BELLOWS FALLS — Meeting Waters YMCA is looking to people in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Springfield, and Fall Mountain regions for support for its programs and services.
“Your charitable investment strengthens your community,” said board president Diane Myers-Miller.
Last year, Meeting Waters YMCA's “out-of-school” programs (ASPIRE, Snow Days, Kindergarten ASPIRE, and Lewis Day Camp) combined to provide more than 300 kids and 500 working parents with year-round care after school on snow days and holidays, and during vacations and summer break.
The young people in these programs developed important life skills and gave back to their communities through program curricula developed to build “assets” - 40 research-based building blocks to success.
More than 50 teens enhanced their leadership skills while contributing to their community through the regional Y's Youth & Government and Leaders-in-Training program, as well as through employment at the Y, the largest employer of teens and young adults in the region's non-profit sector.
Last year, the Y, through its Healthy Communities Coalition, also worked with more than 25,000 people in more than 30 schools, child care centers, businesses, neighborhoods, and communities to support healthier lifestyles.
“We all need the Y, because our organization works every day to nurture the potential of kids, improve health, and well-being and help neighbors support one another,” said Myers-Miller.
To learn more about how you can support the Y's cause, contact Meeting Waters YMCA's Executive Director Steve Fortier at steve@meetingwatersymca.org or 802-463-4769, or visit www.meetingwatersymca.org for more information.
Meeting Waters YMCA is a charitable, nonprofit, community service organization founded in 1895. It is one of 2,700 independent YMCA associations across America, each of which depends on local charitable support to fulfill its mission.