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YMCA of Northwest North Carolina

Welcome to the Kernersville Family YMCA

The Kernersville Family YMCA serves the entire family through youth development programs, healthy living, and social responsibility initiatives, such as the Bright Beginnings program to provide a special back-to-school shopping experience for local students. Explore your aquatic interest with swim lessons, have fun at day camp or on a youth sports team, or reach your wellness goals with group exercise classes.

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We have full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available in multiple departments in branches across the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina.

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Your Kernersville Family YMCA

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Christian Leadership Conference

Our YMCA Christian Leadership Conference is held at YMCA Camp Hanes in King on November 15 8:30am-2:00pm. It's a great event for all to learn how to increase the Christian mission at their Y, camp programs & in the community. It provides Y staff and volunteers with the tools they need as Y leaders and to connect with our community. Our goal is to provide a great experience that’s accessible for many Y staff and volunteers, so the cost for the weekend is only $35 per participant.
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YMCA Bright Beginnings

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our 2025 donors and community partners for your generous support of the YMCA Bright Beginnings program. Because of your generosity and compassion, students in our program stepped into the new school year with confidence, joy, and the tools they need to succeed. With your support, every child received not only essential supplies but also the priceless gift of knowing their community believes in them.

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Dirty Dozen 5K and Fun Run Obstacle Mud Run

Running through mud? Check. Climbing over various obstacles? Check. Crawling in the mud? Check. Running a 5K or Fun Run obstacle course and getting dirty in the name of healthier communities? Check!

Whether navigating the 5K course or the Fun Run course, participants will be challenged as they run through obstacles and test their strength, agility, and stamina. Proceeds from the Dirty Dozen 5K and Fun Run Obstacle Mud Run will benefit people in the community, Y innovative health programs benefiting cancer survivors and other chronic disease programs.

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Partners for a Healthy Community

Branch Amenities

This YMCA offers numerous programs and services dedicated to building healthy, confident, and connected children, adults, and families.

Outdoor Pool
Outdoor Water Park
Indoor Lap Pool
Wellness Center
Training Center
Youth Sports
Kids Zone
Indoor Track
Basketball Courts
Before and After School Academy
Summer Day Camp
Group Exercise Classes
Personal Training
Adaptive programs
Pickleball
Locker Rooms
Racquetball Courts
FIT 3D Body Scanner
Sauna
Whirlpool
Playground

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Our Mission and Impact

YMCA Chaplaincy Program

The Chaplaincy Program is one of the many ways the Y intentionally lives out our mission. Our Chaplains demonstrate the love of Jesus by serving, supporting, and caring for the staff, members, and guests of the YMCA—whether through faith-based programming or simply offering a listening ear and an encouraging word.
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Kernersville National Day of Prayer Breakfast

Please join us for National Day of Prayer at the Kernersville Family YMCA in partnership with the Kernersville Christian Ministry Fellowship. This FREE community event is open to all YMCA members, community members, churches, and leaders. This event will include breakfast, prayer, reflection, and fellowship. Mark your calendars and start your day inspired.THURSDAY, MAY 1
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Support the Y

At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. You can help kids learn, grow and thrive, as well as ensure no one is ever turned away due to the inability to pay. Donations provide financial assistance to make Y programs available to everyone in our community.

Every gift makes a difference. Everyone has a role to play. Together, we can do so much more.

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Our Mission: "Helping all people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body."

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