Creating Opportunities for All

The YMCA Open Doors Annual Campaign goes where membership fees don’t. It powers critical programs and activities that keep kids safe, people healthy, and families strong. The Y needs your support to continue to make these services possible. 

While YMCA membership fees allow the Y to be a gathering place in our community, it is the YMCA Open Doors Annual Campaign that gives us the power to make that community stronger. When you give to the YMCA’s Open Doors Annual Campaign, you are giving kids, families, and seniors the opportunity to forge meaningful connections, reclaim and maintain healthy habits, and unleash their full potential. 
 

See how impactful your donation can be: 

 

Nurturing the potential of every child and teen

  • Nurtured 5,227 kids through Y child care services including Preschool & Before & After School programs
  • Provided 3,161 children essential, life-saving skills through YMCA swim lessons
  • Youth Sports served 12,877 young athletes as they learned teamwork, leadership skills, and sportsmanship
  • YMCA Camp Kitaki served 4,969 campers through overnight Summer Camp, Outdoor Education, and off-season events

Improving our community's health and well being

  • 311 children benefited from the Y's Youth Training and Wellness programs, including Teen Fitness Training, Jr. Chefs, and more
  • 4,619 members experienced on-demand fitness content through YMCA360, the Y's virtual fitness platform.
  • Disease Prevention and Management classes such as LIVESTRONG®, Delay the Disease, and Parkinson's Support were experienced 21,317 times
  • 33,953 members worked together to achieve their health and wellness goals while being an important part of the community

Giving back and providing support to our neighbors

  • Awarded $924,672 in financial assistance, impacting 1,743 individuals and families
  • Partnered with the People's City Mission to collect more than 2,500 winter coats for families in need
  • 7,531 dedicated volunteers provided over 41,000 hours supporting Y mission-driven activities and programs
  • Donated over 3,500 Christmas gifts to over 1,400 students at Campbell, Elliott and Pershing Elementary as a result of the YMCA Giving Tree

Donate Today


 

Spring | Lincoln YMCA Battle of the Paddle

June 6 | Copple Family YMCA Cars & Community

July 4 | YMCA Youth Sports Adventure Run

August 1 | Railyard Rims

September 7 | Fallbrook YMCA Youth Triathlon

October 1-31 | 4x4 Challenge

October 21-November 1 | Lincoln YMCA Bids for Kids Online Auction

November 7 | Northeast YMCA Pickleball Tournament, Chili Cook-Off, Cupcakes Wars

November 26 | YMCA of Lincoln Turkey Trot

December 1 | Giving Tuesday

December 5 | Cooper YMCA Craft Fair

For more information on these events, visit ymcalincoln.org/events.