We invite you to contribute to the Santa Monica Family YMCA’s 2024 Annual Campaign. The Campaign is our Y’s primary fundraising event that raises money that supports financial assistance for youth and adults that need a helping hand to participate, funds program expansion in strategic areas, supports special programs and activities caring for seniors, and invests in community collaboration projects. When you give to the Y’s Annual Campaign, you are helping young people strive to achieve their full potential, empowering people of all ages to lead healthier lives, and giving a helping hand to those who need the Y most.
The theme of the 2024 Annual Campaign is Rise and Thrive, Together. Please join us and help us make our Santa Monica Family YMCA a for ALL, to rise and thrive, together.
Last year, the success of the Y’s 2023 Annual Campaign empowered the Y to offer over $104,675 in scholarships and financial aid to youth, adults and families to participate in the Y’s life enhancing programs and activities. This investment translated into benefited 885 youth, adults and families with program experiences and membership to learn, grow and thrive together.
Funds raised through the annual campaign helped support a record number of 5,515 afterschool sessions for children of working parents, 932 youth participating in basketball learning sportmanship, and a post pandemic record of 260 swim lessons teaching a critical lifelong safety skill.
The 2023 Annual Campaign also helped fund resident camping for youth. The Santa Monica Y’s Camp Big Bear welcomed 1,700 youth The local Santa Monica based day camp programs engaged 594 children.
Every contribution to the Santa Monica Family YMCA fuels our mission driven programs to strengthen our Santa Monica community through nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living for all ages, and bringing people together to lend a helping hand to those that need the Y most.
