In Bridgeport, the YMCA has provided programming since 1884 and youth services since 1929. We offer the greater Bridgeport community access to affordable child care, youth and teen programs, summer camp, youth swim lessons and safety around water programming. Learn more about the Bridgeport YMCA and how you can become a youth member.
Hours of Operation:Monday – Friday: 7:30 am-5:30 pm |
Address & Phone:850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 Ralphola Taylor Community Center 790 Central Ave, Bridgeport Kolbe Education Center 401 Kossuth St, Bridgeport |
At the Y, there are no strangers – only friends you haven’t met yet. Explore what the Y has to offer. Join today with a $0 joining fee.
Offer Expires March 16, 2025. Financial Assistance may be available. The Y is committed to all.
The Y is a charitable, not-for-profit, community organization that welcomes everyone! The Y is more than a building, it’s the people – people from all backgrounds who come together to improve their lives, nurture their families and help their neighbors. People like you!
Financial Assistance may be available. Click here to learn more about our member benefits! Stop by for a tour. We look forward to meeting you!
Stop by for a tour whenever we’re open!
CapoeiraStart your journey into Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts Capoeira. Our beginner and advance classes provide a welcoming environment where all students can learn basic Capoeira movements, sequences, and rhythms at their own pace while building strength, flexibility, and coordination.
WINTER II SESSION: March 10 – April 25
WHEN: Monday, Wednesday & Friday
TIME: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
AGES: Ages 7 – 17
WHERE: 850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. 06604
FEE: $25
Youth Membership Required
Offensive Basketball Skills Sessions at the Bridgeport YMCADid you know basketball was invented at the Y? For more than 130 years, the Y has been the place for sneaker squeaks, bounce passes and crisp swishes. Develop your game at the home of hoops.
Develop your fundamental skills, teamwork, strategy, and sportsmanship with Coach Robert Mitchell, former Head Varsity coach at Sacred Heart Academy, NY and the Running Rebels AAU Basketball organization and the #1 player development trainer in NY.
WHEN: March 17-April 27
TIMES: Monday & Wednesday 5:30pm – 6:30 pm
AGES: 7-12
GRADES: 2-7
WHERE: 850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. 06604
Youth Membership Required
FIND YOUR FUN, FIND YOUR Y AT HEALTHY KIDS DAY!The Bridgeport Y and the Alpha Community Services Y are hosting their 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 Come and celebrate with us! We’ll have special demonstrations, activities, and vendors including:
And much more!
WHEN: April 26
TIME: 10am-1pm
WHERE: Bridgeport YMCA, 850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport CT
The 24th Annual Alpha Community Services YMCA Walk to End Homelessness will be an inspiring and impactful morning! Bring your loved ones and be part of a group dedicated to making a real difference. We promise an uplifting atmosphere filled with motivation, community spirit and the shared goal of spreading awareness while raising vital donations.
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 Early Bird $30 (until March 1) • $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
SUMMER is a time for kids to be kids!Y Day Camp is the place to make every precious summer day a great one! Because the YMCA believes all kids have great potential and deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve.
The Bridgeport YMCA Summer Day Camp provides kids with a safe, healthy, familiar, and fun-filled environment for them to explore, build confidence, develop skills, make lasting friendships and memories so they can grow as individuals and leaders. For families, day camp offers a peace of mind knowing that your child is in a safe and enriching place.
Learn more: 2025 Bridgeport YMCA Day Camp Brochure and 2025 Bridgeport YMCA Day Camp Parent Handbook
To register, please fill out the Registration Packet: 2025 Bridgeport YMCA Day Camp Registration Packet-Fillable
If your child will require special assistance or medicine while at camp, these forms may also be required: Individual Care Plan_Medicine Authorization.
If you would like to apply for financial assistance, please fill submit this application: CCCY-Financial-Assistance-Application_C4K-Forms
YMCA Camp Hi-Rock is a sleepaway located in Western Massachusetts. We are nestled among 1,000 acres in the Berkshire Mountains, surrounded by conservation forest, and centered around our pristine, private, ninety-acre lake. This gives us the ideal backdrop for the wide variety of activities we offer, which include swimming, climbing, water skiing, archery, sailing and arts & crafts among many others. Camp Hi-Rock is dedicated to the growth and development of all of the participants we serve. We seek to help each camper develop his or her sense of personal worth and responsibility as a cooperative member of a group. In addition, we want campers to discover, learn, cultivate new skills, develop healthy lifestyles, create meaningful relationships, and become more caring, honest, respectful and responsible people.
Please visit us at the Bridgeport YMCA for a drop-in information session to speak face to face with a camp representative, view camp videos and slides, and learn more!
WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Can’t make it? Please check out our website for alternative dates and locations including virtual information sessions and open houses on camp in the spring: Click here
Alpha Community Services YMCA has activated a Warming Center at the Southend Community Center, 650 Park Avenue in Bridgeport. It is open 7pm-7am to serve those in need. All health and safety protocols are being followed.
30 cots are available, individuals welcome, coffee, water, dinner and light breakfast served. Showers and laundry services also available.
Social services are also being provided at the Alpha Community Services YMCA team. Our team is available to assist our clients and community.
Now through April 1, 2025.
AGES: 8 weeks – 5 years
Child care programs help youngsters gain self-confidence and social skills while developing positive attitudes about school and learning. Our programs are NAEYC accredited and allow parents to go to work with peace of mind knowing that their children are being cared for in a safe, structured and fun environment. We are committed to providing a safe, loving environment for your child and aspire to meet his/her needs while promoting physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.
Our programs develop weekly curriculum with age-appropriate activities and indoor and outdoor learning experiences. Our program at the Kolbe Education Center participates in the CACFP Food Program to ensure that all children receive healthy meals and snacks throughout the day.
Learn more: Bridgeport Y 2024 2025 Early Learning Brochure and Bridgeport Y ELC Parent Handbook 2024-25
To register: 2024-25-CCC-YMCA-Early-Learning-Child-Care-Registration-Packet-Fillable
WHERE:
Kolbe Education Center, 401 Kossuth Street – 203 332-6447 (Ages 8 weeks – 5 years)
Bridgeport YMCA, 850 Park Avenue – 203 334-5551 (Ages 3-5 years)
WHEN: Monday – Friday
TIME: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
FEE: Fees are based on a sliding fee scale. CCCY-Financial-Assistance-Application-Materials
Care 4 Kids helps low to moderate-income families in Connecticut pay for child care costs. This program is sponsored by the State of Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (also called DSS).
To learn more about Care 4 Kids, take a look at this website. You can look at the site to find out how the program works, who is eligible, and more. http://ctcare4kids.com/
When a friend you’ve referred joins the Y, we’ll thank you by giving you a FREE membership month.
There’s no limit to how many friends you refer and there’s no limit to how many FREE months you can receive.
Being with friends is always more fun for you and your family.
Serving Bridgeport children ages 3 & 4 years
At the Bridgeport Y, kids try new things, build their confidence, make new friends and smile every day. Affordable tuition. Care 4 Kids accepted.
Openings Available. Enroll your child today!
YMCA Kolbe Education Center, 401 Kossuth Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608 P 203 332 6447
YMCA PALS V, 850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 P 203 334 5551
