Young Mens Christian Association Of Eugene

Youth development: we believe in nurturing the potential of all children. As the largest private childcare provider in our county, we serve thousands of children each year in our preschool, afterschool, camp, youth sports, and drop-in child care programs. We provide high-quality care, engaging youth in academics, stem, arts, mentoring, character development and leadership. Our youth development programs are fundamental to our mission to strengthen families as its quality, affordability and accessibility all make it possible for our families to be gainfully employed with the confidence that their children are in a safe, caring and nurturing environment.

Youth sports/ life sports: in a typical year, the y helps over 7,000 children in our community stay active and healthy while having fun and learning skills from high-integrity ymca coaches, lifeguards, referees and instructors. Sports (basketball, soccer, swimming and tennis) provide an ideal context for teaching core values along with healthy habits that can last a lifetime. All programs seek to engage parents, caretakers and siblings in order to create quality family time in a healthy, safe, fun environment.