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Healthy Kids Day, April 26 2025 10am-1pm
Start your Safe, Healthy and Fun Summer at Healthy Kids Day!
The YMCA is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day® on Saturday, April 26 from 10am-1pm. This free, open to the public, annual event features a variety of family-friendly activities to encourage healthy kids, healthy families and a healthy start to the summer season. For event locations, please visit the Branch web sites.
In celebration of this annual kick-off to summer, we are sharing a list of five activities that we encourage you to share with your kids. The goal is to have them try something new at the Y by promoting a variety of opportunities to get involved in active play – hopefully, this will inspire a lifetime love of physical and mental activity! Share these activities with your children and inspire them to “find their fun” by discovering an activity that they love!
Find Your Swimming Skills with Y Swim Lessons Each year the Y teaches children to swim. This helps them find their CONFIDENCE, teaches a lifelong skill and introduces them to lifelong fun.
Find Your Adventure with Y Summer Camp Summer is a time for kids to explore new things and expand the limits of their imagination. At Y, every day is a new adventure! Whether experiencing the wonder of YMCA Camp Hi-Rock or having a blast with new friends at summer day camp, many children and teens find their ADVENTURE with the Y.
Find your Passion with Y Sports Youth sports are just the start of something bigger– besides teaching healthy living principles, they also teach the value of teamwork, help fuel determination and build character. At Y, we have a variety of programs to help keep children active while igniting their PASSION for something greater.
Find Your Voice with Y Teen Programs We believe young people have the power to change the world. Our teen and young adult programs are designed to help young people develop the skills and confidence they need to lead positive change in our community.
Find Your Curiosity with STEAM Programs Our STEAM programs include activities that help inspire wonder about the world around us. Guiding children to find their CURIOSITY is key to helping them reach their full potential.
Make Your Way to a 5K
Join our ANY WAY TO 5K Challenge and Climb the Leaderboard!
Run, walk, swim, bike, or climb your way to a weekly 5K! Keep your body moving by completing a 5K each week. Track your movement through your watch, phone, or on your own; just don’t forget to record it on our mobile app. Utilize the Y’s treadmills, spin bikes, stair mills, recumbent bikes, or swimming pools to reach your goal. Record one workout per day to get one step closer to completing this challenge!
Joining the challenge is easy! Be sure to record your workouts to earn credit towards the goal.
- Open our Mobile App on your device
- Navigate to the purple My Challenges section
- Select ‘Any Way to 5K’
- Tap ‘Join Challenge’
- Record your workouts (including Group Exercise and Y360 classes) all the way to 5K
WHEN: The Challenge runs from April 1– April 30
24th WALK TO END HOMELESSNESS
Bring your pup and loved ones for the 24th Annual Alpha Community Services YMCA 4-Mile Walk to End Homelessness on Saturday, May 17, 2025! Experience an inspiring morning filled with motivation, community spirit, and a shared mission to raise awareness and vital funds. Walk with purpose and be part of the movement to end homelessness!
Together, as a community, we can end homelessness!
WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2025 • Registration 8:30AM • Walk 9:30AM
WHAT: 4 Mile Walk • Rain or Shine
WHERE: Captain’s Cove Seaport, 1 Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport CT
Register at the Walk: Registration starts at 8:30am
Register on-line: Click to register on-line $35 (until April 30) • $45 (until May 16) • $50 (day of)
Interested in being a Sponsor? Learn more here: 2025 ACSY Walk Sponsor Opportunities, or contact Maria mvalentin@cccymca.org or Melissa mrosado@cccymca.org P 203 366 2809
LOVE Silent Auctions?! Stay tuned! We’ll be sharing our Silent Auction in May
Run, Support, Have Fun
Hamden/North Haven YMCA & New Haven YMCA Youth Center
Family Color Run & 5K Trail Run
Join us on May 17, 2025, for a fun-filled day supporting local youth through the Y’s programs and summer camp scholarships. Your participation helps provide essential services like food, safe spaces, and mentorship for kids and teens in our community.
Event Location:
Camp Mountain Laurel – 2705 Downes Road, Hamden, CT 06518
Race Times:
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Family Color Run: 10:00 AM
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5K Trail Run: 10:30 AM
Registration Options:
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Online: https://givebutter.com/jWtOE3
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In Person: At the New Haven YMCA Youth Center front desk
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Race Day: 9:00–9:30 AM at Camp Mountain Laurel
Fees (Pre-registration):
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Color Run: $30 individual / $250 team
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5K Trail Run: $40 individual / $350 team
Race Day Fees: -
Color Run: $35
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5K Trail Run: $45
First 100 pre-registered participants get a Y giveaway! Water stations provided. Bibs and pins for 5K runners supplied by Race Line Start Services.
Run for a cause. Make an impact. Let’s build a stronger community—together!
Sweat For A Cause
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, June 7
Together we can make a difference in the lives of others.
The Central Connecticut Coast YMCA is dedicated to the health of all people in our community, especially those with chronic disease. Our programs go beyond the physical, they provide a space for social and emotional healing, creating a community of support.
Help us raise funds to support our life-changing programs: LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA, MS YOGA, Programs for People with Parkinson’s such as ROCKSTEADY BOXING; and other evidence-based/chronic disease programs. Most are offered to those who qualify, free of charge.
Please consider a sponsorship: S4C 25 Event Sponosrship Details or if you’d like to be a vendor at our event: S4C 2025 Vendor Details
Summer Camp
SUMMER CAMP, YEAH!
The YMCA believes all kids have great potential and deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. At YMCA day camp, kids and teens can develop skills, self-confidence, new friendships and a sense of belonging – all while having tons of fun.
In order to have fun and thrive, kids of all ages need to feel both physically and emotionally safe. When you drop your child off at a camp, you can rest assured that their total well-being will be supported. Safety is always our number one priority! We keep kids healthy and safe while providing enriching experiences.
As a leading nonprofit committed to nurturing the potential of youth, the Y has been a leader in providing summer camp for over 130 years. Our experienced and caring staff and volunteers model the positive core Y values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility that help build character.
DAY CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN Register early! So that we can maintain camper to staff ratios, we may have session waiting lists.
We can’t wait to see you at Summer Camp! We’ve planned an awesome, activity-packed summer with tons to learn, play and explore.
Locate the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA branch that works best for you and your family! Visit their web page for detailed information about their Summer Day Camp program.
Click here for an overnight camp experience at YMCA Camp Hi-Rock! At the top of Mount Washington, at the end of a winding dirt road, lies Camp Hi-Rock. For more than sixty years, countless children, families, and adults, young and old, have been gathering in this spot to learn from each other, themselves, and their inspiring surroundings. Explore what Camp Hi-Rock has to offer!
School Aged Child Care
Find Your Homework Helper. Find Your Y.
We strive to meet the needs of our families while providing quality experiences for the children in our programs. Where and how children spend their time is vital to their growth and success in life.
We help kids reach their potential and thrive in a safe, trustworthy setting. We support your family needs before school, after school or when your child is required to distance learn. The Y offers a curriculum that aligns with the school day and supports growth in literacy, science, math, science, engineering, arts and technology (STEAM) while infusing the arts, physical activity and fun. We teach kids confidence, encourage self-expression and enrich social development. Providing our youth with the support, encouragement and positive role models that they need, will not only increase their ability to succeed in school but in life. For families, we offer a peace of mind knowing that your child is in a safe and educational program building new relationships and achieving more.
To ensure that all youth have the chance to participate, the Y offers financial assistance to those in need. Please talk with us to learn more. If you’d like to help send a child to child care, you can donate easily on our web site or at our Y. We also participate in the State of CT Care4Kids program.
Please fill out our 2024_2025-CCCY-SACC-Registration-Packet-Fillable-1 and Individual Care Plan_Medicine Authorization form.
Please fill out our 2025_2026 CCC YMCA School Aged Child Care Registration Packet-Fillable and Individual Care Plan_Medicine Authorization forms.
Learn more about our programs at your local Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Branch by clicking on one the links below:
| Bridgeport YMCA | |
| Fairfield YMCA | Soundview Family YMCA |
| Hamden/ North Haven YMCA | Stratford YMCA |
| Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA | Valley YMCA |
| New Haven YMCA Youth Center | Woodruff Family YMCA |
Give To The Y Today
Our will to serve is endless!
Whenever we see a need in our community, the Y stands ready to help with open arms and caring hearts. Thanks to the unwavering support of our donors, volunteers and members, the Y has always been able to adapt and respond to the ever-changing needs of our community.
This year, we are proud to share that together, we have taught children to swim, housed the homeless, provided food to those in need, offered wellness programs for all ages, supported older adults and provided scholarships to many so they could participate at the Y.
We’re asking for your help so that we can continue to support our neighbors and strengthen our community. No matter what challenges the future may bring, we will continue to work together.
Give to Y! Please make a donation by clicking here and choosing the Branch or Annual Campaign scholarship program closest to your heart. Make a donation to help create a stronger community for all.
YMCA360 ON-DEMAND AND LIVE
At the YMCA we believe that when people experience all that our Y has to offer, they will be drawn into supportive, healthier relationships with one another and their community.
YMCA360 is a wellness program benefit that gives you access to virtual classes that support a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Additionally, members can engage in app features that allows you to customize your health and wellness journey. The things you love about the Y, it’s people, places, and programs, are all on YMCA360!
These programs are free to all full-facility members of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCAs.
From your desktop, laptop, tablet, smart TV or mobile device, YMCA360 is available wherever you are with an internet connection. Instructions for access:
- Please visit ymca360.org
- Click the login button
- Enter your email address, click continue
- Enter your zip code, click continue
- Click your YMCA
- You will receive a 6 digit email code, via email
- Enter this code, click continue
- You will be let in!
Please reach out to the Y with questions or check our YMCA360 FAQs for CCCY Members. If you have a recommendation for a new program, please let us know.
