Press Release

YMCA, URMC Partner to Train and Support Youth at Camp

Canandaigua, NY – The YMCA of Greater Rochester is thrilled to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sands Family YMCA.

YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER PRESIDENT & CEO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT NATIONWIDE SEARCH TO TAKE PLACE TO IDENTIFY NEXT LEADER Rochester, NY – George Romell, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Rochester since 1998, is announcing his retirement effective December 2022.

NEW YMCA TO SUPPORT THE NEXT ERA OF SERVICE TO THE GREATER CANANDAIGUA COMMUNITY EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022, THE CANANDAIGUA YMCA IS A BRANCH OF THE YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER ASSOCIATION Canandaigua, NY – The YMCA is pleased to announce its plans to build a new facility thanks to a historic $13.5 million gift from the Sands Family Foundation.

YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF LEWIS STREET BUILDING SOLIDIFYING INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME ROCHESTER, NY –For more than two decades, the YMCA of Greater Rochester has been a part of the Lewis Street community, providing much-needed services to children and families.

YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER SHARES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENHANCED URBAN SERVICES FOCUSING ON CITY NEEDS AND WHERE THE YMCA CAN BE MOST IMPACTFUL Rochester, NY – When the YMCA of Greater Rochester made the difficult decision to close the Carlson MetroCenter in March of 2021, we simultaneously made a commitment to 

SOUTHWEST FAMILY YMCA CELEBRATES OPENING OF RESOURCE CENTER PROJECT MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES Rochester, NY – As part of ongoing efforts to enhance urban services, the YMCA of Greater Rochester has opened a 

STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY OFFERS NEW SERVICES, AMENITIES FOR ALL Rochester, N.Y. –  On Monday, September 30, the YMCA of Greater Rochester proudly opened the Schottland Family Branch, a facility that has been years in the making.

YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER, JAVA’S BREW UP NEW PARTNERSHIP JAVA’S TO OPERATE FULL-SERVICE CAFE INSIDE SCHOTTLAND FAMILY BRANCH Mike Calabrese knows a thing or two about coffee. He’s been brewing it, and running the successful coffee shop Java’s, for 27 years.