2023 Impact Highlights
Here are some of the highlights of what we accomplished together in 2023:
- There are over 8,000 active Shasta Family YMCA facility members.
- An average of 80 children per day played in Child Watch while their parents worked out or enjoyed the cafe.
- Over 1200 active senior members were given the opportunity to engage in programs, classes, and activities while building valuable friendships and connections.
- Over $280,000 in Financial Assistance was awarded to youth, families, and adults to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
- 120-130 meals served daily to youth in our various afterschool programs.
- More than 250 youth visit the Y daily.
- Over 1600 youth participants learned how to swim and basic water safety skills.
- Last summer, 237 youth participants experienced the joys of Summer Day Camp.
- At our annual Camp McCumber resident camp, 234 campers explored nature, discovered new talents, and made new friendships and memories to last a lifetime.
- Over 300 children tackled summer learning loss while finding support for academic, physical, social, and emotional development at the Y's Power Scholars Academy.
The Best Summer Ever!
The Y has been providing summer camps and youth programs for generations.
Each Summer, youth have the opportunity to explore nature, discover their talents, try new interests, gain independence, and make lasting friendships and memories at our annual overnight camp hosted at Lake McCumber. Campers engage in daily activities including canoeing, fishing, archery, arts and crafts, hiking, campfires, chapel, and sports. For generations, positive experiences are made at Camp McCumber.
Y Summer Day Camps offer experiences to keep youth having fun all summer long. From fostering creativity to building a sense of accomplishment and belonging, we help kids flourish by surrounding each child with support, guidance, and fantastic opportunities to discover, learn, and try until they succeed. We are dedicated to providing enriching opportunities in a fun and adventurous atmosphere at all of our locations.
In May, we offered free swim lessons to help address the needs of swimming and water safety in our community. Last year, we were able to provide 423 youth safety swim lessons free of charge. Swimming at the Y helps people thrive, in and out of the water. As the community’s leader in swim instruction, we deliver swim lessons and water safety instruction to hundreds of children each year, helping swimmers of all ages gain confidence in the water, overcome fears, and build skills to last a lifetime.
Swim Grant Awarded
The Shasta Family YMCA was chosen as one of 124 youth programs from the USA Swimming Foundation’s nationwide network of swim lesson providers to receive grant money in 2024. The grant award will go toward the Y’s First Grade Learn to Swim Program's continued efforts to provide free swim lessons to children in our community. We are thrilled to be chosen for this grant. The money we received will be put toward our goal of graduating 300 new kids from our First Grade Learn to Swim program.