CHAMPAIGN COUNTY YMCA STEPHENS FAMILY YMCA

AQUATICS PROGRAM: WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT POOLS TO MEET DIFFERENT NEEDS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN OUR POOL AREA INCLUDING WATER THERAPY AND FITNESS CLASSES, SWIM LESSONS, COMPETITIVE SWIMMING PRACTICES AND MEETS, AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL COMMITMENT TO EQUAL ACCESS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO USE OUR POOLS IN THE SUMMER FOR OUR SUMMER SWIM CAMPS AND REGULAR Y CAMPS, WHICH PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HUNDREDS OF KIDS TO LEARN WATER SAFETY AND TO ALSO ENJOY WATER RECREATION, MUCH OF WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE FOR YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. OUR POOLS ARE OPEN APPROXIMATELY 105 HOURS EACH WEEK, PROVIDING MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY.

ADULT PROGRAMS: WE OFFER EXTENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF AGE, ABILITY, AND ECONOMIC STATUS. THROUGH ONGOING AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARDS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO EXPERIENCE ACHIEVEMENT WHILE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS RANGE FROM ADULT SPORTS PROGRAMS TO SERVICES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS SEEKING NUTRITION COUNSELING AND PERSONAL TRAINING NEEDS. WE ALSO HAVE A DIVERSE OFFERING OF GROUP FITNESS CLASSES THAT CHALLENGE PEOPLE OF ALL LEVELS AND ALL AGES. THIS YEAR WE HAD 70,500 PARTICIPANTS IN GROUP FITNESS CLASSES. A NEW PROGRAM ADDED THIS YEAR WAS OUR PARKINSON'S FIT CLASSES, WHICH HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED ADULTS LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH 23 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ALSO OFFER WORKSHOPS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE WELL-BEING OF EACH PARTICIPANT. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR WE AWARDED OVER $285,103 IN SCHOLARSHIPS THAT HELPED OVER 870 PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS, ENABLING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC ABILITY.