The YMCA Kingston and Ulster County is a private not-for-profit, community-based organization providing social, health, physical education and recreation services to the residents of Ulster County.
YMCA programs includes school-age child care, health enhancement / fitness classes, summer camps, swim lessons for all ages, special scholarship programs for low-income youth and families & physical rehabilitation programs. The YMCA serves all groups from infants to seniors.
The Y is a cause-driven nonprofit focused on three areas of impact: youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
Youth Development
Nurturing the potential of every child and teen
We believe all kids have potential and should have the opportunity to discover who they are, express themselves, and be nurtured in all their possibility.
Healthy Living
Improving Ulster County’s Health & Wellbeing
We believe that everyone has the desire to be well and that well-being is best cultivated by providing supportive relationships and environments. We also believe that all people should have the opportunity to be well in spirit, mind, and body.
Social Responsibility
Giving Back and Providing Support to Our Neighbors
We believe that we have a duty to try to help where help is needed. We believe that with support, resources and guidance, people can improve their own lives and the lives of others.
Mission Statement:
“The YMCA is an open, inclusive, interfaith movement which advocates Christian principles through programs that build character, respond to community needs and help build spirit, mind & body for all”
Bridging, Belonging, and Activating For All
The Y has served as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community for more than 160 years. Driven by its founding mission, the Y empowers everyone, no matter who they are or where they’re from, ensuring access to resources, relationships, and opportunities so all can learn, grow and thrive. The Y encourages everyone to treat each other with caring, honesty, and respect and to be responsible members of their community.
By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in Kingston, Ulster County, and beyond.
Y’S COMMITMENT TO FOR ALL
The Y is an open organization that puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build everyones’ healthy spirit, mind and body.
The Y is committed to partnering with young people to create stronger communities for all. We envision a future in which all people – no matter who they are or where they come from – get the support they need, when they need it, to reach their full potential.
The Y is the leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose and each other.
Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility
Welcoming, Genuine, Nurturing, Hopeful, and Determined