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GEHA, YMCA and the Hunt Family Foundation Launch Joe Delaney Learn to Swim Program

YMCA instructors helps a student float on their back during a swim lesson as part of the inaugural Learn to Swim program with GEHA in summer 2022.
YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Nov 1, 2022

To combat historic health inequities in aquatics, GEHA and its partners will provide up to 650 students with free swim lessons and equipment through the Joe Delaney Learn to Swim Program, Presented by GEHA. Lessons will focus on water safety and increasing access to aquatics.

To combat historic health inequities in the aquatics space, GEHA and its partners will provide up to 650 students with free swim lessons and equipment.

New: Group Exercise Classes In Ys Powered by YMCA360

Left: Two instructors doing squats Center: Instructor with resistance band Right: Instructor doing yoga
YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Apr 1, 2022

Now you can enjoy group exercise classes every hour of the day in select Y centers. In addition to classes with in-person instructors, we’ve added video classes taught by the best Y instructors from around the country on video through YMCA360. 

YMCA360 offers exclusive, on-demand, streaming content to Y members. It includes hundreds of group exercise classes for all abilities and interests. And now we’re bringing that content to you in our Ys.

Forever Welcoming: Join Us to Support New Americans Welcome Center at NKC YMCA

group of people each holding small American flags at naturalization ceremony
YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Jun 18, 2021

Join us during Welcoming Week for a luncheon highlighting the work of the New Americans Welcome Center (NAWC) at the North Kansas City YMCA and how it’s part of the Y’s efforts to create an equitable community where all can thrive. We'll also be hosting naturalization ceremonies that will welcome more than 300 new American citizens.

Friday, September 17, 2021
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Harrah’s Casino
1 Riverboat Drive
North Kansas City, MO 64116

NKC YMCA - AOA - New Dinner - "Always a Bridesmaid" - 179128

New Theatre & Restaurant: "Always a Bridesmaid"
New Theatre & Restaurant, 9229 Foster Street, Overland Park, KS 66212
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A group of four people, three women and a man, sit around a clothed table inside the New Theater and Restaurant. There are hundreds of people behind them seated at other tables.
North Kansas City YMCA
Active Older Adult Events
Join at The New Theatre & Restaurant for a matinee showing of Always a Bridesmaid. Tickets are $40 and include the show, lunch, a choice of coffee, tea or soft drink, and a built in gratuity for our server. Premium drinks and/or dessert can be purchased separately by participants once at the theater.
 
We will meet in the lobby at 11:30 a.m. for seating, lunch will be served at noon, and the show begins at 1 p.m., typically lasting around three hours. PLEASE NOTE: TRANSPORTATION IS NOT PROVIDED. Participants will need to get themselves to the theatre and back. 
 
Sign up at the North Kansas City YMCA Welcome Center by Wednesday, Nov. 1. Tickets cannot be refunded after this date.

North KC YMCA - (NASM) Personal Training Certification - 178377

(NASM) Personal Training Certification
1999 Iron Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116
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Personal Trainer on treadmill with client at Kirk Family YMCA
North Kansas City YMCA
Training and Certification

Ready for new career in health and wellness? Want to start your own personal training services? The Y offers Certified Personal Training (CPT) instruction, accredited through NASM that can help you become a nationally-certified trainer. Becoming a CPT can lead to rewarding work in health and fitness, helping make a difference in people’s lives. Register by September 30, 2023.

Class is every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Olathe and NKC YMCA - AOA - Weston Daytrip - 178396

AOA Field Trip: Weston
21400 W. 153rd Street, Olathe, KS 66061
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A group of Active Older Adults pose for a group photo in downtown Weston, Missouri
Olathe Family YMCA
North Kansas City YMCA
Active Older Adult Events
Join us for a daytrip to Weston for wine and cheese. The first stop is the Weston Red Barn Farm, where we will enjoy farm animals, wagon ride, visit to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch. Lunch will be at the Green Dirt Creamery and a visit to the Weston icon, Pirtle's Winery, following by another stop at Jowler Creek, Missouri's first "green" winery and vineyard. Tour price includes round trip motor coach transportation, lunch, wine tastings, Red Barn Farm and staff escort. Min required to go 36. Secure yours by paying at the Welcome Center. No refunds possible after September 25. Members are welcome to bring family members or guests on this trip. Driver's gratuity ($2-$3 suggested) is not included.
 
NOTE: This event is for both Olathe AOA and North Kansas City AOA. The bus will leave from Olathe Family YMCA and stop at North Kansas City YMCA to pick up other members en route to Weston. 

NKC YMCA - English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
1999 Iron Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116
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A group of eight ESL students pose for a photo with their completion certificates in a recent graduation ceremony
North Kansas City YMCA
Training and Certification

English as a Second Language classes develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for work, education and everyday communication! This class is for beginner English language learners with a focus on common phrases and building and a foundational English proficiency.

Class Schedule

  • Intro — Monday and Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
  • Intro — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 1 — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 2 — Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 2 VIRTUAL — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 3 — Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 3 VIRTUAL — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 4 — Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 4 VIRTUAL — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 5  — Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
  • Level 5 VIRTUAL — Monday and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

North KC YMCA - (NASM) Personal Training Certification - 176898

(NASM) Personal Training Certification
1999 Iron Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116
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Y Personal Trainer with client lifting weights
North Kansas City YMCA
Training and Certification
Ready for new career in health and wellness? Want to start your own personal training services? The Y offers Certified Personal Training (CPT) instruction, accredited through NASM that can help you become a nationally-certified trainer. Becoming a CPT can lead to rewarding work in health and fitness, helping make a
difference in people’s lives.
 
Class is every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.