We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.”
-Winston Churchill

YMCA Partners With Youth Campaign

  • Where did you learn to swim?
  • Who taught you how to pitch a tent or do a somersault?
  • Where did you learn to be a gracious winner? A good loser?
  • When did you realize that those things mattered?

Throughout Marion and Polk Counties, over 1,100 youths are involved in YMCA programs everyday. That’s over 23,000 youths every year involved in over 500 different programs, camps and classes.

No boy or girl is ever turned away from registering for a YMCA activity because of an inability to pay.

Last year 1 in every 5 youth participants were on some form of financial assistance.

The Partners With Youth Campaign provides the financial support to say “yes” to youth in need.

YMCA Mission

To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build spirit, mind and body for all.