The Southington-Cheshire Community Ymcas Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

May 7, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$12,884,969

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Healthy living - our association views health holistically: a healthy person has unity of body, mind and spirit. Our programs include health and wellness, aquatics, gymnastics and recreational and team sports. They are designed to help people develop new skills and set realistic goals for self improvement and disease prevention through an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, stress management and health education. A variety of cardiovascular, strength training and nutrition programs are designed for members from age 12 to seniors. The y offers rehabilitative services for arthritic and heart rehab patients as well as blood pressure and cholesterol screening. In addition, there is dedicated programming for yet to be fit women and adolescent girls ("health seekers") to help improve self-image and self confidence. In 2011, our ymca and livestrong joined together to create a physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors achieve their holistic health goals. This free program is designed to help those affacted by cancer regain strenght, endurance and function that is lost through treatment, and gain emotional support to build self esteem.ymca aquatics and sport programs promote exercise, teamwork, leadership, social skills and self esteem. In southington, our facility maintains the only pool open year round to address the needs of the community. This includes swimming and water safety skills to children and adults, life guard certification and youth swim teams. Ymca programs are designed to attract people of all ages, all abilities and all incomes. In 2011, over $75,000 in financial assistance was provided to approximately 339 families for memberships to the ymca and participation in aquatics and sports programs.

Activity 3

Day camp/outdoor education - our association has operated ymca camp sloper outdoor center for more than 62 years and camp quinnipiac for 15 years serving children age 3 through age 15. The ymca believes that camping contributes significantly to the healthy growth of children. It provides creative experiences using the medium of the outdoor environment to promote spiritual awareness, mental development, physical well being, social growth, and a respect for the environment. A majority of our campers come from single parent or dual working parent homes. Day camp has become a primary substitute for childcare during the summer. Ymca camp sloper provides a camp program for mentally challenged campers. More than 30 young teens are involved in the camp's counselor in training program. During the summer months approximately 1,635 campers are registered and attend 29,240 camp days.camp scholarships are provided to many children from broken homes or to families just struggling to make ends meet. These children have the opportunity to spend their only vacation surrounded by wholesome values, new friends, an enriching environment and caring adult leaders. In 2011,financial assistance of $50,000 was provided to 121 children.the facilities at ymca camp sloper are also a valuable outdoor resource for various community groups such as schools, churches, scouts and big brother/ big sisters to enjoy. Our "high hopes" program for youth, teen, and corporations, works on building teamwork, establishing better communications and developing trust. Our nature programs expose children to the wonders of the outdoors and enable them to make their own discoveries through hands on experiences. Over 40 school groups participated in our programming during 2011. Ymca camp sloper, in collaboration with the town of southington, manages a skate park within its facility which is open to all teens free of charge.

Filer

EIN

06-0646905