To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

The Anaheim Family YMCA has a 96-year history of teaching youth important values such as honesty, caring, respect and responsibility through a variety of youth and family programs.

• YMCA Children’s Station is a state-licensed childcare facility for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, serving 90 families daily.
• YMCA Youth Sports instills teamwork and good character through a variety of sports activities, including basketball, flag football, cheerleading, karate, gymnastics, bitty sports, fitness and more. The program serves 2,800 youth and adults annually.
• YMCA Camp offers two resident camps each summer—Camp Fox for teens and Camp Miehana for younger kids. The program provides campers the unique opportunity to make lifelong friends, build confidence, meet positive role models, and challenge themselves to accept and demonstrate positive values.
• YMCA Youth & Government helps 25 local high school students develop leadership skills through a mock legislative process, where they conduct research, lobby for votes, hold elections and debate legislation on state Senate and Assembly floors. Model United Nations builds leadership among elementary and middle school students as they learn about themselves and the world around them.
• Anaheim Achieves is an award-winning after-school collaboration serving 5,000 students each day in 44 local elementary and junior high schools. It provides youth with a safe environment, academic support, positive role models, fitness, recreation and enrichment. Current partners include the Anaheim Family YMCA, the city of Anaheim, local school districts, Orange County and California Departments of Education, and many more community organizations.

The Anaheim Family YMCA:

• Celebrated its 95th year of service in November 2006;
• Serves 10,000 youth and families annually through a 300-member staff and 600-member volunteer base;
• Promotes healthier lifestyles through the Y Be Healthy program, Youth Sports program, YMCA-sponsored health & fitness events, and involvement with the YMCA of the USA’s national Activate America Initiative;
• Receives perfect scores every year from the State of California Social Services Community Care Licensing for its Children’s Station childcare center;
• Has provided camp programs since the 1920s and is fully-accredited through the American Camping Association;
• Has expanded its Anaheim Achieves after-school collaboration from 16 sites in 1999 to 44 current sites in the Anaheim City, Magnolia, Centralia and Savanna school districts;
• Established the YMCA Endowment program in 2001 to ensure future programs and viability;
• Has received state and national recognition for its after-school collaboration, including the award for Educational Excellence from the Association of California School Administrators, the Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association, and the state’s top award for after-school collaboration from the California Cities, Counties & Schools Partnership.

Volunteer mentors and sports coaches, financial support

Paul Andresen, President & CEO
Anaheim Family YMCA
240 S. Euclid Street, Anaheim CA 92802
(714) 635-9622
info@anaheimymca.org
www.anaheimymca.org