Social Responsibility

Rochester, NY - The YMCA of Greater Rochester officially opened the Maplewood Teen Center with support of Monroe County Executive Adam Bello thanks, in part, to the more than

WEGMANS BRINGING FLU CLINICS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS TO Y BRANCHES It is important to the YMCA of Greater Rochester to offer our members activities and events related to healthy living, disease prevention and physical activity.

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).

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).

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.

The YMCA of Greater Rochester’s Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) has big plans for this year and beyond. Along with the African American and Women’s ERGs, the Pride ERG was relaunched in June 2022. The first year of the new-look Pride ERG has been fruitful but there are many more goals in mind for the group.  

The YMCA of Greater Rochester’s Women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG) is set to host an in-kind donation drive in support of Dress for Success Rochester. The ERG will be hosting the drive through a 20 Days of Success campaign throughout various YMCA branches, which will run from May 1-20.