The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina serves Alexander, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Yadkin & Wilkes Counties. We have a passion for serving people of all ages, races and religions. We also offer financial assistance to those who otherwise cannot afford programs, services or membership fees at any of our locations.
Our mission: “Helping people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body.”
Areas of Focus: Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility
What's Happening at the Y
The Y could not exist without the support of volunteers. These members of the community give their time and talent to make the Y’s work possible.
» Mark your calendar: YMCA Healthy Kids Day
Celebrate Healthy Kids Day with a free community event for kids and families at branch locations across the area. Also in celebration of Healthy Kids Day this month, the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina is offering a $19 joining fee through April 30.
» YMCA TO HOST INAUGURAL CHALLENGE RUN WITH OBSTACLE COURSE
Set in scenic terrain, the Barium Springs Family YMCA will host the first ever OhYeah! Xtreme Challenge Run on a tough 3.5-mile course on Saturday, April 14 at 9 a.m. The obstacle course includes climbing walls, creek and swamp runs, phone poll leaps, tire runs, creek pole leaps, ladder climbs, hill climbs and more for competitors who want an “extreme” challenge.
» YMCA Camp Hanes and Summer Day Camp Registration Now Open
Whether your child is looking to make new friends, improve sports skills, learn to shoot a bow and arrow or just have a great time, the Y has the answer. We also combine fun and adventure with age-appropriate, camper-centered programs which incorporate new skills and group activities, all in a safe environment.
Mission Moments
LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA is a well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors achieve their holistic health goals. People affected by cancer often struggle to reach a “new normal” following treatment. This is a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities focused on strengthening the whole person.
YMCA youth programs change kids for the better. The Y teaches the core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Faith. Y staff are positive role models that help kids realize and achieve their full potential.
The YMCA Leaders Club at the Jerry Long Family YMCA is for 13-18 year olds who are interested in physical fitness, volunteerism and building leadership qualities. At a recent regional “Rally,” Leaders Club participants gathered to learn more about becoming better leaders in their respective communities and Y branches. The students took on a maturity far past their years as they looked beyond themselves to serve others and showed genuine concern for their peers. The Y supports families in helping students grow up to reach their full potential when they apply to college and future jobs. Leaders Club gives teens an opportunity to give back to their community and develop close friendships with other teens and members of the YMCA.
Like many people, Maggie Beamguard leads a very busy life. She is a pastor at a local church, a wife, and a mother of two children. Maggie started coming to the Y to relive some of the pressures of her work and perception that she need to be everything to all people. She realized that she needed to take some time for herself. As a first step, Maggie signed up for the “Get on Your Weigh” program at the Y. Through hard work and great support from the personal trainer coach April and other “Get on Your Weigh” participants, Maggie has been able to lose 79 pounds in 17 months. But to Maggie, it wasn’t just about the weight
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