESS CLASSES AND SWIMMING LESSONS. PROGRAM OFFERINGS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, ENHANCEFITNESS, BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING AND LIVESTRONG CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, WE SERVED NEARLY 400 COMMUNITY PATRONS, FACED WITH A THREAT TO CHRONIC DISEASE. 181,415 POUNDS OF HEALTHY MEALS AND GROCERIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MONROE COUNTY FAMILIES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS DURING A TIME OF SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FOOD INSECURITY RATES AND RISING COSTS.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: AS THE NATION'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 68 YEARS. WE IMPACTED OVER 15,500 CHILDREN THROUGH MORE THAN 50 UNIQUE YOUTH PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTHY PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL GROWTH. MANY OF OUR YOUTH INITIATIVES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, CHILDWATCH, MOBILE YOUTH AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS, SAFETY AROUND WATER, TEEN EVENTS, COMMUNITY FAMILY EVENTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. OUR NURTURING STAFF PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE, DAY CAMPS AND ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, SERVING OVER 1,000 KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AQUATICS PROGRAMS PROVIDED NEARLY 1,000 COMMUNITY YOUTH THE SKILLS TO BE SAFE AROUND WATER THROUGH SWIM LESSONS, TIDE SWIM TEAM AND SAFETY AROUND WATER INITIATIVE, OFFERED FOR FREE TO ALL YOUTH. WE COMBATED THE FOOD INSECURITY EPIDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, SERVING OVER 120,200 HEALTHY MEALS TO 8,626 KIDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

CHILD CARE: WE ARE COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND TEEN. ALL KIDS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE THROUGH SELF-DISCOVERY AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO CULTIVATE THE VALUES, SKILL AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO HEALTHY AND POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. OUR PROGRAMS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL, DAY CAMP, AND CHILDWATCH OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE THAT ENRICH COGNITIVE, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. WE OFFER DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE NO CHILD IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIUMPH ACADEMY AND DUNDEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE OFFER OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, EXPANDING OUR REACH AND MEETING PARENTS' NEEDS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ALL CHILDCARE PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE LEARNING LOSS PREVENTION, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, STEM AND LITERACY SKILLS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.