Community Luncheon Supporting the New Americans Welcome Center

Join us to learn how the North Kansas City YMCA NAWC is helping strengthen our community in the Northland.

Friday, May 10, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

North Kansas City YMCA
1999 Iron Street 
North Kansas City, MO 64116

Our partnership with the Sporting Club Network creates more opportunities for kids to get involved with soccer, and gives Y members and program participants access to exclusive, unique experiences with Sporting Kansas City.

This post provides information on all YMCA of Greater Kansas City programs and centers impacted by inclement weather.

The Sprint Center is offering friends of the Y special discounts to select events.

Cloud L. “Bud” Cray, Jr., lifelong Y member, tireless volunteer and caring philanthropist, died February 27, 2019, at the age of 96. The renovated and expanded Atchison YMCA/Cray Community Center, which opened in December 2017, was named in honor of Cray and his family. Read more about the legacy Cray leaves at the Atchison Y.

Join Ys throughout the metro for on Saturday, April 27, 2019, for our annual YMCA Healthy Kids Day®. Ys will offer free community events to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines throughout the summer months. 

Did you know that the YMCA has a long-running history with Black History Month? It’s true! In fact, in 1926, historian and professor Carter G. Woodson came up with the idea of Negro History Week during a meeting at a YMCA in Chicago. 

Woodson was inspired by a 50th-anniversary party that celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation that he attended in 1915. He went on to form the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History which met at the Wabash YMCA in Chicago. 

Get heart healthy during American Heart Month. Lifestyle changes such as reducing sodium intake, eating healthy and increasing physical activity can help prevent heart disease.

David Byrd, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, has accepted the position of senior vice president of movement advancement with YMCA of the USA. He will remain in Kansas City through mid-March.

The 12th annual Challenge Your Fashion event on Saturday, January 26, 2019 was filled with fun, fashion and great times. This great night for a great cause benefits the  YMCA of Greater Kansas City’s Challenger program, which helps children and young adults with diverse abilities gain strength, confidence, friendship, and more.