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OHIO ALLIANCE OF YMCAs

The Ohio Alliance of YMCAs is a nonprofit association that represents the 163 YMCAs throughout Ohio.  We are a grassroots driven and governed organization that advocates and educates on behalf of the YMCAs and its mission.

We diligently monitor legislative and regulatory issues, as well as educate and advocate to policymakers concerning all of the community services YMCAs provide.  The Alliance has been involved in several key issues at the state level that directly impact YMCAs.  The Alliance has engaged with legislators, other statewide policymakers, and interested parties on any issue that would affect YMCAs, including the following: early childhood and school age care funding and policy; nonprofit tax policy; swimming pool, spa, and spray ground regulation; and funding for statewide initiatives such as providing memberships to foster and kinship care families.

We are your statewide voice, and with that responsibility and in our work we strive to uphold the four core YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

OHIO YMCA HEALTHY LIVING COLLABORATIVE

The Ohio YMCA Healthy Living Collaborative is a managed services organization created to provide management services to Ohio’s YMCAs, as wellness providers, and any and all things necessary, appropriate, convenient, or incidental to this purpose.  The Collaborative facilitates discussion and contract negotiation between YMCAs and healthcare providers, payors, or any other party interested in partnering with YMCAs as well as promote the services and benefits of the YMCAs.

OHIO ALLIANCE OF YMCAs FOUNDATION

The Ohio Alliance of YMCAs Foundation was created to support the great work of the Ohio Alliance of YMCAs, as well as each of the 163 YMCAs in Ohio.  The Foundation is a nonprofit association that focuses on direct service to Ohio’s Ys, such as strategic planning and board governance; youth development programs, like YMCA Youth & Government; funds administration for statewide YMCA initiatives; and conference planning and facilitation.

The Foundation provides direct services to Ohio YMCAs through two strategic consultants.  Those services include strategic planning, board governance, Y to Y collaborations, capital development, CEO on-boarding, and CVO on-boarding.  For more information, please click here.

The Foundation is growing the Ohio YMCA Youth & Government program.  Since leading the program in 2013, we have grown exponentially.  YMCA Youth & Government is an unmatched civic engagement experience for middle and high school students that offers students the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of issues, develop critical thinking skills, and articulate their beliefs while engaging constructively with those who hold like and opposing views.

The Foundation also coordinates and facilitates Ohio YMCAs’ statewide conferences, such as Leadership Conference, CEO Conference, and Ohio YMCAs’ Child Care Summit.