Community Involvement


The Greater Joliet Area YMCA prides itself on collborating with 70 schools, services agencies and businesses and in being involved in the community through its participation in over 24 service clubs, councils and chambers of commerce.  In addition to the work the YMCA does with others in the community, the YMCA is proud to works inside it’s buildings to help members, program participants and staff give back to the communites we serve through C.A.S.T, the YMCA’s Caring and Sharing Team. 

Collaborations

Agencies/Businesses
  • Boy Scouts
  • Community Foundation of Grundy County
  • Costco
  • Girl Scouts
  • Harvey Brooks
  • Healthy Connections
  • Joliet Housing Authority
  • Morning Star Mission
  • Plainfield Exchange Club
  • Plainfield Fire Protection District
  • Plainfield Kiwanis Club
  • Plainfield Park District
  • Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
  • Randtand Corp
  • Salvation Army
  • Silver Cross Hospital
  • University of Illinois Extension
  • U.S. Marine Corp Reserve Center
  • U.S. Naval Recruiting Center
  • Village of Plainfield
  • Warren Sharpe Community Center
  • Will County Health Dpt.

Schools:

  • Joliet District 86 -10 schools total
  • Laraway School
  • Minooka District 201 - all 4 elementary and intermediate schools
  • Morris School Districts - 54 and 60C elementary schools
  • Plainfield District 202 - all 28 schools
  • St. Jude Catholic School
  • Troy District 30C - all 5 elementary and 1 middle

Participation in Community Groups

Service Clubs and Councils:
  • Association of YMCA
  • Council for Working Women
  • Holly Club
  • Illinois Alliance of YMCAs
  • Joliet Alliance for Youth
  • Joliet Area Young Professionals
  • Joliet Exchange Club
  • Joliet Rotary Club
  • Morning Star Mission
  • Plainfield Exchange Club
  • Plainfield Lions Club
  • Southwest Suburban Philanthropic Network
  • Unity CDC
  • USF Alumni Committee
  • Will County CED
  • YMCA of the USA Marketing Advisory Group
  • YMCA of the USA National Swimming & Diving

Chambers of Commerce :

  • Grundy County
  • Joliet
  • New Lenox
  • Plainfield
  • Shorewood

Past C.A.S.T. Activities

  • Blood Drives
  • Food Drives
  • School Supply Drives
  • Christmas Giving Tree
  • Supply Collection for the Troops

Become a C.A.S.T Member Today!

C.A.S.T. representatives and the volunteers will be promoting our core values by joining together to do community service projects in the Plainfield and Joliet areas.  Each individual interested in volunteering should complete a volunteer application and state background check. Contact the representative at your branch to get started today. A clean background check and approved volunteer application is required before volunteering may begin.

 

C.W. Avery Family YMCA

15120 Wallin Drive, Plainfield

815-267-8600x210

Kristy Davey

 

Galowich Family YMCA

749 Houbolt Rd, Joliet

815-726-3939x316

Kelly VanDuyne

 

Smith Family YMCA

1350 S. Briggs St, Joliet

815-726-3939x415

Mary Wollgast

Central City YMCA

1350 S. Briggs St, Joliet YMCA

815-726-3939x413

Maurice Fears