Young Men's Christian Association of Southwestern Indiana

Our child care programs offer high quality child care activities for preschool and school age children from all segments of our community. The ymca provides a safe and nurturing environment where youth can develop self-esteem, good values, and an appreciation of charitable service. Woven into the fabric of the ymca mission is a commitment to strengthening families. Our child care programs includes before/after school age childcare and summer day camps. We partner with other community agencies such as united way, Indiana state student assistance, evansville parks & recreations, and local school corporations. The ymca provides financial assistance to those families who cannot afford to pay for quality child care. In 2022, we served 1,072 children in our before & after school care and 863 children in summer day camp and provided over $101,163 in financial assistance.

Ymca health & well being views health holistically: a healthy person has unity of body, mind, and spirit. The ymca has identified the growing national obesity rates in this country as a critical social issue that must be addressed and our health and well being programs are designed to help people develop new skills and grow in spirit, mind, and body by setting realistic goals for self improvement and disease prevention through an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, stress management, and health education. Ymca programs promote interaction, teamwork, and development of moral and ethical behavior, social skills, and self esteem. We serve all ages, abilities, race, nationalities, and religions. We provided over $397,002 in direct financial assistance to those who are in need. In 2022, we served over 18,208 individuals through our health and well being initiatives.

Residential camp provides fun and adventure through challenges, a better understanding and respect for self and others through group living and shared experiences, appreciation and concern for the natural world, greater self reliance, self-respect and self-confidence, stronger Christian values, and a greater understanding of the life and promises of jesus christ. Ymca camp carson's purpose is to conduct a program of activities which emulates these objectives, endowing campers and leaders with values for living and a closer walk with god. Ymca camp carson continued its partnership with army reserve child & youth services along with the national military family Association to host operation purple camp. Operation purple camp is a free six day residential camping experience to children of active military personnel. Camp carson served 1,485 campers during 2022 and awarded $156,528 in financial assistance to campers.

The ymca is more than the four walls of the facilities: the ymca is a partner in building stronger communities for members and non-members. The ymca of Southwestern in, Inc. Promotes community development through a series of programs designed to work with the disadvantaged, the homeless, and the hungry youth by providing job training, language and literacy classes, leadership classes such as youth in government, and counseling. We have community partnerships with agencies such as united way, evansville housing authority, and evansville vanderburgh school corporation. The ymca believes that its role in stimulating volunteerism, training volunteer leaders, and providing vehicles for charitable work addresses an important social need. In 2022, we served 2,237 children in aquatics and sports programs and 1,562 children in free outreach programs.