Our Y Stories

It can be easy to become intimidated by the idea of working one on one with a fitness professional.  Often people feel they are not “in shape” enough to do so after seeing the trainer with a client doing workouts they know they could not do.   

At the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, we view lifeguards and swim instructors as our superheroes! They keep people safe and spring into action when someone is in need.  

For more than 16 decades, the people of Greater Cleveland have invested in and benefitted from the YMCA, world’s largest charity dedicated to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Without you, there would not be a YMCA of Greater Cleveland. 

Those who come to Y-Haven experiencing homelessness and addiction have many needs, mental and physical. You can help them right now: Just log on to Amazon.com and access the Y-Haven Wish List here.

For November, people may join the Y and pay no join fee if they donate hygiene products which we will give to area shelters as well as our Y-Haven facility, which helps those experiencing addiction and homelessness. If you know someone considering joining the Y, now would be an ideal time! 

More children are getting their education at home than ever. According to the National Home Education Research, there are now nearly five million homeschooled students in the U.S., including children ages 5 to 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through grade 12. In 2019, that number was 2.5 million.