What We Offer - For Kids
The YMCA has long been at the forefront of providing quality, low-cost programming for youth. Our programs are run by caring, experienced staff with a focus on youth development principles: safety, relationship building, skill building, community involvement, and meaningful youth participation.
Building Futures Mentoring Program »
Building Futures Mentoring is a program created to address the mental health counseling needs of youth.
YMCA childcare provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where children experience a curriculum rich in cognitive and creative skill building.
YMCAs have long been a place where families come together. Our family and parent/child programs promote intergenerational bonds and community socialization.
After School Programs When children enter a YMCA After School program, another world of imagination and growth opens up.
Through YMCA pre-school, children embark on a voyage of learning with a curriculum that addresses the development of the whole child; spirit, mind and body.
YMCA youth sports programs encourage and promote healthy and strong kids, families and communities.
If you drop your kids off at ChildWatch while you workout, they will have fun playing age games in this semi-structured and supervised program using a variety of equipment.
Did you know that modern swim instruction was invented at the YMCA in the first indoor pool in America?
YMCA Summer Day Camp provides youth with supervised activities that teach core values, conflict resolution and leadership skills.
We use our old-growth redwood forest and a bio-diverse environment of nearly 1,000 acres as platforms to educate and inspire people about the natural world.
Kids express themselves through music, dance, and other creative outlets through YMCA programming often partnering with other arts based organizations.
Facility Rentals/Birthday Parties »
We also offer conference room and business meeting accommodations – from our downtown location at the Embarcadero YMCA to our Point Bonita YMCA.
Experience a week of camp at our 900+ acre facility nestled among old-growth redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains.