Doris Miller Family YMCA
Doris Miller Family YMCA: Health Solid Gold Neighbor
Cuevas Peacock, Assistant Director of Community Relations - Cultural Wealth
The YMCA means many things to many different people. For me, it's a place of firsts. It is where I first learned how to swim and dribble a ball. A space where I first discovered the value of teamwork, discipline, and friendship. These firsts not only pertain to me but many Wacoans, providing memories for a lifetime. With three branches located within our city, the Y directly impacts over 20,000 people annually through its various memberships and programs.
The Y's programs focus on youth development, healthy living, physical fitness, and improving quality of life. From Women on Weights, Nutrition Counseling, Teen Strength & Conditioning, MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition … Do it!), and the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, and many more, Y programming equips the community with vital building blocks for life.
The YMCA is more than just a place to improve your personal wellbeing; it's also an avenue for enhancing the wellbeing of the greater Waco community. This is made possible by participating in the YMCA's Annual Scholarship Campaign used to defray the cost to attend the YMCA for community members in need of financial assistance. Funds received support advancement in the YMCA's four focus areas as they work to improve academic achievement, prepare teens for success, impact community health, and improve our reach. These focus areas were developed to target community-wide issues: reading proficiency, college readiness, obesity, poverty, affordable childcare, job security and much more.
The Annual Scholarship campaign provides funds for scholarships to help families and implement initiatives around mentoring, fitness, tutoring, and youth leadership. Each of these initiatives enhances the YMCA's ability to be a Solid Gold Neighbor in Waco. However, none are possible without the support of the entire Waco community.
Let's be a neighbor to our nearest neighbors. Let's support the YMCA of Central Texas.