The YMCA puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The Y provides youth development programs before and after school in six Kalamazoo Public School sites and seven Portage Public School sites, prepares early learners for kindergarten, and promotes the benefits and love of lifelong physical activity to hundreds of children in our tennis, aquatics, and sports programs. Healthy living becomes real at the Y for people of all ages. Programs focused on seniors help them reclaim or maintain their health with better balance, relief from arthritis restrictions, and social interaction. Encouraging all members to be active, to practice proper nutrition, and maintain healthy relationships is the core of our healthy living programs. We are building a stronger community through supporting charitable giving, volunteerism, and advocacy for healthy living and youth development. We enable people from all walks of life and neighborhoods to come together at the Y for a common cause and to build healthier relationships.
Comstock Community Center is a non-profit 501 @ 3 agency that serves the residents of Kalamazoo County. The Center addresses the needs of seniors, youth and families by operating four comprehensive service programs: Adult Activities, Volunteer Coordination, Children and Youth Development and Program Development. The Center collaborates with numerous agencies to deliver a broad range of services.The adult programming provides opportunities to improve health and social interaction through regularly scheduled activities such as: Travel, Tai Chi, Pastel Painting, Exercise, Cards, and Bell Ringing. The Center's program coordination and development assures our county access to direct services provided by the center itself, hosted direct service providers and community agencies.The Center addresses issues of access, transportation and wrap around linkage by functioning as a single entry point for service delivery. In addition to the programs and services offered in-house, we also host organizations such as: Loaves and Fishes, AARP, Senior Services, AA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H. By hosting these direct service providers the center is able to maximize its capacity for the delivery of a comprehensive range of services to the community at a minimal cost.Our Youth and Children services provides both fee for service and free activities for youngsters aged 2 1/2 to 18. These services include a pre-school, kindergarten wrap around, before and after school care, summer camp and a youth mentoring program for young men and women.
The YMCA puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The Y provides youth development programs before and after school in six Kalamazoo Public School sites and seven Portage Public School sites, prepares early learners for kindergarten, and promotes the benefits and love of lifelong physical activity to hundreds of children in our tennis, aquatics, and sports programs. Healthy living becomes real at the Y for people of all ages. Programs focused on seniors help them reclaim or maintain their health with better balance, relief from arthritis restrictions, and social interaction. Encouraging all members to be active, to practice proper nutrition, and maintain healthy relationships is the core of our healthy living programs. We are building a stronger community through supporting charitable giving, volunteerism, and advocacy for healthy living and youth development. We enable people from all walks of life and neighborhoods to come together at the Y for a common cause and to build healthier relationships.
