Program areas at Eugene Family YMCA
Health and wellness for youth, adults and seniors: the y is where people get healthy and stay healthy the other 364 days when they are not with their doctor. Our diabetes prevention program, cancer survivor wellness programs, and arthritis wellness programs are just a few examples of how our organization is committed to helping people at all stages of life and wellness engage in prevention and recovery every day. Our programs are designed to help people create realistic goals for overall wellbeing, focusing on illness prevention through regular exercise, proper nutrition, stress management and health education.
Youth sports/ life sports: in a typical non-pandemic year, the y helps over 7,000 children in our community stay active and healthy while having fun and learning skills from high-integrity Ymca coaches, lifeguards, referees and instructors. Sports (basketball, soccer, swimming and tennis) provide an ideal context for teaching core values along with healthy habits that can last a lifetime. All programs seek to engage parents, caretakers and siblings in order to create quality Family time in a healthy, safe, fun environment.
Youth development: we believe in nurturing the potential of all children. As the largest private childcare provider in our county, we serve over 750 children every day of the school year and over 1,000 during the summer. We provide high-quality care, engaging youth in academics, stem, arts, mentoring, character development and leadership. Our youth development programs are fundamental to our mission to strengthen families as its quality, affordability and accessibility all make it possible for our families to be gainfully employed with the confidence that their children are in a safe, caring and nurturing environment.