The Rock River Valley YMCA

Our Cause Defines Us

We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why, at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
 

COMMUNITY IS OUR CAUSE

About Us

YMCA of Rock River Valley - Facts by the Numbers:

• The Y impacts about 19,720 individual youth and adult members (over 25,600 annually).
• 19% of downtown members and 7% of Loves Park members receive some level of financial assistance based on need. The value of this assistance in 2010 was $318,117.
• $619,098 was raised from community support in 2010 to fund programs for at-risk kids (annual Strong Kids Campaign, private foundation grants, United Way, and endowment earnings.)
• The Y depends on $1,126,299 in government support to provide needed services like childcare and programs like Teen REACH and Learn to Earn – programs that give youth the skills needed to grow into productive citizens.
• Y programs are offered in over 50 locations in the Rockford community – no one is turned away because of the inability to pay.
• The YMCA of Rock River Valley is one of the largest nonprofit employers in the greater Rockford area, with over 600 full- and part-time staff

Rockford's Y is leading the Pioneering Healthy Community Initiative which addresses youth obesity by coordinating 20 agencies and organizations through program collaboration, and by encouraging public policy change to support healthy living.

Our Strength is in Community

The Y is a nonprofit like no other. That’s because we are in neighborhoods across the Rock River Valley area, we have the presence and partnerships to not just promise, but deliver, positive change.

• The Y is community centered. For nearly 135 years, we’ve been listening and responding to our communities.
• The Y brings people together. We connect people of all ages and backgrounds to bridge the gaps in community needs.
• The Y nurtures potential. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
• The Y has local presence and global reach. We mobilize local communities to effect lasting, meaningful change.