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The Tampa Y’s first facility, built on Zack Street in Downtown Tampa back in 1908.
OUR PROUD HISTORY
Though the world may be unpredictable, one thing
remains certain – the Y. The Tampa Metropolitan Area
YMCA is, and always will be, dedicated to building healthy,
confident, connected and secure children, adults, families
and communities.
In Tampa, the first YMCA opened in 1889 in
rented quarters on Zack Street. By 1908,
a 50,000-square foot Zack Street YMCA
opened, housing Tampa’s first gymnasium
and indoor swimming pool.
Over the decades, that first location has
grown to eleven family facilities, two express
Ys, an outdoor adventure camp in Riverview,
a youth and family center with a water park,
30 plus afterschool programs, a Y Without
Walls in the heart of Sulphur Springs and
several First Tee - Tampa Bay golf sites across
Hillsborough and East Pasco counties.
These assets allow us to reach more than
265,000 individuals each year through
membership, programs, and outreach
activities in our community. As we continue
to expand our reach into new communities,
we build the foundation to take the Tampa
YMCA into the future so we can continue to
serve Tampa Bay for generations to come.
Today the YMCA is the largest and oldest
service organization in America. We are
present in over 10,000 communities
throughout the country and collectively we
serve over 21 million individuals every year.
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