Family Centers

Ensuring a Brigther Future for Marion County

At the Y, we want to build an even stronger community in Marion County. With a thriving presence already in this local community, we aim to renovate the Y and...

Healthy Living

Relieving Back to School Stress

At the Y, we are committed to come alongside parents and guardians to make this school year a time when kids realize their potential and discover who they are and...

Kids in a Group

Healthy Living

The Makings of a Strong Community in Osceola County

At the Y, we are determined to provide a place where the community can come to be healthy, active, connected and secure. Increasing unemployment rates and foreclosures brought a lot...

Updates & Events

Healthy Living

UNLEASH YOUR INNER CHAMPION

YMCA OLYMPIC CHALLENGE Amazing things happen when our limits are stretched. As the Olympic Games get started, we want our members to have fun as a team and clear personal...

Social Responsibility

2011 Annual Report

The Y sees the potential where others might not. This year’s Annual Report was WE SEE. We are proud to share with you the outstanding accomplishments the Y is making...

Social Responsibility

Howie’s Story

Howie Apple is an inspiration to many. As an aging athlete he wanted to stay as active as he could, then he got the news that he had Parkinson’s Disease....

Youth Development

Our difference: Addressing Childhood Obesity

A visit from Michelle Obama   At about 3:30 pm on Tuesday, July 10 2012 two White House secret service representatives approached our Blanchard Park YMCA Camp coordinator and requested...

Updates & Events

Remembering a Y Champion, Bert Roper

The Y family and the entire community lost a champion, philanthropist, scientist, mentor, teacher and wonderful friend on Wednesday, July 4.  Bert Roper, who started his career tending citrus trees for...