Updates & Events

22nd Annual Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Prayer Breakfast

Uniting as a community to REMEMBER. CELEBRATE. and ACT. Each year the Y of Central Florida brings hundreds of community and business leaders together to celebrate the lives and legacies...

Updates & Events

GREAT TRADITIONS BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES

More than 1,700 runners filled the Marion County YMCA parking lot and fields Thanksgiving morning to participate in our 17th Annual Turkey Trot.   Our annual 5K raises money for...

YMCA of Central Florida President and CEO Dan Wilcox at lectern for the Celebration of Prayer

Press Releases

2013 Press Releases

Get the latest news and developments at the Y of Central Florida, one of Central Florida’s largest nonprofits committed to strengthening the communities it serves. YMCA of Central Florida Honors...

Healthy Living

Helping Lake County Grow healthier and stronger

Every day, your Golden Triangle YMCA helps the people of Lake County grow healthier and stronger. It’s a commitment that our employees take very seriously. Our goal is to help...

Press Releases

The Y Welcomes Dr. Fitz Hill for MLK Day Celebration

Thousands will unite to remember the man who asked: “What are you doing for others?” ORLANDO, Fla. – Dr. Fitz Hill, President of Arkansas Baptist College and Co-Author of “Crackback!”...

Youth Development

Creating a Safe Place for Kids and Families

Evans Hubbard is our Champion of Youth. Each year, he supports a wide range of charitable programs and organizations like the YMCA dedicated to education, youth, community service, health and...

Healthy Living

Youth Sports, More than a Game

Our youth sports program has many great physical and mental health benefits for kids that play. With the childhood obesity epidemic, youth sports are used as an amazing avenue for...

Healthy Living

Keeping Families Together through Healthy Living

At the Lake Nona YMCA, we are intentionally bringing together our diverse neighborhoods and forging a supportive, nurturing and unified community for every man, woman and child in Central Florida. ...

Healthy Living

Tangelo Park Takes on Diabetes

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and as a leading nonprofit committed to improving the nation’s health and well-being, the YMCA of Central Florida is encouraging people in Central Florida...

Healthy Living

The Pillars of a Healthy Family Home

Protect the Right to Play More children than ever are involved in scheduled, structured activities.  Children benefit greatly from unstructured play as well.  According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,...