Real Programs.

Help a child learn to read. Give a senior the gift of health. Strengthen a family with the assistance of a social worker. Teach English to an eager student. Provide a teen with Afterschool. Send a child to summer day camp. Lend a hand to those in need. Give someone a place to belong. Impact your community.

The Simmons YMCA impacts our community through the following programs and services: 

Program Support

Youth Afterschool: Serves 110 youth daily; 63% of participants receive subsidy

Teens Afterschool: Serves 60 teens daily with free Afterschool programming, including study time, organized recreation, mentoring, and leadership training

Summer Day Camp: Serves 175 youth and teens daily; 70% of the participants are subsidized

Youth Sports: More than 225 youth play basketball, football, and soccer; 50% of the participants receive financial assistance

Active Older Adults: Over 100 seniors enjoy chair aerobics, yoga and water aerobics on a daily basis

The Simmons Health Center cares for an average of 500 seniors each month at no cost to them. 

English as a Second Language and Latino Services

English as a Second Language: Classes offered at Simmons for over 200 adults with free childcare for participants