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YMCA OF
GREATER KANSAS CITY

YMCA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

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DID YOUR KNOW? WE'RE A CHARITY

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility.

FOR A BETTER US.®

At the Y, we give parents child care, young adults job training, seniors a way to connect, and children a safe place to go. We believe that everyone—no matter who they are or where they’re from—deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential and be their best selves.

GROWING WITH KANSAS CITY

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility.

 

ONE-TIME/MONTHLY DONATIONS

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility.

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  • $30 feeds a family of 4 for a week to prevent hunger.
  • $55 helps a child learn life-saving skills through a session of swim lessons
  • $100 helps a child of any ability stay active and be part of a team through sports
  • $250 gives a family access to the Y for six months to improve social, mental and physical well-being
  • $500 provides 3 kids a week of summer day camp

CAUSE-BASED GIVING

When you make a donation to the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, you have the option to allocate your gift to a specific cause or where we have the greatest need. Our Areas of Impact are Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. You, your family, or your organization may also choose to support a specific program under these areas of impact.

Share Your Story - Hope's Y - Summer Day Camp

PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

When you donate to help support one of our programs, not only is your impact felt on an individual level, like Hope’s experience; your impact has a ripple effect, helping to improve the lives all around those in need. Listen to Hope’s story as told by her mother, Sarah.

 

FOR HEALTHY LIVING, FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • Y Learning Center
  • Challenger / Adapter Programs
  • Early Education & Head Start
  • Summer Day Camp
  • Youth Sports
  • Water Safety
  • Before and After School Y Club
  • Y Flag Football Team
  • Food Insecurity & Distribution
  • New American Welcome Center
  • Best Buy Teen Tech Center

CENTER SUPPORT GIVING

Do you have a personal connection to one of our centers located in your community? When you make a donation or planned gift, you have the option to allocate those funds to a specific center to help them meet specific needs.

 

 

PLANNED ESTATE GIVING

Do you have a personal connection to one of our centers located in your community? When you make a donation or planned gift, you have the option to allocate those funds to a specific center to help them meet specific needs.

Share Your Story - Kirk Family Y - Kirk Family YMCA

THE HERITAGE CLUB

The Heritage Club is a select group of donors who have included the YMCA  Foundation of Mid-America in their estate plans and/or have made a qualifying gift  to the YMCA Foundation. When we come together to build the YMCA’s endowment,  we can make an amazing difference in our community!

 

 

 

 

FreeWill

The Y has partnered with FreeWill to offer free will services to our donors, members, and volunteers. This gift to you and your family will help ensure your legacy and their future is preserved.

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City has been commited to helping our community for over 165 Years. These efforts are made  possible through partners and sponsors in the community who also wish to make an impact.   

We invite you to join our growing community of Kansas City corporate sponsors. 

LEARN ABOUT CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

 

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City has been commited to helping our community for  over 165 Years. These efforts are made possible through partners and sponsors in  the community who also wish to make an impact.   

We invite you to join our growing community of Kansas City corporate sponsors. 

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

 

 

 

INSPIRING STORIES

When you hear how the YMCA has changed someone’s life, it’s inspiring. Kansas City is an amazing community, filled with kind and generous people. Around this website, around our centers, and around the Kansas City community you’ll see and hear how  the lives our members and their families have forever changed for the good.   

See how you can change lives for the better. Good fuels good.

SHARE YOUR Y INSPIRING STORIES