2016_AnnualReport_Digital

ENVISIONING OUR FUTURE
IMPACT
Youth
Enhancement
Address the
needs of youth
from cradle to
career, developing
a seamless
continuum of care
and leadership
development.
Priority 3
Youth Enhancement
Strategies:
1. Provide cultural leadership development opportunities
for all youth in Y programs, with a special focus on teen
opportunities.
2. Create a pathway for teens to become Y leaders and
supporters of the community.
3. Become the leader in out-of-school activities with a holistic,
balanced approach to learn, grow, and play.
Priority 1
Brand Identity
Priority 4
Community Well-Being
Brand
Identity
Solidify the Y’s
position as a
cause-driven,
charitable
organization.
Strategies:
1. Increase community awareness of the Y’s depth and
breadth of programs and services.
2. Increase the number of community members engaged with
the Y, either as a member, donor, or volunteer.
3. Continue to be stewards of youth programs through
expansion of drowning prevention work, increase in
diabetes prevention programs, expansion of youth obesity
prevention, and growth of our Global Center of Excellence
work.
Community
Well-Being
Reposition the
Y as a holistic
health community
resource, providing
programs balanced
in spirit, mind and
body.
Strategies:
1. Increase the number of spiritual wellness programs and services
offered throughout the Association.
2. Create innovative new access points for engagement with the Y
that appeal to a broad audience.
3. Implement innovative medically based programming to help
decrease and better manage chronic disease in our communities.
4. Support continued community access to healthy food and
provide innovative ways to increase the nutrition education in
our community.
Priority 2
Community Connector
Priority 5
Expanding Our Reach
Community
Connector
Connect people
and resources
to help build
communities of
support.
Strategies:
1. Become “The Place” for families
2. Become a catalyst for connecting military families and
deployed personnel with Y-sponsored programs and
community support opportunities.
3. Expand partnerships with the medical community to create
a seamless referral system from clinics to the Y community.
4. Address the needs of the aging population by
providing programs that decrease isolation and provide
intergenerational opportunities.
5. Foster and support civic engagement, philanthropy, and
volunteerism both externally & internally.
Expanding our
Reach
Providing
programs and
opportunities
to make our
community
healthier.
2016 - 2020
6 Community development initiatives
8 NEW YMCA locations
11 Expansions/Major Renovations