Page 6 - 2024 Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Annual Report

BUILDING
FOR TOMORROW
Globally the YMCA has been building mind, spirit and body for all
for over 180 years!
Our wide array of health and wellness
programming makes us the go-to for a
variety of initiatives. These include: the Y
Diabetes Prevention Program, Pedaling
for Parkinson’s, personal training and
Enhance® Fitness - a CDC-designated
Falls Prevention Program that improves
the quality of life for those with arthritis
through low-impact exercise. Not only do
these programs provide fitness, but also
social opportunities that help participants
get healthier and build new friendships,
which helps strengthen our communities.
provides low-impact weekly sessions that
help develop coordination and decrease
deconditioning (fatigue) resulting from
cancer treatment. Thrivers offers the
household family and participant a 12-week
free YMCA membership to take group
exercise classes, swim/play in the pool,
use the wellness floor and enjoy all Y
member perks.
This year we also launched the Thrivers
Club, a cancer support group for children
ages 6-17. The free 12-week initiative
A healthy community is a happy community
and one that looks to tomorrow while
coming together today. It is our privilege
to bring people together over shared
interests. Book Club, Pickleball, Providing
Connectedness to Seniors – and more –
we are For All.
714,826
healthy meals and nutritious
snacks provided to kids as
part of the Y’s out-of-school
meal programs.
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