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The YMCA Is More Than Just A Gym
It’s a place where you can achieve your personal health and wellness goals while having a blast with a supportive community. We have fun, healthy programs for all ages. When you become a member of the Y, you’re helping build a stronger, connected community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Best of all, there are no contracts ever!
We Asked, You Delivered!
YMCA Members shopped and scoured their own pantries for canned and nonperishable goods to donate to the Food Bank of North Alabama during the YMCA's ann...
What Is Your Family Culture: Five Days of Action
A pre-determined set of values around bodies and boundaries can go a long way toward protecting your kids from sexual abuse. It can help kids understand what...
Keep Kids Safe & Busy: Five Days of Action
With changes to your regular routines, are you looking for ways to keep your kids busy and safe at the same time? When thinking through activities, it’s im...
Keeping Kids Safe Online: Five Days of Action
There is a lot going on these days – and you may feel like you don’t have everything figured out. It’s ok - take it one day at a time.
Are your kids sp...
Taking One Day at at Time, the YMCA Pledges to Protect Children During Five Days of Action
As we near Halloween, a holiday traditionally associated with wholesome fun for children, costumes and trick-or-treating, the Heart of the Valley YM...
Discover Your Passion at the YMCA Job Fair
Celebrate Welcoming Week by #CreatingHomeTogether
Families can explore customs and foods of other cultures at home to teach diversity and inclusion during Welcoming Week.
At Heart of the Valley YMCA, we be...
Take Our Survey: Member Programs
What can the YMCA offer that will enrich your life? We are planning our next season of programs for adults & families, and we would like your help! We've...
What Do Your Kids Like to Do?
What can the YMCA offer that will enrich your child's life? We are planning our next season of programs for children, and we would like your help! We've crea...
Youth in Government Alumna Receives Full-Ride Scholarship
Malena Leon Hidalgo graduated from Austin High with a 4.03 GPA after having little grasp of English as a freshman.
Reprinted by permission of The Deca...
Face Masks Optional in YMCAs
Dear Members,
I am writing to inform you that effective at 5 p.m. today, July 7, 2020, everyone over the age of 2 years old in a YMCA facility will be requ...
We’re Looking Forward to Seeing You
Dear YMCA Members,
We are extremely excited to welcome you back to the YMCA on Monday, May 18 beginning at 6 a.m.! We deeply appreciate your support and commi...