Invest in Your Community...

Creating Magic Every Day at the Y!

We believe the YMCA exists to strengthen the community around us.
By providing access FOR ALL to invest in our kids, our health, and our community, we are causing a positive change in our community every day. We strive never to turn anyone away from the Y due to an inability to pay.

Through the Y Partners Annual Support Campaign, individuals and businesses in the community partner with the Y to make sure the Y is accessible to anyone. This year, the South Suburban YMCA's goal is to raise $108,000 to invest in our community.

If you would like to make a pledge to the Y Partners campaign,
please contact Scott at Scott.Kruthoff@dmymca.org,
or click on the following link
http://www.dmymca.org/en/support_the_y/online_giving/

Summer Food Program

Summer at the South Suburban YMCA means day camp, swim lessons and a summer food program.

This year, day camp participants received a free, healthy lunch each weekday at the South Suburban Y, provided by the Des Moines Public Schools in conjunction with a grant from the Walmart Foundation.

“The kids really liked the lunches and the parents appreciated the program,” said Colby Lindsey, who coordinated the South Suburban Y lunch program. “I’ve been around kids who didn’t know when they

would have a solid meal, so this is an important program.”

Lindsey said that the program fed not only students from South Suburban Y day camps, but also eligible children from the Boys and Girls Club and the surrounding neighborhoods. The 90-minute lunch hour let the children “stay and play,” and families were encouraged to enjoy the Y’s facilities.

The South Suburban Y was also visited weekly by the Food Corps Service, which distributed fresh Iowa produce in an effort to reduce the trend toward childhood obesity. Each week a new vegetable or fruit was introduced to the children.

Kickstart Healthy Habits with Adult Boot Camp

Adult Boot Camp is underway at the South Suburban YMCA.  Participants have participated  in a variety of workouts including; HIIT intervals, speed and agility, jump training, endurance and water workouts.  If you are looking to change your workout or for somebody to push you in your workouts, sign up for the next session that starts July 9th!!

Join us for Fresh Fruit Snacks, Every Thursday at 3pm!!

Free to YMCA members and program participants.

Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins, fiber & minerals to help you stay strong and healthy!! One should aim for 5 servings a day!! So have 1 on us!

Summer is here and so is Y Camp!

This week kicked off the beginning of YMCA Summer Camp and campers experienced a week 'Down on the Farm' with activites that included farm relay races, cow pie tossing games, and a field trip to Blank Park Zoo! Y Campers also enjoyed other games like the dizzy bat challenge and swimming this week while making new friends!

The Des Moines Public School district is once again sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program, with many sites providing free meals to all children 18 years of age or younger. 



Free meal from 11:15-12pm.

Several community partners will provide educational activities at this summer’s meal sites. Special events include:

• FoodCorps will be discussing and tasting local foods once a week during the duration of the program during lunch times on Tuesdays at South Suburban YMCA.

For more locations, click here.

Parent Orientation for Summer Day Camp

Summer is here! Last Thursday kicked off the beginning of Y Summer Camp with our parent orientation meeting. Parents of our Y Campers came to learn about how to get their campers ready for a summer of fun as well as all of the activites and field trips that our campers will experience. Now that everyone is prepared, it's time to get Summer Camp 2012 started!