YMCA of Long Island

Childcare and camp- the ymca of Long Island, Inc. offers children and families a safe, caring and affordable place to learn, grow and thrive. The y is uniquely positioned to support parent's efforts to nuture, foster and facilitate their children's healthy development. They are supported by trained, kind, compassionate and nurturing staff. Ymca childcare, including pre-school, upk, and before and after school childcare is offered in licensed locations including y branches, and in partnership with school districts throughout Long Island. The ymca childcare centers are all high-quality, providing peace of mind to ensure family successes. During the summer months our offerings transformed into summer camp. The ymca, following the doh and aca strict guidelines, provided weekly activities that foster learning, exploration and fun. Assistance of $707,573 impacted our communities with increased access to our program with lower cost.

Aquatics - across its major locations, the ymca of Long Island, Inc. Provides unparalleled aquatic instruction offering a wide variety of aquatic programs from instructional classes to recreational activities. The y's certified, trained and caring staff provide personal attention to all program participants of all ages. As Long islanders, it is incumbent on us to help our children feel safe in and around water. Through guided discovery activities and creative teaching methods, each level of the ymca swim lesson program teaches age appropriate skills. Swim participants are taught in small groups with others their own age, skill and ability level. Assistance of $5,286 impacted our communities with increased access to our program with lower cost.

Health and well being for all - ymca of Long Island, Inc. members are partners in pursuing the mission of the ymca around healthy living. Ymca members have the ability to participate in a variety of programs that build healthy mind, body and spirit. Membership benefits include access to most health and wellness classes. Pre-pandemic, more than 45,000 people of all ages, races, ethnicities and abilities were members of the ymca of Long Island, Inc. The ymca's membership base was deeply impacted by the pandemic. The ymca will be a critical part of providing programs to bridge gaps and support active older adults, children and families as our region and state recovers. Like all programs, financial assistance is made available through our fundraising campaigns and special events. Assistance of $389,084 impacted our communities with increased access to our program with lower cost.

The ymca of Long Island, Inc. has continued to meet pressing local needs, including emergency childcare, mental health services through telehealth counseling, virtual and outdoor fitness and wellness, senior outreach and prevention tele-workshops for kids and teens. Throughout 2022, the ymca family services branch continued to run a substance abuse treatment and prevention program in suffolk county through telehealth counseling. As part of this work, 4,956 units of service were provided for treatment services and 37,076 units of service were provided for prevention services.