NORTHWESTERN CT YMCA INC

OUR CAUSE - THE Y IS A POWERFUL ASSOCIATION OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN JOINED TOGETHER BY A SHARED COMMITMENT TO NURTURE THE POTENTIAL OF KIDS, PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING AND FOSTER A SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE BELIEVE THAT LASTING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE CAN ONLY COME ABOUT WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO INVEST IN OUR KIDS, OUR HEALTH AND OUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WHY, AT THE Y, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY IS OUR CAUSE.THE Y IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, DEDICATED TO BUILDING HEALTHY, CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND SECURE CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE TO LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES, BY DEVELOPING ANTI-VAPING, DRUG PREVENTION AND COPING SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, BY HELPING ADULTS AND YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO READ AND WRITE, BY PROVIDING HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES A DIGNIFIED PLACE TO LIVE AND THROUGH SO MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES