Dow Bay Area Family Young Mens Christian Association

Membership - y facility memberships are full-privilege, full access memberships packed with benefits to help achieve health, fitness and recreational goals. The member experience includes access to state-of-the-art equipment, free group exercise classes, 24/7 fitness access for adults, and nationwide membership reciprocity. Y memberships offer a variety of payment options including financial assistance to encourage everyone to get involved in healthy activities. Y programs emphasize nutrition, exercise, stress management, weight management and lifestyle management. Dow bay area family ymca provided $250,971 in financial assistance for ymca memberships in 2024.

Aquatics - y aquatics programs are part of the y's overall goal of building a healthy spirit, mind and body. In addition to providing specific swimming and water safety skills, they promote good health through regular exercise. Learning to swim at the y is more than stroke development. Trained, certified and sensitive staff give personal attention to program participants at all age and skill levels. Y swim and aquatics programs help people build self-esteem, confidence and team spirit. Dow bay area family ymca served 694 individuals through swim lessons and trained 19 people as new community lifeguards throughout the year.

Youth sports - youth sports focus on the full and equal participation of all. Young people participating in sports build lifelong positive attitudes, habits of healthy exercise and good nutrition, and learn ways to have fun as adults. Both adult and youth sports programs value cooperation over competition, fair play over winning at any cost, good feeling and good health over a good score, and building self esteem over beating the opponent. The y knows that with this approach everyone wins undefeated in spirit, mind, and body. In 2024, youth sports leagues included youth basketball academy (646 participants), youth volleyball academy (182 participants), and youth flag football (204 participants). Financial assistance in the amount of $3,568 provided free or reduced sports program registrations for 45 participants in 2024. Health and fitness - dow bay area family ymca supports chronic disease prevention through a life-long progression of evidence-based health and fitness initiatives like enhance fitness, group exercise classes for all ages, and use of fitness equipment in and around our 96,400 sq. Ft. Facility and 24/7 area. Youth and families - y youth and teen programs give kids good role models to help them develop self-esteem and good values including cooperation, respect for the body, good citizenship, and a strong work ethic. Teen activities are among the most rapidly growing y programs, reflecting the growing awareness that adolescents need structure and activities, especially in the after-school hours. The y is proud to be a family organization, giving families a safe, reliable, and affordable place to go. Strengthening families and meeting the needs of children have always been central to the y mission of building healthy spirits, minds, and bodies for all.