Our Y Stories

Know. See. Respond. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The West Park-Fairview Family YMCA offers a swimming pool, community garden, child watch, personal training, fitness center, and more. Did you know they also have Olympic Weightlifting equipment utilized over the decades to train several nationally recognized Weightlifters?

March is National Women’s History Month! We are celebrating and reflecting on the roles women have held which strengthen communities and advance agendas for the greater good of all. In looking around our region and across the globe, we see promising leadership and vision being shown by many women.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Cuyahoga D.D.) serves more than 13,000 people with disabilities with a mission to support and empower people with developmental disabilities to live, learn, work, and play in the community.

Did you know that one of the most destructive things for your heart and blood vessels is having elevated blood sugar? High glucose levels severely damage your blood vessels, leading to increased heart attack and stroke risks.    The Y has proven programs for people with increasingly higher blood sugar (prediabetes) and those who already have high blood sugar (type 2 diabetes).  

Did you know that Black History Month has roots associated with the YMCA? In 1915, Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alumnus, arrived in Chicago to attend a national celebration of the 50th anniversary of emancipation sponsored by the state of Illinois.