YOUNG MEN AND WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK AND VICINITY
600 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102 newarkymca.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO BE A RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY FOR ALL.

SINCE 1881, THE NEWARK YMCA HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AN ARRAY OF SERVICES AND IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS LOCAL NEEDS. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, THE NEWARK YMCA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, IN AN EFFORT TO SERVE ALL FAMILIES IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAY, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE NEWARK YMCA IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF YOUTH, PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: LAST YEAR OVER 2,500 PEOPLE FOUND SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SHELTER AT THE Y; OF THIS NUMBER, MORE THAN HALF WERE CHILDREN. THE YMCA PROVIDES SHELTER, FOOD PANTRY, COUNSELING AND REFERRALS. OUR YOUTH SHELTER OFFERS COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, EDUCATION AND OTHER CRITICAL SUPPORT TO TEENS IN CRISIS. YES HAS PROVIDED LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES TO MORE THAN 120 YOUTH OVER THE PAST YEAR. NURTURING CASEWORKERS HELP YOUTH GET BACK TO SCHOOL, RE-ESTABLISH FAMILY BONDS, AND MEET THEIR GOALS. RECENT EVALUATIONS SHOW THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT 90% OF YOUTH WITH AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR TUTORING SERVICES. OUR YMCA ASSISTED 43 RESIDENTS IN OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EACH ADULT WITHIN THE FAMILY WITH NECESSARY ON SITE SERVICES THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. THE PROGRAM GOAL IS TO DECREASE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF RECIDIVISM OF HOMELESSNESS.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: THE YMCA OPERATES AFTERSCHOOL AND CAMP PROGRAMS IN HUDSON AND ESSEX COUNTIES. OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM RUNS AT SEVERAL SITES IN NEWARK AND JERSEY CITY, SERVING MORE THAN 590 STUDENTS. DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS, OUR SCIENCE EXPLORER'S CLUB INTRODUCES CHILDREN TO THE EXCITEMENT OF STEM LEARNING. THE NEWARK YMCA HAS RUN SUMMER CAMPS FOR OVER 100 YEARS AND PARTNERED WITH NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT LAST SUMMER TO LAUNCH A SUMMER LEARNING INITIATIVE FOR 1,200 CHILDREN. THE NEWARK YMCA IS A QUALIFIED PROVIDER SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR CAMP LINWOOD MACDONALD PROVIDES SUPERB ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS IN A RESIDENTIAL CAMP. THIS PAST YEAR WE PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL CAMP FOR APPROXIMATELY 162 CHILDREN.

HEALTHY LIVING: LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 800 CHILDREN TOOK PART IN SWIMMING LESSONS, OUR YMCA COED SWIM LEAGUE, AND FAMILY SWIM CLASSES AT OUR NEWARK AND KEARNY SITES. OUR YMCA ASSISTED 1,013 MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEY MET THEIR HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS IN 2019.

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