Y Connect Campaign
(Formerly known as Strong Kids)
When there is a need, the YMCA is there.
Help us build a better future.
Your generosity helps build a stronger Southeastern Alberta. At the YMCA, everyone deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, connect, and thrive. Your gift helps children, families, youth, and individuals access programs, services, and welcoming spaces that strengthen health, confidence, and belonging.
Choose the YMCA cause that matters most to you and help create meaningful impact in our community.
Y Connect Campaign
Help make YMCA experiences possible for people who need it.
The Y Connect Campaign raises funds to provide financial assistance so cost is never a barrier to YMCA participation. Support helps children, families, and individuals access memberships and programs that build health, confidence, and connection, including swimming lessons, youth programs, group fitness, and day camps.
Area of Greatest Need
Give the YMCA the flexibility to respond where support is needed most.
Community needs continue to change and flexible support allows the YMCA to direct resources where they can have the greatest impact. Your donation helps us respond to emerging priorities, strengthen programs and services, and continue providing meaningful opportunities for people throughout Southeastern Alberta.
YMCA Facilities & Equipment
Help maintain and improve the places where our community comes together.
Your gift supports the YMCA’s capital needs, including facility repairs, renovations, improvements, and the fitness and program equipment needed to provide safe, welcoming, and high-quality YMCA experiences.
Camp Jude
Help create a safe and supportive camp experience for children who need it most.
Camp Jude is a trauma-informed YMCA day camp designed for children who benefit from a smaller, quieter environment with higher staff-to-child ratios, specialized training, sensory supports, and dedicated resources.
Your gift helps cover the costs of delivering this specialized experience and keeps registration fees as affordable as possible. Families who need additional support can apply for financial assistance through the YMCA’s Y Connect Financial Assistance program.
Drive for Change: Y Treasure Van
Help us secure the vehicle that keeps community generosity moving.
Your gift will help purchase the cargo van currently used by Y Treasure Thrift Store to pick up donations and deliver customer purchases. A dedicated vehicle allows us to collect more high-quality donations, increase store revenue, and strengthen the impact of this community social enterprise.
All revenue generated through Y Treasure Thrift Store directly supports the YMCA’s Y Connect Campaign, providing financial assistance that helps more children, families, and individuals access YMCA memberships and programs.
At Y Treasure, donated goods become affordable purchases and store revenue becomes opportunities for more people to belong at the YMCA.