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Our Impact

The YMCA Makes A Positive Impact...

for Kids

• The YMCA provides programs and services to almost 2,000 local youth and teens
• Over 1,500 Norwalk children participate in YMCA swim lessons and water safety classes every year, including an additional 300 children from three visiting camps in the Norwalk area;
• Over the summer several hundred youth and teens received life-changing experiences at Camp Sunrise including "learning labs" to keep their minds sharp and avoid "summer learning loss";
• Hundreds of children developed skills and learned the value of sportsmanship through YMCA youth sports, fitness camps, gymnastics and the highest quality Arts & Humanity dance classes.

for Families

• Thousands of Norwalk families and their children and friends under the age of 18 are involved in programs and activities at the YMCA annually;
• 50 weeks of safe and licensed before and after school child care as well as on-site, licensed "Little Wonders" Pre-School is provided to local children and the Y provides ample space and programming for vacation days;
• The YMCA provides financial assistance and program subsidies to help ensure that lower-income youth, teens and families can participate in YMCA programs and services.

for our Community

• Through initiatives such as the Children at-risk Exercise program, FitKids and school age child care enrichment activities the YMCA is providing leadership and resources to address critical health issues facing our local community;
• Since 1887 on Wall Street, moving to our current West Avenue location in 1928, the YMCA of Norwalk has been a leader in providing innovative responses that address community issues for 123 years!;
• The YMCA involved over 12,000 local people in programs that enhanced their spirit, challenged their minds, and strengthened their bodies in the past year;
• Through the leadership of several hundred (and growing) local volunteers the YMCA delivers programs to all segments of the community in the most cost-effective manner possible