Young Mens Christian Association Of Attleboro

Healthy living-by helping kids, adults, families, & seniors from all walks of life improve their health and well-being, we build a stronger community. We help build & maintain healthy habits for spirit, mind & body in their everyday lives. This is particularly important as our nation struggles with cronic disease & obesity, families wrestle with work/life balance & individuals search for personal fulfillment. Our membership for all program provided $424,000 in need-based membership subsidies (forgiven fees) to allow more than 2,000 families to join. Our delay of disease program helps alleviate the effects of parkinsons disease through exercise. We offer ms strong for multiple sclerosis sufferers & diabetes prevention program to help pre-diabetic individuals lower their risk for developing diabetes. We partner with agencies serving differently-abled individuals to provide wellness programs and make our programs accessible, affordable & open to all.

Social responsibility - the attleboro ymca, its board of directors & its leadership staff are executing an ambitious strategic plan to foster real change in the communities we serve. As a cause-driven organization we seek to work with strategic partners to make a difference in addressing critical social issues facing our community. To better define these social issues, we convened a series of community forums which have led to the formation of new and strengthened partnerships including consortia of leaders in our community from healthcare, education, & social services. Using a collective impact approach, these groups are planning & implementing initiatives to enhance the quality of life in our community. Two significant initiatives are 1. Making water the beverage of choice to combat obesity and 2. Addressing the lack of transportation for low-income families. We are excited about the opportunities this effort affords us in strengthening our community.