Empowering teens to reach their full potential!
In 2022, the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina piloted a Teen Referral Membership initiative — REACHING OUR POTENTIAL. This initiative provides students aged 11-18 years old in our communities with a membership to access the Y’s fitness facilities, group exercise classes, basketball courts, swimming pools, and so much more.
In a world full of isolation and unrest that’s present in our own communities, it is more important than ever that we keep our young people engaged in positive experiences in healthy, safe environments. Programs such as REACHING OUR POTENTIAL help students cultivate the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement to help teens reach their full potential.
What is included in the initiative:
- A Reaching Our Potential Teen Membership through August of the teen's high school graduation year (based on program eligibility and good standing)
- Access to resources provided through the Y by community partners
- 20% discount on select YMCA of Northwest North Carolina programs
- Employment opportunities across our association
See below for a list of schools and community partners. If you don't see your school listed please contact your local YMCA branch.
Questions? Contact your local branch today to get more information. If you have any questions regarding registration, you may contact the YMCA of NWNC Member Service Center at memberservice@ymcanwnc.org, or call 336 777 8055, option 8.
North Carolina Counties Served
- Alexander
- Davie
- Forsyth
- Iredell
- Stokes
- Wilkes
- Yadkin
Potential Community Partners
- Action4Equity
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Church Groups
- Crosby Scholars (Iredell County)
- Crosby Scholars (Winston-Salem)
- Davie County Schools
- Forsyth County Public Safety Center
- Gear Up
- Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (GIDE)
- Hispanic League
- Iredell Statesville Schools
- Latino Community Services
- My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper of Winston-Salem
- My Brothers Second Chance
- Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods
- Novant Health
- Safe Kids Northwest Piedmont
- Salem College
- Stokes County Schools
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Wake Forest University
- Wilkes County Schools
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
- Winston-Salem Police Department
- Winston-Salem State University
- Yadkin County Schools
Additional Information for Schools and Community Partners
For students to be eligible for this initiative, they must demonstrate a need for a positive SEL (Social emotional learning) environment, be enrolled in and attending middle or high school, and must meet at least one of the following:
- Currently in the foster care system
- High risk of not graduating due to academic or attendance challenges
- Low income
- Single-parent household
Contact your local YMCA for more information if you are a school provider or community partner.