The Waterbury Young Mens Christian Association

Healthy living: the ymca is a leading advocate promoting health and well-being. We bring families closer together, encourage good health and foster connections through fitness, sports, fun, and shared interests. As a result, people in our community are receiving the support, guidance, and resources they need to achieve greater health in spirit, mind, and body. This is particularly important as our nation struggles with an obesity crisis, families struggle with work/life balance, and individuals search for personal fulfillment. Member services at the waterbury ymca includes access and use of a state-of-the-art wellness center, gymnasium, 2 racquetball courts, lap swimming pool, warm water therapeutic pool, indoor track, group fitness studio, fully-equipped locker rooms and other services. The ymca offers a welcoming atmosphere where health seekers can feel comfortable and receive the encouragement and support needed to continue healthy living through the guidance of trained professionals. The ymca programs are designed to serve people of all ages, abilities and incomes. All ymca programs focus on addressing several public health issues including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. By providing accessibility to the community through programs such as our "open doors financial assistance program", we were able to offer assistance to those in need on the most fundamental of levels, affordability.

Social responsibility: the waterbury ymca believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening and responding to our community's most critical social needs. Ymca programs such as workforce, learn to swim, livestrong at the ymca, and other programming are examples of how we deliver training, resources, and support that empower our neighbors to effect change, bridge gaps, and overcome obstacles. We engage ymca members, participants, and volunteers in activities that strengthen our community and pave the way for future generations to thrive. The berkeley warner recreation center serves youth and teens in the adjacent berkeley heights housing complex and is well attended with structured activities for different age groups, ensuring an easily accessible safe and supervised environment for at-risk youth living in the neighborhood. The ymca brings a variety of academic, enrichment, athletic and prevention programs to the center. Other activities and events include the berkeley warner knights drill team. The waterbury ymca is committed to using its resources in cooperation with the greater community and its associated agencies including saint mary's hospital, waterbury hospital, the city of waterbury, waterbury youth services, united way, connecticut community foundation, mattatuck museum, boys girls' club and numerous others. Additional community service programs provided by the waterbury ymca include diabetes prevention, aquatic testing, aed, cpr and first aid training courses, and life saving classes and certifications.

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