YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - AT THE YMCA OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WITH GRANT FUNDING FROM OUR LOCAL CCO WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 7 WEEKS OF SUMMER DAY CAMP TO 32 KIDS AT NO CHARGE, GIVING THEM A SAFE SPACE WHERE THEY COULD DEVELOP CONNECTIONS, LEARN VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND EAT NUTRITIOUS MEALS. THIS IMPACTFUL ENDEAVOR HAS LED TO NUMEROUS POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR THE YOUTH WE SERVE. PROVIDING RELIABLE AND NURTURING CHILDCARE SERVICES AND SUMMER DAY CAMP HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OVER 80 FAMILIES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. BY OFFERING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN, WE HAVE HELPED WORKING PARENTS FIND PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN CAPABLE HANDS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMPREHENSIVE SWIM LESSONS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED WATER SAFETY AWARENESS AND SKILLS FOR OVER 1,200 YOUTH IN OUR AREA. OUR YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVED 700 YOUTH, TEACHING THEM FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND INSTILLED A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT. THESE INVALUABLE SKILLS SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, OPENING DOORS TO RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

HEALTHY LIVING - THE YMCA OF DOUGLAS COUNTY IS DEDICATED TO POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE LIVES OF OVER 7,000 MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THROUGH OUR DIVERSE OFFERING OF FITNESS CLASSES, WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS. OUR IMPACT IS EVIDENT IN THE IMPROVED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR MEMBERS. OUR CAREFULLY CURATED FITNESS CLASSES, LED BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS, ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS EXERCISE MODALITIES, SUCH AS CARDIO, STRENGTH TRAINING, YOGA, AND MORE. WE CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS COME TOGETHER, FORMING LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS AND STRONGER CONNECTIONS. THE SENSE OF BELONGING AND CAMARADERIE EXPERIENCED WITHIN OUR YMCA IS INVALUABLE, SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND MENTAL RESILIENCE. OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY CONTINUED TO GROW AS WE OFFER FITNESS CLASSES TO THREE LOCAL RETIRMENT HOMES FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS. FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, WE OFFERED ZUMBA IN THE PARK ONE DAY A WEEK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND BACK INTO LIFE AND MOVING.