Young Mens Christian Association

Programs: 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's why we help young people cultivate the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. Our ymca programs, such as preschool, summer day camp, action zone, learn to swim and water safety, youth sports, blue ridge afterschool, saturday night live and many other programs offer a range of experiences that enrich cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth. Many of these 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. We are a leader in the community for providing activities and programs for young people to encourage their success and reduce their risk-taking behaviors. Programs are funded through program fees, grants and contributions. Our ymca is open to all youth and financial aid is available to provide the opportunity to participate.

providing a supportive, engaging environment for the adults of our y family is at the core of our mission. Many of our adult members and program participants suffer from long-term health issues such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, and cardiac illness. They need a long-term solution to help them feel better, find encouragement to lead a healthy life, and get the necessary information/education they need to make healthy choices. Our programs are designed to help people create realistic goals for self-improvement, and emphasize disease prevention through regular exercise, proper nutrition, stress management and health education. The y partners with walla walla general hospital, providence st mary medical center, the walla walla clinic and other health care providers to make these programs successful. Medical grants are available to offset the financial burden of those with certain medical conditions including cancer, cardiac health, and pre-diabetes / diabetes in order to gain access to facilities, information, classes, and staff who can help these people continue the road toward a healthy lifestyle.