In the neighborhood surrounding the Childress Klein and Gateway Village YMCAs, the drop-out rate is as high as 19.4% compared to the city average of only 5.1%.  In end-of-grade exams, only 21.4% of the children are scoring at or above grade level.  The city of Charlotte average is more than double at 55.2%.    The median household income is $15,447 and the city average is more than triple that amount.*

You can change the outcome. It all starts with you.

The Childress Klein and Gateway Village YMCAs invite you to invest your time, talent and financial resources and join our team as we build strong kids, strong families and strong communities in Uptown Charlotte and it's surrounding neighborhoods.  Contributions to our annual campaign support: 

In 2009, the Childress Klein and Gateway Village YMCAs supported 185 adults through English as a Second Language classes, giving them the opportunity to sustain employment and be contributing members of the community.

$500 provides educational materials for an English as a Second Language class.  Donate Now.

In the summer of 2009, the Childress Klein and Gateway Village YMCAs helped approximately 335 children raise or maintain their reading levels. YMCA Starfish Academy is a 6-week literacy camp for rising 1st and 2nd graders identified as at-risk of achieving success with their End-of-Grade tests.

$1,200 provides one child with one summer of YMCA Starfish Academy.   Donate Now.

The Strengthening Families Program helps families with young children secure basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter.

A donation of $375 allows us to serve one family for one month.  Donate Now.

Charitable gifts made to the YMCA of Greater Charlotte represent a gift to the entire YMCA mission. To help the most number of people in need, the YMCA uses donations where they can do the most good by pooling them together to strengthen the entire community. Because your gift is helping the YMCA provide life-transforming programs to adults and children, your gift is tax deductible.