The pantry focuses on providing healthy foods. In just three weeks, 1,000 pounds of food was distributed to benefit more than 250 families.

Take an active role in your child’s safety with these tips. Plus, learn how to look for signs of distress before a situation becomes serious or leads to drowning.

This May, during Older Americans Month, the Y reminds older adults there’s no age limit on living a healthy lifestyle.

May is Older Americans Month, and as a leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the nation’s health, the YMCA of Greater Kansas City offers the following tips to encourage older adults to live healthier lives.

While kids typically burst into summer with lots of energy, most parents can tell you it doesn’t take long for summer boredom to set in. The Y’s Summer Day Camp can help banish that boredom and create lasting memories.

Your support helps give more survivors an opportunity to improve their quality of life after their battle with cancer.

Help support the Olathe Family YMCA Annual Campaign by joining us for the annual golf tournament at Sycamore Ridge Golf Club on Friday, August 23.

Since 2013, the YMCA of Greater Kansas City has hosted the local Youth Volunteer Corps program, known as YVCKC. Working in partnership with Youth Volunteer Headquarters based in Kansas City, the Y has been able to deliver the YVCKC program and provide thousands of youth ages 11-18 from all backgrounds opportunities to learn from challenging, organized service opportunities to youth.

The Y’s youth flag football programs for ages 5 and older are now sponsored by the Chiefs. Flag football participants will receive exclusive Chiefs jerseys and footballs, as well as access to Chiefs football camps, special events for families, and appearances by KC Wolf and the Chiefs Cheerleaders.

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City wants you to know your risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, plus the steps you can take now to reduce your chances of developing the disease.

In the United States alone, diabetes affects more than 30 million people. Another 84.1 million Americans have prediabetes, yet only about 10 percent of them know it.