Youth Development — Greater Joliet Area YMCA

Greater Joliet Area YMCA Offering College Finance and Scholarship Awareness Workshop on February 11

January 31, 2023

The Greater Joliet Area YMCA is excited to host a free workshop for area students on Saturday, February 11.

Free and open to the community, the Y’s ‘Planning For Your Future – College Financial Awareness’ workshop will be offered in partnership with the Give Back scholarship program. Participants will learn about the Give Back scholarship process and identify additional financial resources that may be available to them prior to entering college.

Refreshments will also be served.

Location:
Galowich Family YMCA
749 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431

To learn more about the YMCA’s Teen Achievers program click here or contact:

Stephen Franklin
Teen REACH and Teen Achievers Director
[email protected]
(815) 726-3939, ext. 315

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Morris Community YMCA Receives Approval from City’s Development Review Committee

January 26, 2023

The Morris Community YMCA’s Capital Campaign celebrated a significant milestone earlier this month when the City of Morris’s Development Review Committee approved the site and facility plan for the new Morris Hospital YMCA. Construction of the new YMCA facility, which will be built in partnership with Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers on land adjacent to Morris Grade School, will begin later this year.

To learn more about the Morris Community YMCA’s Capital Campaign, please contact Chief Operating Officer Missy Durkin at (815) 513-8080.

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Registration for Morris Community YMCA Youth Baseball and Softball Programs is Underway

January 12, 2023

The Morris Community YMCA is excited to announce our t-ball, baseball and softball programs for this spring! Program details can be found below:

2023 Dates: May 6-June 24

Practices will begin the week of April 24, with games getting underway the weekend of May 6. Games will be played on Saturdays at Goodwill Park for T-Ball Tots, T-Ball, Pinto Baseball, and 8U Softball. Mustang Baseball games will be played at McKinley Park. Rescheduled games will be held on practice nights. There will be no games on Saturday, May 27.

T-Ball Tots
Ages: 3-4 years old
REGISTER TODAY

T-Ball
Ages: 5-6 years old
REGISTER TODAY

T-Ball League Rates
Facility Members – $95
Community Members – $110

Pinto Baseball
Ages: 7-8 years old
REGISTER TODAY

Mustang Baseball (NEW)
Ages: 9-10 years old
REGISTER TODAY

8U Girls Softball
REGISTER TODAY

Baseball and Softball League Rates
Facility Members – $110
Community Members – $125

REGISTER BY MARCH 13 AND SAVE

Registration fees will increase by $25 after March 13, 2023. Uniforms will not be guaranteed by the first game for those players who register after March 13.

For more information, please contact:
Sports Director Chris Interial
Phone: (815) 513-8080 ext. 514
Email: [email protected]

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Galowich Family YMCA Offering Exciting Youth Programming in New Innovation Center

January 3, 2023

Kids, ages 10 and up, are invited to check out the new Innovation Center at the Galowich Family YMCA! This new space features a healthy eating kitchen, 3D printers, a sewing machine, and additional Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) equipment. Special winter programs that will be available in the Teen Center include:

Vinci’s Art Club
Ages 10-14
Mondays from 6:30-7:15 p.m.

Find yourself and express yourself! Join the YMCA for a 5-week art-focused session in our brand new Teen Center. The program will explore, discover, and incorporate many different elements of art into our activities! Join us for a unique experience

Cost:

Winter 1* – $36 for Facility Members, $72 for Community Members*

Winter 2 – $45 for Facility Members, $90 for Community Members

Centered on Snacks
Ages 10-14
Wednesdays from 6:30-7:15 p.m.

It’s all about balancing snacking with fruits, veggies, and healthy grub. Join the YMCA in learning more about making healthier snack choices! Our staff and the new kitchen are equipped to provide knowledge and to show our teens how they can fuel themselves with healthy food.

Cost:

Winter 1* – $36 for Facility Members, $72 for Community Members*

Winter 2 – $45 for Facility Members, $90 for Community Members

*Prorated rate.

Teens and Technology
Ages 10-14
Thursdays from 6:30-7:15 p.m.

Coding, printing, specs, and tech! Find your inner innovator with the Y’s new technology program. This unique experience will provide you with opportunities to explore and learn more than ever before about technology!

Cost:

Winter 1* – $36 for Facility Members, $72 for Community Members

Winter 2 – $45 for Facility Members, $90 for Community Members

*Prorated rates.

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Cuttin Edge Lawn to Landscaping Donates $25,000 to Morris Community YMCA Capital Campaign

December 28, 2022

The Morris Community YMCA’s Capital Campaign, which is raising funds to develop a new 50,000-square-foot YMCA and healthcare center adjacent to Morris Grade School, is excited to announce a generous $25,000 gift from Cuttin Edge Lawn to Landscaping, which will be recognized in the future full facility.

For more than a decade, the Morris Community YMCA has been serving residents in Grundy County by offering programs in the areas of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. To further grow its impact in the community, the Y announced plans in 2018 for the development of a new full-facility in partnership with Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers. While the YMCA hopes to open this new facility within the next several years, the size, scope, and timing will ultimately be determined by the generosity of the community in support of this project.

“Support from area businesses like Cuttin Edge shows the excitement for the YMCA in Morris and the surrounding communities,” Chief Operating Officer Missy Durkin said. “We are moving closer and closer to our goals every day, and we are looking forward to the impact these gifts will make on our future.”

To learn more about the Morris Community YMCA’s Capital Campaign, please contact Chief Operating Officer Missy Durkin at (815) 513-8080 or visit www.jolietymca.org.

Pictured above (left to right): Greater Joliet Area YMCA Chief Operating Officer Missy Durkin, Cuttin Edge Lawn to Landscaping’s Brittany and Blake Becker, and Morris Capital Campaign Leadership Cabinet Member and Corporate Committee Co-Chair Steve Barr.

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Make an Impact: Support the YMCA Mission Strong Fund Today

December 22, 2022

For over 95 years, the Greater Joliet Area YMCA has been a mainstay in our community, providing much-needed programs and services for children, families, and adults living in Will and Grundy Counties.

Each year families spend quality time together in a safe and welcoming environment, seniors become physically stronger and experienced a sense of community, and children of all ages have the opportunity to learn and thrive in our summer camp and before and after school programs. Most importantly, the Y is a place where everyone is welcome and no one is turned away due to the inability to pay.

To ensure that the Y’s mission can continue to thrive, and to help those in our community who need it most, we need your support now more than ever. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the YMCA Mission Strong Fund.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all gifts to the YMCA are tax-deductible. Gifts made online or postmarked by December 31 are eligible for deduction on your 2022 income taxes.

Make a Tax-Deductible Gift to the Y Today

DONATE NOW

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