Partner with Youth is an investment in the health and vitality of children and families in need. Your gift ensures that everyone can share the Y experience! 

Everyone should have the opportunity to participate in the values-based, character-building programs that the YMCA of Northwest Florida offers, regardless of their financial situation. To accomplish that goal, we need you to join us as a Partner with Youth.

Partners is our annual support campaign—when we ask our community to invest in local families and youth by making a gift that will enable us to keep our program fees affordable and provide scholarships when those fees are still out of reach. All dollars raised stay right here in our community.

Each year we directly touch more than 10,000 youth and adults through the Y. Last year, our YMCA provided $175,000 in direct financial assistance to approximately 1 in 10 Y participants. Because the demand for financial assistance continues to grow, we depend on community support to make the Y experience accessible to all.

In all that we do, we weave our four core values—caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—into the fabric of our programs. Through the YMCA, we make a measurable difference in the spirit, mind and body of the kids and families that we touch.

Thanks to our campaign chairs at each branch:
Downtown Branch - Alan & Mollie Nickelsen
Northeast Branch - Bill & Wendy DePury
Pullum Branch - NiCol DeBruicker

Our branches have a combined goal to raise $90,000 this spring. Help us reach that goal by making a pledge today!

Interested in making a leadership gift and receiving recognition for your commitment to the youth and families of our community? Learn more about our Banner Program.

An investment in our campaign is an investment in developing skills, building relationships, shaping values and serving the community.

To learn more or to volunteer, contact
CEO Michael Bodenhausen
Downtown Branch Director Andrea Rosenbaum
Northeast Branch Director Tim Dunsford

Get a detailed Partners brochure.