Gateway Region Young Mens Christian Association

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Our y is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe all kids have great potential and 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.as part of our youth development programs, the gateway region y provides academic programs to ensure that all youth graduate from high school ready for the next step in their lives. In 2024, we provided one-on-one reading tutoring to 101 youth and adults. Participating youth experience a two-grade level growth average per year. Last year, 58 teens participated in one of our y engineering programs, which links hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics activities with careers in steam, and supports college readiness. We also hosted 699 youth and parents at one of our steam family nights, where participants explored artificial intelligence, engineering, extreme weather, cyberspace, and robotics while participating as a family.through our washington university campus y program, 537 students participated in 23 active programs with 49 community partners providing support to the st. Louis community with blood drives, educational enrichment, tutoring, mentoring youth, and other initiatives. Our youth and government (yag) program provided 358 students the opportunity to experience the democratic process and develop the leadership skills needed to become citizens of a participatory society. Our y believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors, and one way we do that is by providing health access to as many people as possible. The gateway region ymca maintains community gardens that contributed produce to the surrounding areas they serve.leading into the thanksgiving holiday, our y collected more than 8,000 cans of food that were donated to area food banks to help those in need. Our y branches also collected gifts for more than 1,000 families in need during our angel tree community collection campaign.the gateway region ymca world service program works in partnership with ys in ukraine, belize, brazil, colombia, and south africa. Contributions given to our international partners are used to support youth-led social entrepreneurship, health education and training, climate change action and other civic engagement initiatives that position young people to lead the change in their communities.