Rockland County Ymca

THE ROCKLAND COUNTY YMCA (YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION) IS A VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ASSOCIATION THAT WELCOMES ALL PEOPLE TO PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING, STRENGTHEN THEIR PERSONAL AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP, AND ENRICH THEIR SPIRITS, MINDS, AND BODIES.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - OUR YMCA IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND TEEN. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL KIDS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE. THAT IS WHY WE HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CULTIVATE THE VALUES, SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, BETTER HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS PROVIDED AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR 67 CHILDREN AT YS BEGINNINGS PRE-SCHOOL IN SUFFERN. THE SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE DEPARTMENT OPERATED BEFORE AND AFTER-SCHOOL CHILDCARE PROGRAMS IN 15 SITES DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER THRU DECEMBER. THE PROGRAM SERVED 506 CHILDREN IN 5 SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING CLARKSTOWN, SUFFERN, SOUTH ORANGETOWN, NYACK AND NORTH ROCKLAND. A FUN CLUB, HELD ON SCHOOL BREAKS, SERVED 29 CHILDREN IN THE MAIN BUILDING IN NYACK AND A SCHOOLS OUT PROGRAM SERVED 35 CHILDREN AT THE WEST HAVERSTRAW COMMUNITY CENTER. SEVERAL SUMMER CAMPS WERE OPERATED IN COUNTY. THE ONE IN POMONA SERVED 184 CAMPERS FROM K-6TH GRADE AND 28 TEENS. A SECOND PROGRAM AT ITS MAIN BUILDING IN NYACK SERVED 44 YOUTH AND THE THIRD OPERATED IN THE VILLAGE OF WEST HAVERSTRAW AND SERVED 123 CHILDREN.FROM JANUARY THRU JUNE AN EIGHT-HOUR SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM THAT SERVED 117 CHILDREN WAS OFFERED IN THREE SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH ROCKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT. DURING JANUARY THRU JUNE A VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT SERVED 48 CHILDREN WAS OFFERED IN THE MAIN BUILDINGTHE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAM HAD 30 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN A LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROGRAM TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.THERE WERE 375 CHILDREN WHO LEARNED TO SWIM AT THE YMCA PROGRESSIVE SWIM PROGRAM. FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR 115 YOUTH AND TEENS INCLUDED SOCCER, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, AND FENCING, WHICH DEVELOP SKILLS AND PROMOTE TEAM WORK. IN SEPTEMBER, THE COMPANY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE NORTH ROCKLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM FOR THE CHILDREN WEST HAVERSTRAW MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 45 TEENS PER MONTH WHO ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.

HEALTHY LIVING - THE YMCA IS A LEADING VOICE ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WE BRING FAMILIES CLOSER TOGETHER, ENCOURAGE GOOD HEALTH AND FOSTER CONNECTIONS THROUGH FITNESS, SPORTS, FUN AND SHARED INTERESTS. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE RECEIVING THE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE GREATER HEALTH IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. THE AQUATICS DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING WATER EXERCISE CLASSES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, LIFEGUARD TRAINING AND SWIMMING LESSONS. THERE WERE 13 ADULTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SWIM LESSONS AND 13 TEENS AND ADULTS IN LIFE GUARD CERTIFICATION COURSES.THE FITNESS DEPARTMENT PROVIDED INSTRUCTION ON USING STRENGTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT AND OFFERS HEALTH ENHANCEMENT CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELL BEING. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS ALSO INCLUDE MANY GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- OUR YMCA BELIEVES IN GIVING BACK AND SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITYS MOST CRITICAL SOCIAL NEEDS. YMCA PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE NORTH ROCKLAND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY A GRANT FROM THE UNITED WAY, HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON 133 PEOPLE. THERE WERE 14 ADULTS AND 17 YOUTH WHO TOOK PART IN STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, 83 ADULTS WHO TOOK PART IN PARENTING SESSIONS AND 50 CHILDREN IN THE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND RECREATION PROGRAM AT THE HAVERSTRAW CENTER. THERE WERE 30 TEENS WHO TOOK PART IN LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AND AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 21 CHILDREN WHO ENJOYED FAMILY RECREATION SWIM NIGHTS HELD AT NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOLTHE YMCA MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT IS LOCATED AT THE NYACK FACILITY, WHICH PROVIDES MEMBER SERVICES IN THE GYMNASIUM, SWIMMING POOL, AEROBICS STUDIO, FITNESS CENTER AND GAME ROOM. THE YMCA OFFERS MANY ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, SUCH AS FAMILY SWIM NIGHTS AND HEALTHY KIDS DAY AT ITS MAIN FACILITY.OVERALL, THE YMCA SERVED 3,844 MEMBERS AND 338 PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MEMBERS. OF ALL THOSE, 46% OF YMCA MEMBERS ARE YOUTH AND TEENS. IN 2021, 381 YOUTH AND 25 ADULTS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES RECEIVED $95,802 OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAM SUBSIDIES FOR MEMBERSHIP AND TO TAKE PART IN YMCA PROGRAMS, THANKS TO GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC SUPPORT. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE FULL COST OF MEMBERSHIP OR PROGRAMS.