Ymca of Greater Charlotte

Healthy living: in 2022, the Ymca of Greater Charlotte operated 17 branches and 2 resident camps throughout the Charlotte metropolitan area and enriched the lives of over 202,000 people in the community. At december 31, 2022, the Ymca had over 44,000 memberships who had access to facilities and programs to build healthy spirits, minds and bodies. During the year, the Ymca taught over 12,000 swim lessons, instilling the importance of life-saving water safety skills to children and adults in our community. Additionally, over 1,500 children were served in our safety around water drowning prevention program which teaches children how to swim and basic water safety tips. During 2022, members scanned into y branches over 3.2 million times and group exercise classes had over 650,000 participants across the Association in which members experienced the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and a sense of community. Food insecurity in the y's community has been of increasing concern during the pandemic. Through foodshares, in partnership with loaves and fishes and second harvest, 1,328,540 pounds of food were distributed to those in need. During 2022, members attended 6,846 appointments under the nutrition healthworks program which provides education about meal planning, nutrition coaching and metabolic testing to participants.

Day camp/outdoor: during the 2022 summer, the y served over 13,500 campers at branches and resident camps in day and resident camp programs. Resident camp follows american camping Association accreditation guidelines. It is one of the most formative experiences in a Young person's life. Campers build character values, develop self-reliance, learn good sportsmanship and cumulative interpersonal skills. In 2022, the y's two resident camps served over 3,800 unique overnight campers. The environmental education center at camp thunderbird served over 8,500 school-aged children. With a focus on ecology and the environment, the educational activities encourage team-building and understanding of science, technology, engineering and math curriculum. The y's conference and retreat program at both resident camps served 10,943 adults. This program offers team-building and professional development activities on a y campground.

Family life: mecklenburg, iredell and lincoln counties in south central north carolina are the Association's service area. Staff, volunteers and agency partners collaborated at 17 branches, two resident camps and schools to 1) develop youth character and academic success, 2) prevent drowning, 3) improve quality of life for people facing health challenges and 4) provide increased access and belonging for people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and income levels. Across all membership and programming activities, the Ymca of Greater Charlotte enriched the lives of over 202,000 people in 2022. Financial assistance is available through a scholarship program offering a discounted rate structure for membership and program access based on household income. The y's y readers program, a nationally recognized literacy intervention program which serves rising kindergarten through third grade students to increase their chance of meeting third grade reading requirements and graduating on time from high school served 1,125 students in 2022. It is led by certified teachers and supported by community volunteers. Parent educators served 175 parents as teachers families with children under the age of five in 2022. This evidence-based program influences parents' awareness of themselves as teachers to their children and guides parents on practical matters of early childhood health. Families served exhibit at least one high-need protective factor such as low household income, low parent education level or lack of insurance. Over 1,700 teens learned crucial life skills through job preparation and college readiness and had access to activities in a safe environment in programs like level up, leaders club, y achievers, leaders team and teen enrichment. English as a second language classes were provided for 518 participants each quarter during 2022. The Ymca offers adaptive programs in water skiing, dance team, cheerleading, swim lessons, basketball and miracle league baseball. Camp boomerang is a summer camp experience for children with diverse abilities.