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At the YMCA, we stand firm in our belief and stance of being for all. Our community is better when we all are afforded the opportunities to contribute and work together on a shared vision for the future.

ROCHESTER, NY – Thomas Bryant, NBA player for the Miami Heat and Rochester native, is bringing his basketball camp back once again to his hometown.

It’s been another summer of learning (and fun!) at the Power Scholars Academy (PSA).

CANANDAIGUA, NY – The YMCA of Greater Rochester is dedicated to improving the overall well-being of the community. One of the ways that is done is through our partnership with UR Medicine.

ROCHESTER, NY – Karen Blank’s love of the YMCA of Greater Rochester runs deep. She spent more than two decades working in all aspects of health and wellbeing, playing leading roles in some of the Y’s initiatives during that time.

Will Rappold has been a part of the YMCA of Greater Rochester’s Youth and Government program going on three years. But this summer was his first time attending the YMCA’s Youth Conference on National Affairs (CONA).

ROCHESTER, NY – Amanda Vito has many titles – Teaching Assistant, athlete, friend. Now, she can add one more to the list – Special Olympian World Games competitor.

You would be hard-pressed to find a person more committed to supporting the Northwest Family YMCA and the YMCA of Greater Rochester than Shannon Bielaska. Her love for the YMCA all started back in the early 1980s when she would bring her kids to play youth sports at the Northwest branch.

Being back at the Northwest Family YMCA has been full circle for Virginia Cross. Virginia, better known as Ginny, was a member of the branch back when it first opened its doors 50 years ago.