Young Mens Christian Association-Findlay Ohio-

Youth development: nurturing the potential of every child and teen. The ymca believes that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That's why, through the y, millions of youth today are taking a greater interest in learning; making smarter life choices; and cultivating the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, the pursuit of higher education and goal achievement. State licensed childcare: the ymca operates the largest childcare center in hancock county, (mary brenner child development center), serving 226 families and providing care for 308 children throughout the year. 54% of our children come from families that receive some sort of financial assistance. The ymca provides youth development programs to our community each year including a full range of health/wellness programs, sports programs, youth leadership development programs and personal safety programs (swim lessons) designed to keep our children and our community healthy and safe. Ymca summer day camps: summer day camping experiences served to engage 308 youth in a healthy and challenging outdoor experience on a daily basis throughout the summer months. In addition to the physically and mentally challenging experience that camp provides for our youth, it also provides for parents an alternative to traditional childcare services that's particularly attractive to older youth. In addition to being one of the ymca's most attractive youth development initiatives, it also overlaps with the ymca's other core program of social responsibility, in that it allows working parents to continue to be employed throughout the summer months while their children are being provided for in a healthy and wholesome ymca atmosphere.

Social responsibility: giving back and providing support to our neighbors. Across the country, the ymca helps people give back and assist their neighbors by offering opportunities to volunteer, advocate and support programs that strengthen community. The ymca takes on a much broader role as a community leader when it steps outside the role of serving just its members and program participants and takes on projects that bring benefit to the community at large. Examples of such social responsibility come with the ymca's operating the riverside community swimming pool and the feeding of hungry children in our schools through the ymca feed a child program. In 2024 the ymca continued its partnership with the city of findlay for the thirteenth year by managing the riverside city pool so that it remained open to our city's residents. This season over 16,800 swimmers attended thecity pool during the summer. During the school year of 2023-2024, the ymca continued to administer the feed a child program. With the financial support of our community, hancock county united way, the hancock county community foundation, ohio logistics, garner transportation and marathon petroleum co., hundreds of children were provided over 43,722 meals on weekends in poverty-stricken homes. The program serves those children that would otherwise be served by the school free and reduced lunch program during the school week. Collaborative partnerships the ymca works closely with area businesses and corporations as well as other social service providers and government organizations in the delivery of services. Collaborations with these following partners took place in 2024: united way of hancock county university of findlay findlay city schools hancock county schools osu extension office braden kramer foundation hancock county health department children's mentoring connection hope house for the homeless open arms domestic violence blanchard valley health systems birchaven village help me grow owens community college the community foundation casa findlay city police department findlay rotary ar marketing hancock youth soccer association ohio logistics cooper tire marathon petroleum corporation keeping kids safe 50 north city of findlay blanchard valley center central church of christ first methodist church chamber of commerce welcome to a new life findlay kiwanis family resource center fhc public library hancock historical museum