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Through our three areas of impact, it is our goal to become our community’s recognized leader in childhood development, in promoting healthy lifestyles and in providing leadership to unite, convene and advocate for the communities we serve.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Nurturing the Potential of Every Child and Teen
HEALTHY LIVING
Improving Tampa Bay’s Health & Well-Being
As a community leader in health and wellness, the Tampa Y understands the importance of physical activity and a balanced diet. We help improve the community’s health and well- being by providing a variety of programs and activities that promote wellness, reduce risk
of chronic disease and help others manage and reclaim their health. These include Pedaling for Parkinson’s, EnhanceFitness senior fitness and arthritis management program, Y Weight, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA for cancer survivors, SilverSneakers for active older adults, and the Y’s Diabetes Prevention Program.
There are significant health disparities in our community and the Tampa Y is becoming more virtual and mobile in our efforts to build our capacity to reach families beyond our facilities, ensuring equitable access for all.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Giving Back and Supporting our Neighbors
We believe all kids deserve
the chance to discover who
they are and what they can achieve. That’s why the Tampa
Y provides opportunities for
tens of thousands of youth to cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. The Y works to close the achievement gap through evidence-based programs that improve
students’ educational readiness, engagement and outcomes, while helping them grow emotionally and physically, too.
Additionally, through Y youth sports, day camps and teen leadership programs, kids and teens learn valuable qualities needed to succeed in school and life. The Y believes a confident kid today creates contributing and engaged adults tomorrow.
The Tampa Y responds to society’s most pressing needs, like drowning prevention and generational poverty, with innovative, community-based solutions. From lakes to pools and rivers, there is water everywhere in Tampa Bay. In fact, our area regularly ranks among the highest nationally for drowning cases for children under the age of four. The Tampa Y is fully committed to do what it takes to ensure not one more child drowns in the Tampa Bay community.
Our Tampa Y is a leading 4-star Charity Navigator not-for-profit organization, committed to strengthening community, and is open and welcoming to all.
As one of the Tampa Bay area’s oldest and longest serving public charities, we change, and often save, lives thanks
to the generous contributions from donors, members, and community partners.
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