My daughter is a Y kid.

Like her Dad, she attended preschool at the Y. We still have each of their field trip shirts!

Like me, she learned to swim at the Y. She still swims regularly and now competes on the South City Family YMCA swim team.

She has attended both day and sleepover Y summer camps, participated in youth activities, and volunteered with others through our local branches.

My daughter is a Y kid because we are a Y family.

When moving from North Carolina to Missouri and searching for the St. Louis neighborhood to call home, we knew we wanted to be close to the Y. We did a tour of the local YMCA on our first trip to St. Louis and immediately felt so at home, we prioritized its neighborhood. We now live within minutes of it.

Even now, throughout the pandemic, the Y continues to strengthen our relationships with each other and prioritize our safety.

We donate to the YMCA to support other families working to connect and grow.

We donate to the YMCA to invest in the health of our neighborhoods.

The Y is committed to ensuring everyone can enjoy the Y and makes financial assistance available. We offer a great variety of programs and activities that help people of all ages and abilities grow in spirit, mind and body, and we work to strengthen community.

We hope you’ll join us in our support and make a donation today.