YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
400 E Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 282022606 www.ymcacharlotte.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE IS DEDICATED TO PUTTING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL. INSPIRED BY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, WE WILL GROW OUR REACH, RESOURCES AND IMPACT TO SERVE ALL. THE YMCA'S FOCUS IS ON HEALTHY LIVING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN 2019, THE YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE SERVED OVER 306,000 PEOPLE . THERE ARE 19 OPERATING BRANCHES, ADDITIONAL EXTENSION CENTERS AND 2 RESIDENT CAMPS COVERING A 900 SQUARE MILE FOOTPRINT.

PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.

HEALTHY LIVING: IN 2019, THE YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE OPERATED 19 BRANCHES AND 2 RESIDENT CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE CHARLOTTE METROPOLITAN AREA AND ENRICHED THE LIVES OF OVER 306,000 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. A HEALTH FOCUS AREA OF THE Y IS DROWNING PREVENTION. MORE THAN 14,840 ADULTS AND CHILDREN RECEIVED SWIM LESSONS OR WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTION IN GROUP OR PRIVATE SESSIONS IN 2019. OUR YMCA OPERATES 15 INDOOR AND 11 OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS PLUS 5 SPLASH PARKS AND 10 WATERSLIDES. TWO CAMPS AND ONE BRANCH HAVE LAKE WATERFRONTS FOR SWIMMING, CANOEING AND BOATING RECREATION. ALL ARE MONITORED BY LIFEGUARDS, WHO MUST COMPLTE A 40-HOUR COURSE FOR CERTIFICATION. EACH POOL CONDUCTS EIGHT FULL DRILLS A YEAR. THROUGH AN ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES, THE Y OPERATES ITS SAFETY AROUND WATER PROGRAM. IN 2019, CERTIFIED SWIM INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT OVER 1,200 CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS LIVING IN 30 APARTMENT COMPLEXES HOW TO SWIM, BASIC WATER SAFETY TIPS IN AND AROUND WATER AND CPR SKILLS. IN 2019 THE YMCA SERVED ALMOST 400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING LiveSTRONG AT THE YMCA, YMCA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, ENHANCE FITNESS, YMCA PARKINSON'S AND THE YMCA WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM. LiveSTRONG AT THE YMCA, A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON STRENGTH, ENDURANCE AND FLEXIBILITY FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, WAS OFFERED AT 12 LOCATIONS AND SERVED 172 PARTICIPANTS. THE YMCA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BEHAVIOR CHANGE TO REDUCE WEIGHT AND REDUCE THE RISK OF BECOMING A TYPE II DIABETIC. ENHANCE FITNESS IS A PROVEN COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR FITNESS AND ARTHRITIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS OLDER ADULTS BECOME MORE ACTIVE, ENERGIZED AND EMPOWERED FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE YMCA PARKINSON'S EXERCISE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IMPROVING OVERALL MOVEMENT, BALANCE, COORDINATION AND STRENGTH FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED AS STAGE 1-3. A PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND HELP SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL, SUMMER DAY CAMPS AND RESIDENT CAMPS PROVIDED ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN THAT FOCUSED ON BUILDING CHARACTER, DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS, AND BEING OUTDOORS. BRANCHES PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO 3,231 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND READING SKILLS PRACTICE, EXERCISE AND PLAY TIME. OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVED 1,833 CHILDREN AND INTEGRATE PURPOSEFUL AND INTENTIONALLY PLANNED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE FUN AND ENGAGING WHILE TEACHING VALUABLE SKILLS. BRANCHES PROVIDED SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAMMING TO 11,280 CHILDREN 4 TO 17 YEARS OLD. IN THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT, CHILDREN 1) LEARNED AND MASTERED SKILLS THAT NUTURED THEIR PASSIONS, TALENTS, AND POTENTIAL; 2) BONDED WITH NEW FRIENDS; AND 3) OBSERVED STAFF AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. AT THE TWO RESIDENT CAMPS, 3,301 YOUTH EXPERIENCED OVERNIGHT PROGRAMMING. BY INCORPORATING THE Y'S FIVE CORE VALUES OF HONESTY, CARING, RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT AND FAITH INTO THESE YOUTH PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, THE Y INSPIRED YOUTH TO DEVELOP POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY. SUPPLEMENTING STAFF WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORTED THESE AND OTHER PROGRAMS: SWIM LESSONS, SWIM PROGRAMS, YOUTH SPORTS, RUNNING/WALKING/BIKING CLUBS, ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS, RESIDENT CAMP, DAY CAMP AND CHILD WATCH.

FAMILY LIFE: MECKLENBURG, IREDELL, LINCOLN AND UNION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE THE ASSOCIATION'S SERVICE AREA. STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND AGENCY PARTNERS COLLABORATED AT 19 BRANCHES, TWO RESIDENT CAMPS AND SCHOOLS WITHIN THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO 1) DEVELOP YOUTH CHARACTER AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS, 2) PREVENT DROWNING, 3)IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE FACING HEALTH CHALLENGES AND 4) PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS AND BELONGING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ETHNICITIES, ABILITIES AND INCOME LEVELS. ACROSS ALL MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES, THE YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE ENRICHED THE LIVES OF OVER 306,000 PEOPLE IN 2019. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MY Y PRICING WHICH IS A DISCOUNTED RATE STRUCTURE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM ACCESS BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME. PARENT EDUCATORS AND A COMMUNITY NURSE SERVED 208 FAMILIES IN CHARLOTTE WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE IN THE Y'S PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM INFLUENCES PARENTS' AWARENESS OF THEMSELVES AS TEACHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN AND GUIDES PARENTS ON PRACTICAL MATTERS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH. FAMILIES SERVED EXHIBITED AT LEAST ONE HIGH-NEED PROTECTIVE FACTOR SUCH AS LOW HOUSEHOLD INCOME, LOW PARENT EDUCATION LEVEL OR LACK OF INSURANCE. THE Y OFFERS THE SUMMER Y READERS PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 947 STUDENTS IN 2019. LED BY CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND SUPORTED BY 206 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LITERACY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IMPROVED THE READING SCORES OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS, INCREASING THEIR CHANCE OF MEETING THIRD GRADE READING REQUIREMENTS AND GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME WITH THEIR PEERS. THROUGH PARENTS AS TEACHERS, Y READERS AND BRANCH AFTERSCHOOL AT FOUR SITES, THE Y BEGAN TO TEACH PARENTS THE ABC'S OF ACTIVE READING METHOD THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED FOR TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS. IT IS THE READ ALOUD METHOD THAT CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY AND READ CHARLOTTE ARE SCALING ACROSS MECKLENBURG COUNTY WITH THE AID OF SERVICE PROVIDOR AGENCIES SUCH AS THE Y. TEENS WERE SERVED IN Y ACHIEVERS, A COLLABORATION WITH THE Y, CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG. THIS CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM PREPARES 9TH - 12TH GRADERS TO ENVISION THEIR INDEPENDENCE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND CERTIFIED TEACHERS TEACH WORKPLACE SKILLS, PROVIDE COLLEGE TOURS AND ARRANGE PAID INTERNSHIPS. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, Y ACHIEVERS SERVED 218 STUDENTS. ALL SENIORS GRADUATED AND ARE NOW ATTENDING COLLEGE, BESTING THE 90% GOAL. RESPONDING TO THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG OPPORTUNITY TASK FORCE REPORT (PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2017), THE Y CREATED A SUMMER PROGRAM CALLED LEVEL UP THAT SERVED 2,174 YOUTH AGES 13-17. ENLISTING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, STAFF FROM NINE PARTNERING YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND YMCA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAFF, SUMMER OF OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM PLANNERS ESTABLISHED TEEN-ONLY NIGHTS AT THREE YMCA BRANCHES FOR ADULTS TO INTERACT WITH AND GUIDE TEENS ON BUILDING TRUST AND INCREASING SELF-CONFIDENCE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED NETWORKING, LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SPORTS AND FITNESS CLINICS. IN Y GUIDES, THE Y EMPHASIZED THE VITAL ROLE THAT A DAD PLAYS IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIS CHILDREN. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON TEAMWORK, INDEPENDENCE, COOPERATION AND GOAL SETTING SO THAT CHILDREN EMERGED WITH A GREATER SENSE OF SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL WORTH. THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,088 CHILDREN AND 844 FAMILIES IN 2019.

CAMPING/OUTDOOR: RESIDENT CAMP FOLLOWS AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES. IT IS ONE OF THE, MOST FORMATIVE EXPERIENCES IN A YOUNG PERSON'S LIFE. CAMPERS BUILD CHARACTER VALUES, DEVELOP SELF-RELIANCE, LEARN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND CULTIVATE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. IN 2019, THE Y'S TWO RESIDENT CAMPS SERVED 5,225 CHILDREN IN RESIDENT CAMP AND 1,059 CHILDREN IN DAY CAMP. IN 2019, THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER OPERATED AT CAMP THUNDERBIRD SERVED 11,152 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND 2,393 ADULTS. WITH A FOCUS ON ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGED TEAM-BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) CURRICULUM. THE Y'S CONFERENCE AND RETREAT PROGRAMS SERVED 15,710 ADULTS IN 2019, OFFERING TEAM-BUILDING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ON A YMCA CAMPGROUND.

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