Provide Fitness Opportunities for YWCA Children and Families

We believe in the words Healthy Me. Healthy Community. and we believe you do as well. Every day we provide resources for our community to become healthier, whether it is as a health and fitness member, a Women’s Triathlon triathlete, or to one of the over 2,000 children and youth we serve each year.

By making a donation to the YWCA of Minneapolis you support our work to make a positive impact in the community.

Your donation will help the YWCA continue and strengthen our community programs. For example:

The Swim for Change program was launched in 2007 to fight the statistic that “over the past five years, people of color have been nearly twice as likely to drown as white people living in Hennepin County” (MN Department of Health). Swim for Change provides access to swimming lessons for the 2000+ children and youth we are already serving in our Early Childhood Education and Girls & Youth programs

The YWCA Strong Fast Fit youth program has offered culturally specific fitness and nutrition classes that address health disparities in the Latino and Native American communities to 120 girls, boys and their families. 76% have already demonstrated measurable improvements in health, and are learning how to make positive lifestyle choices that will benefit them for many years to come.

Each year the Health and Fitness scholarship program awards youth, adults and families health and fitness scholarships to support their commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Last fiscal year, over 2,900 individuals and families received scholarships.

Give a gift in honor of a friend, family member or training buddy this holiday season!

Thank you for making fitness a priority in your life and for helping others to do the same.