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HEAT UP THE COURT WITH WINTER SPORTS

Basketball, cheer and indoor soccer start January 10. Save $10 when you register by December 28.

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Winter Sports

 

2026 Winter Sports are now open for Basketball, Cheer, Rec+ and more! Register by Sunday, December 28, 2025 and save $10!

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Latest news & Updates

Laquisha: A Journey of Service with the YMCA
Member spotlight banner with Laquisha's image on left

Laquisha first became part of our YMCA family before the pandemic, visiting the Taylor Bend Family YMCA regularly with her children. Her husband, Marcus, is a Newport News firefighter, and

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YMCA Pulse App
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We’re pleased to share that a new YMCA app is here—YMCA Pulse! This new app will facilitate easy check-ins, fitness class reservations, account management and more.

What you’ll need

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Join Us for Welcoming Week at the YMCA
orange background with illustrations of a diverse group of people, including a white man with long hair and a walker, a tan woman with a top bun, a black man holding a baby, and a woman wearing a head cover, as well as a child. Banner reads: Welcoming Week September 13-22 and Belonging Begins with Us.

From September 13-22, we are proud to participate in Welcoming Week, an annual event celebrating communities that fully embrace new Americans. As part of this nationwide initiative led by Y-USA's

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A group of portraits showing the diversity of our community

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an outcome. ~Arthur Chan

 

Our Commitment