Stanwood-Camano YMCA

Mission

Our mission at the YMCA of Snohomish County is to inspire, nurture, and strengthen culturally vibrant communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. 

Description

For 120 years, the YMCA of Snohomish County has faced our region's greatest challenges. Your Y is the longest sustaining nonprofit organization in Snohomish County. Through good times and tough times, the Y has continued to provide essential services that build the foundation of community.

Very few organizations, for profit or nonprofit, are able to be relevant, nimble, connected and valued for 120 years. When young men migrated to urban centers from family farms looking for work, they relied on the Y for lodging and healthy activity. When women began entering the workforce, they looked to the Y for night school training. As new immigrants have come to our communities, they turn to the Y for language education and job skills. When GIs got off their ships after WWII, young soldiers stayed at the Y until their trips home were confirmed. With the baby boom, families turned to the YMCA for child care and family programs. Over the years, the Y has invented summer camp, swim lessons, basketball, night school, English Second language classes, the USO, Youth and Government and hundreds of other important elements of the American lifestyle - the Y is woven into the fabric of Snohomish County and our nation.

Today during these challenging times, the Y is stepping up. When schools were closed, we launched Emergency Child Care for first responders, health care workers, and essential personnel. Through our partnerships with school districts, we are providing food security for students and families across the Snohomish County. We also started senior outreach where Y staff reach out to our seniors to check in and reduce isolation and depression. And we even continue to provide support for the health and well-being of our community by launching Y at Home, a virtual YMCA that is completely free for all to use during the Stay Home Stay Healthy order. All donations made during Give Big will benefit our COVID Response Fund which supports this work in our community.

Make a gift of support to the YMCA of Snohomish County. Give generously. Play an active role in ensuring the YMCA is prepared to continue to support the families and communities that comprise Snohomish County. We are committed to you and to the well-being of everyone we serve. Together, we can strengthen our community during these turbulent times. We will celebrate the doors of the Everett, Marysville, Mill Creek, Mukilteo, Monroe, and Stanwood-Camano YMCA's opening once again. In the meantime, know your Y is working hard in the community every day to support those who support us and to care for our neighbors. Stay connected and stay well.