SIMI VALLEY FAMILY YMCA

SUPPORTING YOUTH AND FAMILIES

In today’s technology-driven world, it is harder for young people to develop the skills, assets and experiences to grow into healthy, well-adjusted, happy and productive adults. In many two-parent households, both parents have to work to provide for their children, while single parents are struggling to make ends meet and provide for all their children’s needs. All families benefit from community partners like the Y - to help them support the healthy development of their children. 

One of the learnings through the pandemic has been the value and impact of schools and Y’s collaborating and mutually supporting youth in their academic pursuits as well as social and emotional learning and physical fitness. While many public schools do not have funding for physical education, the Y provides a variety of sports and fitness activities. A larger expanded facility will allow the Y to dramatically increase the after-school youth fitness and enrichment activities to meet this need.

CARING FOR OUR ADULTS AND SENIORS

Many Y members have commented on what a blessing the Y has been for health and well-being. With an enlarged facility, the Y is poised to expand and provide more space that will allow for adding innovative classes for adults and seniors to continue to exercise, socialize and thrive.