The value of Y membership is often thought of in terms of how often we use the equipment or facilities. In reality, it is much more than that! Y staff and volunteers are hard at work each day improving each other’s sense of worth, teaching basic values and serving as role models. We need your help to provide funding for programs that require a subsidy to cover their operating costs. Many important Y programs, such as youth sports, swim lessons, and before & after school care cannot be sustained through fees alone. Another important mission of the Y is to ensure that membership is available to all regardless of their ability to pay. The Y is a place where social status, personal income levels, race, gender and religion have not a say in the services received.