Young Mens Christian Association of Mount Vernon Ohio

The ymca views health holistically: a healthy person has unity of body, mind, and spirit. The ymca has identified the growing national obesity rates in this country as a critical social issue that must be addressed. Our health and well being programs are designed to help people develop new skills and grow in spirit, mind, and body by setting realistic goals for self improvement and disease prevention through an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, stress management, and health education. Ymca programs promote interaction, teamwork, and development of moral and ethical behavior, social skills and self esteem. We serve all ages, abilitiies, races, nationalities and religions and provide financial assistance to those who need it.

Our child development program offers high quality child care activities for preschool children from all segments of our community. We offer a state licensed pre-school program which provides a safe and nurturing environment where children can develop self-esteem, good values and an appreciation of charitable services. Woven into the fabric of the ymca mission is a committment to strengthening families and we work hard to insure that no child is turned away because of family income. The preschool normally serves 115 children annually.