ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Help Us Build Brighter Futures at the New Haven YMCA Youth Center.
There’s no place like this place – and right now, your support matters more than ever.
At the New Haven YMCA Youth Center, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to grow, achieve and belong. For decades, we’ve been a trusted space for youth and families across New Haven – offering programs that inspire confidence, promote wellness and create lasting connections.
But today, many families in our community are facing rising costs, limited access to youth programs and growing financial stress. That’s where you come in.
Your donation helps us:
Provide safe, nurturing spaces where children and teens can learn, play and thrive.
Offer affordable childcare and youth development programs that support working families.
Deliver health and wellness opportunities that build stronger bodies and minds.
Foster a community of compassion, encouragement and belonging for all.
When you give to the New Haven YMCA Youth Center, you’re not just donating – you’re investing in the future of our city.
You’re helping one child, one family, one life at a time.
Join us. Give today. Help us keep this place strong because..
There’s no place like this place, There’s no place like the Y.
The Central Connecticut Coast YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, charitable community service organization, EIN: 06-0662195. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your generous financial donation.
BE A PART OF SOMETHING: VOLUNTEER AT THE Y
Your generosity and the generosity of other like-minded members of our community is the core of our organization’s success. Volunteer opportunities at the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA run the gambit, from one-time commitments such as working to raise funds to support our Financial Assistance programs, to helping at a special event, to longer-term opportunities such as coaching youth and teen sports and tutoring youth.
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING WITH THE YMCA
The YMCA offers volunteers a chance to improve the lives of children and families and to make our communities stronger. In addition to feeling great about your efforts, volunteers have the opportunity to:
- Experience personal growth
- Create opportunities for your neighbors to participate at the Y
- Give back to the community through service to others
- Explore and/or discover a hidden passion
- Expand knowledge and skills through training and hands-on experiences
- Fulfill community service requirements for school credit
- Develop new relationships and make friends
- Gain community service experience to add to college, financial aid, scholarship and employment applications
- Learn, grow and HAVE FUN!
Volunteers are critically important to carrying out our mission, so we ask our program volunteers to go through an application and screening process similar to that of our paid staff members. You are a part of the team! This process ensures that the best fit is made between you and the program you are working with, while also ensuring we adhere to our safety protocols.
Volunteer Leadership
Focused on creating lasting personal and social change for our community
The New Haven YMCA Youth Center is governed by our Board of Managers that consists of volunteers from throughout the community.
- Judith Acampora
- Devin Gallipoli
- Sharon Jones
- Paul Lutsky
- Lily Mueller
- Rich Ng
- Andrew Patrick, Chair
- Robert Rice
- Aaron Scott
- Kebra Smith-Bolden
- Tanika Wilson