Outside the Great Bridge Hickory Family YMCA center in Chesapeake Virginia

As a part of our 2017 Annual Giving Campaign, we are showcasing a different person (or family) at each of our family centers. We are calling this our Y Heroes project. This video platform is a way…

Outside the Taylor Bend Family YMCA center in Chesapeake Virginia

Beve came to the area and knew nobody. Someone suggested the Y as a healthy, social place. She has never looked back. 

As a part of our 2017 Annual Giving Campaign, we are showcasing…

Jonathan Turner is a 10-year old student at our Crestwood Intermediate after-school location.  Last year he was having academic difficulties in a couple of subjects and was placed into our…

Outside the Suffolk Family YMCA center in Suffolk Virginia

Doretta credits the Y for a completely different approach to managing her pre-diabetes condition. Through support and education she learned to live "in the solution" to dealing with the problem.…

Outside the Currituck Family YMCA center in North Carolina

Alexis started at the Y in our Kinder Camp program and has continued to grow with us in before & after school care, and school-age summer camp. She comes fro
m a single-parent home, and…

Outside the Effingham Family YMCA center in Portsmouth Virginia

"The Y is a safe place where I know my daughter is well cared for while I’m at work during the Before- and After-School Care program. The hours work perfectly for my schedule, and I know her…

Outside the Greenbrier Family YMCA center in Chesapeake Virginia

Jenn was a single parent looking to further her weight loss journey and needed child care while she worked out.She also wasn’t able to afford the full membership rate and received a scholarship.…

Outside the Granby Family YMCA center in Norfolk Virginia

Caleb Dejonge is a 24 year-old adult with diverse abilities. He has been a Y on Granby member since we opened three years ago. Currently, he is in the care of a guardian and lives with another…

Outside the Blocker Norfolk Family YMCA center in Norfolk Virginia

Karen has a job that starts early in the morning. The Y was the only before-school child care site for her son to attend in those early hours before school. Karen is eternally grateful for the…