YMCA of Youngstown

Youth development - nurturing the potential of children and teens. Youth and teens who attended day camp, enrichments camps and resident camp engaged with positive role models in a stimulating environment, learning important life skills that will prepare them to make good decisions and be contributing, confident leaders as they grow. The ymca of Youngstown gave teens the opportunity for personal growth through our youth in government and leaders program. Grateful families saw their Young children flourish in our ymca preschool program that incorporated academics as well as physical, social and emotional development in a Christian atmosphere.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The YMCA of Youngstown is committed to service and impact to our communities.

HEALTHY LIVING -The Y continued to improve the health and well-being of our communities albeit in a much different way than ever before. Due to the pandemic, the Y created safe alternatives outside our facilities like virtual classes for health and wellness. The Y reopened in June committed to the health and safety of our members and staff. We implemented cleaning and safety protocols, mask policies and provided information designed to keep everyone safe. The Y provided socially and physically engaging activities to our members and our community who had been inactive since March. We created our Scholastic Support Program in response to local schools changing classrooms to virtual or a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning. We transformed our spaces into virtual learning classrooms. Our program provided a safe space and academic support for virtual learning that included tutor support, school materials, lunch and fun games and activities. Even though our traditional resident summer camp was limited by COVID, Camp Fitch YMCA safely served over 500 families through Summer and Fall Family Camp, providing outdoor education, life experiences and memories for a lifetime.