Find Your After School Spot. Find Your Y.

YMCA Before and After School Academy meets the needs of working parents while providing children with a fun, safe, and enriching environment. Our program offers a variety of daily activities including academic support, confidence and character development, fitness, games, healthy snacks, arts and crafts, guest speakers and demonstrations, and more!

Christian Leadership Conference

Come to YMCA Camp Hanes on November 18 to explore your Christian faith as it relates to how you interact with the world around you through camp activities, workshops and times of worship. Learn from our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Gary Chapman, the best-selling author of the 5 Love Languages series. Open to the community!

Let's Get Fit

“Let's Get Fit" is a specialized fitness initiative tailored for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the IDD Community. Through this program, participants enhance their fitness, make new friends, and benefit from the physical and mental well-being within our inclusive YMCA community. A free YMCA membership is included with consistent participation. Donations to the Annual Impact Fund make sure this program is available at no cost!

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40 Years of Mistletoe

Join us December 2, 2023 for a Half Marathon, 5K and Fun Run. The Mistletoe Run is the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina's largest fundraiser and proceeds benefit the children in our community by providing financial assistance and funding for youth programming like swim lessons, summer camp, before and after school care and more!

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Community Impact

We're proud to serve the people of Northwest North Carolina. In 2022, we launched new community programs, invested in our facilities and equipment, and continued to demonstrate that the Y is a safe place for all to focus on their health — spiritually, mentally and physically.

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Teens were provided with a safe space and a free membership

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Meals were served to 2,720 children in our summer day camps

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Dollars in scholarships given for membership and programs

Membership Means More at the Y

All YMCA of Northwest North Carolina members have access to all of our locations and programs. With membership at one branch, you can enjoy full access and amenities at each of our 12 locations.

State-of-the-art fitness equipment

Members have access to quality equipment to help them meet their wellness needs — from cardio training to strength and conditioning, and everything in between.

Pools and exercise facilities

We have 12 branches across a seven county area, with multiple pools (indoor and outdoor!), basketball, racquetball and pickleball courts, training centers, saunas, and much more!

Free group exercise classes

Members get free access to hundreds of group exercise classes including Hot Yoga, numerous Les Mills classes like Body Pump and Body Balance, classes geared towards our Active Older Adults, water fitness classes, and more. Plus, our Virtual Y classes - online classes you can take in the comfort of your home!

Free childcare for members

Members with household memberships can bring their kids to our free Kids Zone (formerly called Child Watch) where we supervise children while parents are at the Y. Kids will play, learn and make friends!

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Help Us Help The Community

From board members to youth sports coaches to smiling greeters, volunteers are the heart of the Y. Becoming a volunteer allows individuals to give back and learn something about themselves in the process. After all, the Y is a nonprofit like no other. Get involved today!

Highlighting Our 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

In 2022, the YMCA of NWNC’s DEI committee made progress on its strategic priorities and prepared for further advancement of key areas in 2023. Progress included training, events, the launch of a new initiative, enhanced community programming and more.

Our Impact in 2022

In 2022, we launched new community programs, invested in our facilities and equipment, and continued to demonstrate that the Y is a safe place for all to focus on their health — spiritually, mentally and physically.

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The YMCA has a mission of helping all people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body. We also strive to turn no one away due to an inability to pay a program or membership fee. Our goal is to serve as many people in the community as possible that can benefit from our services. We can’t do that without your help.

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