Agency - Dale Turner Family YMCA

We’re an inclusive organization of men, women and children with a shared commitment to nurture the potential of youth, promote healthy living and foster social responsibility.
Mission: To build a community where all people, especially the young, are encouraged to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body.
We live our mission daily, one person and relationship at a time:
•Reaching 171,500 people of all backgrounds, abilities and financial circumstances
•Nurturing 84,000 children to develop their gifts and give back to our community
•Engaging 9,500 volunteers who contribute nearly 90,000 hours of service each year
•Working with 12,000 Partners With Youth Annual Campaign donors investing $4.6 million in local kids and families
Everyone is Welcome
The Y is a membership organization open to all people. We welcome women, men, girls and boys of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations and financial circumstances. Our programs and branches embrace diversity, reflecting the people and needs of our communities.

Description:
At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. We work side-by-side with our neighbors throughout King and south Snohomish counties to help kids and families thrive – and apply their positive behaviors and goals at home, school, the workplace and beyond.
•12 branches
•2 overnight camps
•More than 200 program sites

History:
The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association)was founded in London, England in 1844. The organization began as a Judeo-Christian outreach movement to young working men who moved to London looking for work during the Industrial Revolution. To counter the negative influences of drunkeness and temptations of city life, the YMCA began as a movement based in provided safe lodgings and christian community centered on Bible Study and the practice of healthy christian living.

The YMCA came to the United States of America in 1851. YMCA's spread fast and were soon serving boys and older men as well as young men. After WWI, women and girls became an active part of the YMCA and today over half of all YMCA members and staff are women.

Our journey in Seattle began in 1876 as Dexter Horton and a group of 14 citizens founded the YMCA of Greater Seattle. Today, the association serves more than 164,000 people annually, including nearly 100,000 age 18 and under, primarily in King County and south Snohomish County. The YMCA offers many programs in schools, churches, community centers as well as YMCA owned facilities.

Contact people:

Robin Jones, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Caitlin Cordell, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Jen Landry, Youth Development Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

19290 Aurora Ave N Shoreline, WA 98133 (See a map)