10/28/2026
🍂 Impact-𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟: Helping Kids Grow in Confidence and Beyond
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘺𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘠𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.
The impact of the Y reaches far beyond the activities we offer. It’s in the confidence a child gains, the friendships they build, and the excitement they feel when they discover something new.
For seven-year-old Cody, the YMCA has been an important part of that journey. His parents, Alyssa and Chris, credit his growth to his participation in our childcare programs, swim lessons, and experiences at Camp Kresge.
As his parents shared: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯—𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰.” 💙
That’s what the Y is all about: creating opportunities for children to discover their potential, build confidence, and thrive at every stage.