Family Y of Owensboro-Daviess Co

Youth development: the ymca offers affordable day camps, preschool programs, and after school day care and childcare to families in daviess and surrounding counties, serving hundreds of youth each summer. After school childcare serves youth and families daily with structured youth care after school. Staff offer daily character development lessons, physical activity, nutrition education, and social development. Youth and their families are served regardless of ability to pay.

Social responsibility: the owensboro Family ymca understands the need for families to provide a safe, nurturing, environment and will not turn away families based on their inability to pay. Nearly 75% of financial assistance is provided to families to enable membership opportunities. The Y celebrates young leaders within the community at our annual awards luncheon. The owensboro Family ymca offers lifeguard lessons to focus on life saving measures and prevent drownings. The Y extends such trainings as partners to include city pool staff and other community and homeowner association's pool staffs. The Y also collaborates with other local non-profits and churches to share services and to support those organizations' programs (examples: we assist salvation army with their angel tree program, Kentucky wesleyan college in service to their studen tbody as their campus wellness center, and special olympics to allow their swim team to practice in our pool. Healthy living: improving the owensboro community's health and well being means building a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The ymca is a leading voice on health and well-being. We bring families closer together, encourage good health, and foster connections through physical activity, sports, character development, and shared interests.