Young Mens Christian Association

“Form 990 is reviewed by the chief financial officer and the finance committee. The return is then approved by the executive committee and the board of directors prior to submission to the irs.”

“The ymca of montgomery's conflict of interest policy will be updated and reviewed with the board of directors. The policy requires immediate disclosure of interests that could give rise to conflicts, and will be updated annually by staff, board members, and influential volunteers.”

“The montgomery ymca uses the hay system, a nationally recognized system, to appoint all of its positions, including the ceo. Compensation of the ceo is determined each year by the executive committee with input from the complete board. The committee uses surveys and comparable data to set the ceo's compensation. All procedures are documented.”

“Compensation of other officers and key employees are determined by the ceo utilizing the hay system and expertise of other managers in the organization. All procedures are documented.”

“Documents made available by request.”

“The montgomery ymca, reflecting its judeo-christian heritage, is an association of volunteers, members, and staff open to and serving all, providing programs and services which develop spirit, mind, and body. Montgomery ymca statement of purpose "the young men's christian association, we regard as being in its essential genius, a world wide fellowship, united by a common loyalty to jesus christ, for the purpose of developing christian personality and building a christian society." the montgomery ymca seeks to help its members: develop self-confidence and self-respect and an appreciation of their own worth as individuals. Develop a faith for daily living based upon the teachings of jesus, that they may achieve their highest potential as children of god. Grow as responsible members of their families and as citizens of their communities. Appreciate that health of mind and body is a sacred gift, and that physical fitness and mental well being are conditions to be achieved and maintained. Recognize the worth of all persons, and work for the interracial and inter-group understanding. Develop a sense of world-mindedness and work for world understanding. Develop their capabilities for leadership and use them responsibly in their own groups and community life.”

“Support assets - making connections between parents, extended family members, and non-related adults and youth. Constructive use of time - ymca sponsored activities and supervised recreation provide opportunities for positive use of our youth's time through after school programs, teen nights, summer day camps, holiday and school break camps and youth sports. Commitment to learning - tutoring and homework assistance in after school programs develops a sense of commitment and a healthy perspective on learning, while nurturing the all-important "mentor relationships." social and physical competencies - art programs and youth sports help develop skills that promote good decisions and a healthy outlook on competition. Positive identity - community-related programming such as "youth in government" encourages adolescents to take on leadership roles while establishing a sense of self-worth. In addition, creative venues and councils allow young people to contribute their ideas which are used to develop new programs, establish rules and guidelines and help plan youth events. Empowerment - young people learn the importance of serving others through program-specific volunteerism as well as through our "leaders-in-training- and "counselors-in-training" programs. "y achievers- and "leaders clubs" programs enable youth to raise the bar in setting and achieving high educational and professional goals. After school and preschool child care and full-day summer days camps: - keeps kids safe in a productive environment that includes youth sports, camping, tutoring, and much more. - develops positive developmental assets - provides a deterrence from undesirable behavior, gangs, drugs, and loneliness - meets needs of working parents. - gives children a chance to become more self-reliant - allows development of relationships - children gain autonomy - enriches their civic and academic leadership skills after school and preschool participants served: 1,615 full-day summer day camp participants served: 2,913 water safety instruction programs: - keeps kids safe - builds confidence - promotes physical fitness - serves 105 children each six-week session participants served: 1,937 parent-child activities and events: local statistics indicated that nearly 70% of children live in households where both parents work or where only one parent resides. Ymca family recreation programs provide relevant opportunities for children and their parents/guardians to relate with each other. Ymca family programs: - create meaningful family time - reinforce parent efforts to instill values - strengthen parent-child bonds - support the family structure - structure quality time for parents and children in safe, fun environment. - strengthen family relationships y achievers program: this "teen friendly" mentoring program guides 9th - 12th graders in setting and achieving high educational and professional goals. With the help of adult role models, local businesses, industry leaders and development workshops, students are given channels for enhancing their community involvement and personal growth. Teenagers served: 75 youth in government program: the montgomery ymca encourages and empowers young people through its youth in government program, a government simulation experience. Montgomery ymca teens attend a statewide, three-day conference in montgomery where "bills" written by delegates are successfully debated. Youth served: 1,332 youth sports and recreation: the ymca recognizes that involvement in sports can have lasting positive benefits for young people. Youth sports increase a child's health development, physically as well as mentally, emotionally, and socially. The y uses programs such as baseball, basketball, flag football, karate and soccer to build and develop skills, self-confidence, health and fitness, respect for others, and teamwork. Participants served: 6,275 fitness programs: remain active to rehabilitate after illness or surgery, and to have social interaction.”