The YMCA of Great Houston and your local Katy YMCAs are committed to building stronger communities by providing programs and outreach initiatives to ALL of our neighbors.
MULTIPLYING OUR IMPACT IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA
660,000 People Served, $27 million of community impact
• $7.8M Financial Assistance
• $6.3M YMCA Operation Backpack serving 126,000 youth
• $1.7M Immigration Services
• $410K in camperships and scholarships to YMCA Camp Cullen
• $361K Adaptive Programs
• 10% of all people in the Greater Houston Area were impacted by the Y in 2018
INCREASE SOCIAL EQUITY FOR ALL
• $6.6M in International Services, helping nearly 40,000 refugees and immigrants through resettlement programs since its inception
• $1.1M for teen programs including Y TEEN L.I.F.E., Youth in Government, mentoring, college readiness and service-learning
• $685K in Opportunity Centers including food pantries
IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
• $560K in Education Programs
• $491K in scholarships for Day Camps
• Power Scholars Academy™, a six-week summer program tackling summer learning loss in math and reading and fostering physical and social-emotional growth in low-income children
• A’STEAM: Educational program focused on arts, science engineering and math offered as an afterschool program without cost to schools with 30% or more free and reduced lunch
REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY
• $404K in Community Health classes offering education and support, focusing on specific chronic health issues (e.g., diabetes prevention) to help those in our community gain control of their wellness
• $115,000 in funding for Kamp K’aana, a childhood obesity camp