YMCA 2017 Impact Report

<strong>2017</strong> ANNUAL<br />

IMPACT REPORT<br />

CHANGING LIVES. GROWING COMMUNITY.<br />

Thanks to our incredible donors, the <strong>YMCA</strong> of Greater Tulsa hit a major milestone in the drive to create lasting<br />

positive change with the opening of the Tandy Family <strong>YMCA</strong>. Through strong partnerships and programs, <strong>2017</strong> has<br />

been a year of tremendous impact. From newly launched medically based programs to helping children succeed in<br />

school, it has been an exceptional year. We are pleased to share our year’s highlights.<br />

Our growth has been<br />

phenomenal.<br />

With the opening of the Tandy<br />

Y, our membership increased<br />

by 3,000, ending the year with<br />

more than 34,000 individuals as<br />

members of the Y.<br />

With usage up by 17%, more<br />

people than ever have walked<br />

through our doors.<br />

We remain committed<br />

to our promise of never<br />

turning anyone away due<br />

to inability to pay.<br />

Because of the generous<br />

contributions through our<br />

annual support campaign, we<br />

shared more than $1,000,000<br />

in scholarships for membership<br />

and programs.<br />

Our impact is far-reaching.<br />

Through programs like Camp<br />

Hope, Pedaling for Parkinson’s,<br />

Diabetes Prevention, OK Fosters<br />

initiatives, and our new Healthy<br />

Table Nutrition Kitchen, more<br />

than 4,700 families received<br />

scholarships.

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PROGRAM IMPACT<br />

The Y is for Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility.<br />

Our kids are ready to learn.<br />

We helped close the summer learning gap for more<br />

than 3,000 students. We committed to ensuring 110<br />

children were ready to enter Kindergarten. Even more<br />

exciting, our partnerships with schools helped us<br />

provide enriching out-of-school time for 1,600 youth.<br />

67% of our third graders are reading at or above<br />

grade level, an increase of 6% over 2016.<br />

88% of our preschoolers are on track to reach or<br />

exceed age-appropriate milestones, a 3% increase<br />

over 2016.<br />

We say YES to youth sports.<br />

Y Elementary soccer [YES] has tripled its numbers,<br />

ensuring more than 350 students maintain a C<br />

average, have zero school absences, and zero referrals<br />

to the principal—all while learning to be a part of a<br />

team and thrive.<br />

Our members love us.<br />

90% of members report the Y helps them achieve<br />

their goals.<br />

We’re invested in our approach to Healthy<br />

Living through creation and implementation<br />

of our medically based programs.<br />

We taught 50 people how to perform Blood Pressure<br />

Self-Monitoring (BPSM); through our Pedaling for<br />

Parkinson’s class, 38 people living with PD mitigated<br />

their symptoms, improved their balance, and enjoyed<br />

the freedom of riding a bicycle again; and a recently<br />

introduced program, Move Together, has brought 685<br />

people who hadn’t exercised in years to the Y.<br />

Every one of our 150 participants in Diabetes<br />

Prevention Program met the standard of<br />

5% weight loss.<br />

New partnership to solve hunger.<br />

We’ve embarked on new partnerships to ensure our<br />

kids and families have the resources to meet their<br />

nutritional needs and understand the significant<br />

impact this has on health and learning.<br />

THANK YOU<br />

for your support of the <strong>YMCA</strong> of Greater Tulsa. We strive to continue to expand the efforts of<br />

our programs and the organization as a whole to make positive change in Tulsa for 2018 and into the future.<br />

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