The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges' Strong Kids Campaign helps children and families address two of their biggest challenges: our Nation’s Economic Crisis and the Growing Obesity Epidemic. We remain committed to our promise: “no one is turned away because of their inability to pay.”

YMCA Financial Assistance Fund: The nation’s economic crisis has hit many of our families close to home. These families are facing job losses, home foreclosures, and climbing living costs, which make it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.

Our Y is there to help! By providing financial assistance to these families, we help their children continue to enjoy and to benefit from the great programs they love. In addition, we help their parents to get back on their feet, without having to worry if their children are being properly supervised.

“When I lost my job, I had no idea how I was going to be able to watch my daughter and look for a new job. Thanks to the Y, I was able to keep my daughter safe and happy, and I was able to get a new job after three months. There is no way I could have done it without the wonderful people at the Y.”

            -- Single Mom and Financial Assistance Recipient

YMCA Activate America: Over the past 20 years, the Nation’s obesity rate has continued to skyrocket and has become the single greatest health care epidemic of our generation. The implications of this epidemic are widespread from rising health care costs, to children who will not live longer than their parents for the first time
in our Nation’s history.

Our Y is there to help! Through Activate America, the YMCA is leading the effort to tackle this epidemic once and for all. We are creating new programs such as Wellness Coaching, Pioneering Healthier Communities, Ready to Swim, and C.A.T.C.H. (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) to help adults and children become more active. The Y’s Community Healthy Living Index will help all types of organizations assess how they can improve the health of their constituents.

“The Y has given me a new outlook on life. Not only am I recovering from cancer, but I am physically and
emotionally stronger because of the Wellness Coaching program. I would encourage anyone who is looking to
become healthier to give it a shot.”

            -- Recent Wellness Coaching Graduate

A Place For Everyone

Our Strong Kids Campaign is a beacon of hope to the children and families who receive financial assistance at
the very moment when they need our programs the most. Over 300 volunteers and 2,200 donors make this important mission possible. Through their efforts, we enhance our mission, serve our community’s less fortunate, and educate the community-at-large about how special the Y truly is!

Thanks to the generosity of donors to our Strong Kids Campaign, our Y was able to provide over $1,000,000
in financial assistance to local children and families. By donating to our Strong Kids Campaign, you can rest assured that you will be making a difference!

Please click on the following link to view our Strong Kids Campaign brochures or to make a donation.