The YMCA Mission
To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
At the Birmingham YMCA we build ...
... Strong Kids
Only at the Birmingham YMCA can youth participate in programs like child care, camping, sports, and leadership development; programs that:
- Provide a safe, nurturing environment
- Develop life skills
- Instill positive values
Only at the Birmingham YMCA can families combine recreation with programs that provide relevant opportunities for children and their parents to relate with each other. YMCA family programs can:
- Create meaningful family time
- Reinforce parents' effort to instill values
- Strengthen parent-child bonds
- Support the family structure
Only at the Birmingham YMCA can human service agencies collaborate to create a strengthened sense of community. YMCA family programs are:
- Accessible to everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, or socioeconomic background
- Benefit everyone by providing a sense of belonging
- Offer community-based initiatives that help under gird our neighborhoods and cities.
- Offer a chaplaincy program with the of purpose elevating the spiritual profile of YMCA programs and activities for adults and children and to enhance the spiritual dimension of its service to the community.
