Mission YMCA

Help more children discover their place in the STEM field, and you can help. Find out how here: https://brighterfutures.ymcasf.org/i-am-a-scholar/

You can help the next generation explore their place in the world. Find out how here: brighterfutures.ymcasf.org/ #YMCAInTheWorld

Join Mayor London Breed and our President and CEO Jamie Bruning-Miles for a Town Hall today about summer youth programs and opportunities this summer.

#YMCAInTheWorld with brighterfutures.ymcasf.org/

Striking a pose at our Hub during drop off! We love that parents tag us in these cute photos Keep sending them our way! #ymcasf #toocute

Our Bold and Gold Program is gearing up for multiple adventures this summer! We offer youth self identified outdoor leadership expeditions as part of our gender inclusive program. Youth team up in nature and learn how to develop confidence, trust, and wilderness skills. Make your #funfriday count by joining the Bold and Gold Program www.ymcasf.org/outdoorleadership

Spark a child's curiosity. You can help! Find out how here: https://brighterfutures.ymcasf.org/i-am-a-scholar/ #ymcasf

Read more about our Summer Together initiative for SFUSD families this summer.

A message from our CEO and President, Jamie Bruning-Miles, for Pride this year. Let's see the unlimited potential and support all our youth. Read more www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/our-pride-2021

Who remembers these memories?!

Building resources to #BreakTheStigma during Mental Health Awareness month. Learn more and how you can help www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/building-resources-breakthestigma

*Slowly reconsidering that third cup of coffee...or maybe just adding a cup of water alongside it?!

We are grateful to have you all here alongside us this year. Take a look at what we've accomplished, endured, and celebrated in programs across our neighborhoods together. May we continue into the New Year united and inspired to build a future of equity, access, and pride for our people, for all of us- together #HereForGood #ymcasf

Year in Review is here, and what a year we've had! Here are a few highlights we wanted to share with you before we head into 2021. Happy New Year!!!

Here are highlights from our #ysfchallenge this month. We had staff and kids showing off their dance moves from our #ClassroomsForAll program. Thanks to all the participants and stay tuned for more challenges from our youth and wellness programs!

We have a great video on lunges. Let us know how you do lunges, and what other exercises you would like to learn about in the comments below.

Challenge yourself to our Golden Gate Park 150th Anniversary YBike Scavenger Hunt! Revisit some landmarks or discover some new ones in the park! If you don’t r...ecognize any of the places, do a little online research. Your goal is to ride to all the locations to take a photo with each landmark. Upload your pictures to your IG story, tag us @ybikesf and we’ll repost your adventure! This #scavengerhunt should be approximately 9 miles to complete. If you want to share with us your time, in addition to photos of your journey, discount any non-riding time and the time to return to your starting location. We can’t wait to see your photos! #ggp150 #goldengatepark #urbanadventure #bicicleta #bike #morekidsonbikes #moregirlsonbikes #familyfun #familybiking #urbanbicycling #outdoorlearning #getoutside

Happy Holidays from our staff and volunteers distributing food bags, books for students, holiday gifts for families, and more!

Join our 2020 donors before the year's end. Give a Gift of Hope today https://www.ymcasf.org/gift-of-hope

It’s through acts like MacKenzie Scott’s generous donation that we can provide programs that affect the most change. We are grateful for her support and acknowl...edgement of the impact our staff makes within communities. Our dedication to serve families, seniors, and the youth of the Bay Area is no match for all the trails of 2020. With her support we will continue our mission to provide equitable, sustainable and enriching programs for our neighbors, our communities, our people. Read more from our President and CEO https://www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/deep-gratitude See more

Round two of the December Dance #YSFChallenges! Oh yeahhhh!

Challenge accepted! Let the Mission Y Team show you how this December Dance Challenge is done. #YSFChallenges #YMCA #YMCASF #Dance

We hope you are tuned into our Town Hall this evening as we discuss student needs in Marin county. A few discussion highlights include +10k kids in free and reduced food programs in the county, and how structure and supervision make kids safe in schools in comparison to at home. Listen live https://www.ymcasf.org/town-hall-series

Our Thanksgiving food drive was a great success because of donors like you. We were able to provide more than 150 families with food but our work isn’t done! If you’d like to support families this upcoming holiday please donate at www.ymcasf.org/holidayfooddrive funds contributed will go directly to providing food to seniors and families. #ymcasf #ysf

Classrooms For All launched a Fitness Friday Challenge for everyone (especially our kiddos) to keep momentum this holiday season. Send us your videos and use #YSFChallenges to be featured later in the month. Submit before December 18th and learn these moves https://www.ymcasf.org/classrooms-for-all

Join us for our 3rd Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, December 9, from 5:30-6:30 pm. We will discuss supporting Marin's most vulnerable students, virtual attendance, hunger and equity. Check out this panel and sign up https://www.ymcasf.org/town-hall-series

Excelsior Community, sign up your youth this Saturday for YBike’s Learn to Ride. Link to register below!

This #FitnessFriday start your weekend with this guided plank exercise to help improve core stability, flexibility and reduce back and spine injury! This is a common exercise that you will see in our Workouts of the week. Follow our highlights on social media and show us your moves using #ymcasf Learn more https://www.ymcasf.org/workouts-week

Thanks to you and our generous match donors, the Y raised $171,534 this #GivingTuesday! We have so many rock stars to thank! We give thanks to our community, our staff, our donors, and to all of our supporters who believe in our work and share our cause, we thank you! Here are some #YWeGive highlights

Did you know you have until 11:59pm tonight to support our distance learning workshops like Classrooms For All this #GivingTuesday Tell us what programs you've been a part of or are interested in supporting in the comments We've created 2,000 Distance Learning Workshops since August! Imagine how much more we can do for our youth with your support https://www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020

This #GivingTuesday we want you to see how our programs promote equity for a better future. Your support continues our mission. Give today https://www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020

Now is your chance to support our programs that promote wellbeing, stability and equity. Join us and help us spread the word https://www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020

"The demand for everything has increased. But I have a great team and families to feed. So we're ready to work." Well said Elida! We are #HereForGood

Help us spread the word about Giving Tuesday by telling everyone Y You Give in our #YWeGive challenge! People are already taking selfies with our Y We Give flyer and tagging us in images. Join the movementment and tag us @ymcasf #ymcasf Find materials on our GivingTuesday page www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020

Learn more about our food distribution throughout the San Francisco Bay Area over the next week. Also, help us spread the word to those in isolation or who may need additional support over the holidays by sharing this post <3 https://www.ymcasf.org//providing-thanksgiving-meals-durin

Want to start on holiday crafts for the family? Join us next week Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for three Thanksgiving Specials with #ClassroomsForAll . Craft with Alex and Reesha using many items, even a corn stalk! How did we get corn stalk?! Join for FREE https://www.ymcasf.org/classrooms-for-all and help us spread the word.

With your support this #GivingTuesday we can continue to reach our communities. Give today at www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020

#CampTShirtDay was a success! One person made a quilt out of all their camp shirts ! Tag us in your camp gear from past or present times in the comments or with #ymcasf

This month take a look at how your help supports our programs in our Behind the Mask highlights on our social channels. Please like, share, comment, and donate and join us this #GivingTuesday by donating to https://www.ymcasf.org/ymca-givingtuesday-2020. #YGive #ymcasf

Read more about the change we embody for our youth surrounding the election. https://www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/lets-be-change-our-future

Check out this info and don't forget to vote!

Don't worry if you missed our Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California Surgeon General this past week. You can watch it here https://www.ymcasf.org//disrupting-effects-childhood-trauma

Our Nature Explorers Program will spark your child's curiosity by learning from our very own YMCA Naturalist. Naturalist will lead youth through fun games, stories, activities, and more! Program begins this Monday 11/02, register by completing our interest form online http://ow.ly/mfHB50C7Sbc Questions? Please contact Kaitlyn at [email protected].

Pumpkin Carving Contest begins soon! Sign up now https://www.ymcasf.org/youth-development-schedule

Together, we're able to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed academically.

It's time to get those pumpkins ready! Here's a BTS look at our virtual pumpkin carving video. Learn about carving and join our Pumpkin Carving Contest on October 30th! #ClassroomsForAll invites you a virtual Jack-O-Lantern party available for all grades (K-12). Sign up now, and help us spread the word! https://www.ymcasf.org/youth-development-schedule

The Y is more than a gym. We’re food pantry centers, distribute basic necessities, preschools, childcare centers, and so much more. Learn more about the services the Y has to offer at www.ymcasf.org #HereForGood #YMCA #YMCASF

We invite you to join us and make space helmets in an hour online! Tag us #ymcasf https://ymcasf.zoom.us//tJIsceCorjMoHtB1urSGP2GG8Gme_y1GUJ

Join us in a discussion about the present and future health impacts of toxic stress on our youth and their families due to racial inequity and COVID-19. Register now to hear from Dr. Harris California's Surgeon General. This event is moderated by our President and CEO Jamie Bruning-Miles and Dr. Gina Gregory Burns Kaiser Permanente Physician. https://ymcasf.zoom.us/.../regi.../WN_Umv09bX9Q86AbtgCV10YIQ

We’re so happy that we got to be a part of the census community! The US Census is so important to us as it impacts all of our Mission Y friends and families. #community #comunidad #BeCounted #ShapeYourFuture #DaFormaATuFuturo #2020Census #SFCounts

SHARE IT! LIKE IT! LOVE IT! We are giving kids access to fun activities right from their homes. Our #ClassroomsForAll is on public access tv, Channel 29, Mondays and Fridays at 3:30pm PST. You can even watch it again on our website https://www.ymcasf.org/classrooms-for-all.

Distance Learning can be challenging while you're trying to work from home. If you're looking for afternoon enrichments, arts & crafts, and fun activities to keep your youth engaged while you work remotely, sign-up for our Virtual Afterschool Program! Our Youth Development staff are ready to engage your student with live Zoom sessions Monday-Friday. Register online at https://bit.ly/3nCSOd5

Check out our Classrooms for All series. We have new content every week. https://www.ymcasf.org/classrooms-for-all

We are so proud of our new CEO taking the lead this week on key issues of visibility, equality, and love.

Recent court rulings have extended the census deadline through 10/31. Please complete the census as soon as possible 2020census.gov/

Together, we can reduce the education gap by providing access to those in need. Learn more https://www.ymcasf.org/give/donate-now

Hey, did you do the census yet?! 2020census.gov Help us spread the word. Like, comment, and share!

It's #nationalvoterregistrationday check your status and get more information at ymca.net/vote Tell us your status in the comments #voteready #vote2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day! #ymcasf #registertovote2020

As we bear witness to the lives lost and pain inflicted by COVID-19, racism, and scapegoating of migrants, we must embrace a vision of welcoming and belonging, and embody this vision through our direct actions, to co-create a more equitable society for all. One way we can do this is through supporting our community members understand their voting rights and the importance of voting for leaders who represent them. Join us at this event.

Durante la Semana de Bienvenida queremos agradecer y destacar a nuestro personal de Y que se encuentra en el Distrito 11 brindando servicios esenciales como pruebas de COVID-19 y comida. Este es un esfuerzo comunitario para garantizar que nuestras familias monolingües tengan acceso a los recursos que necesitan. Nuestro personal ha visto cómo COVID-19 ha afectado a la población latina (x / o) en los últimos meses y quiere correr la voz entre nuestros vecinos, familiares y amig...os de habla hispana. ¡Estamos aquí para ti también! Las pruebas se realizan en Crocker Park 799 Moscú los lunes y la distribución de alimentos es los miércoles. #excelsiorstrong #latinotaskforce #oneurban #unidossisepuede #welcomingweek #latinotaskforce #missionfoodhub #ymcasf During Welcome Week we want to thank and highlight our Y staff who are in District 11 providing essential services like COVID-19 testing and food. This is a community effort to ensure our monolingual families get access to the resources they need. Our staff have seen how COVID-19 has effected the latin(x/o) population over the past few months, and want to spread the word to our Spanish speaking neighbors, family, and friends. We are here for you too! Testing is at Crocker Park 799 Moscow on Mondays, and food distribution is on Wednesdays. #BetterTogether

This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spirit of unity remains critically important as we seek to build bridges and heal communities suffering from the effects of systemic racism and discrimination. To ensure the safety and participation of all your neighbors, are opportunities for virtual and/or physically-distanced Welcoming Week activities coming up https://www.welcomingamerica.org/prog/welcoming-week/events. #WelcomingWeek #YForAll Este año, a la luz de la p...andemia de COVID-19, el espíritu de unidad sigue siendo de vital importancia mientras buscamos construir puentes y sanar a las comunidades que sufren los efectos del racismo sistémico y la discriminación. Para garantizar la seguridad y la participación de todos sus vecinos, tienemos oportunidades para las próximas actividades de la Semana de Bienvenida virtuales y / o físicamente a distancia. #WelcomingWeek #YForAll /# #

Our diverse immigrant populations usually have low census turn out. Now, especially during Welcome Week, we ask you to encourage your neighbors to fill out the census. Take a look at the top immigrant populations in our districts below. Census deadline is the end of the month! Please help us spread the word and fill out the Census https://my2020census.gov/

Welcome Week! We believe our communities are stronger when everyone feels welcome and we work together for the common good. #WelcomingWeek #YForAll Show your support by using these filters https://www.welcomingamerica.org/social-media-filters ¡Semana de Bienvenida! Creemos que nuestras comunidades son más fuertes cuando todos se sienten bienvenidos y trabajamos juntos por el bien común. ... # #

Welcoming Week is almost here! From September 12-20 we invite our Y communities to celebrate and share the power of inclusion for our immigrant community members. Welcoming Week promotes cross-cultural understanding and community cohesion by bringing together immigrants and U.S.-born residents in the spirit of unity, and highlighting the work we do year-round alongside our immigrant populations. This year will be different, but we are still fully committed to embracing our ne...wcomer immigrant friends, and offering opportunities for unity. Join us! #WelcomingWeek #YForAll ¡La Semana de la Bienvenida ya casi está aquí! Del 12 al 20 de septiembre invitamos a nuestras comunidades del YMCA a celebrar y compartir el poder de la inclusión para los miembros de nuestra comunidad inmigrante. La Semana de Bienvenida promueve el entendimiento intercultural y la cohesión comunitaria al unir a inmigrantes y residentes nacidos en los Estados Unidos en un espíritu de unidad, y resaltar el trabajo que hacemos durante todo el año junto con nuestras poblaciones inmigrantes. Este año será diferente, pero todavía estamos totalmente comprometidos a abrazar a nuestros amigos inmigrantes recién llegados y ofrecer oportunidades para la unidad. ¡Únete a nosotros! #SemanaDeBienvenida #YParaTodos) 91220 # #

Listen to Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, discuss the evolving landscape of education this year at our Townhall last week- from the stress and strength of students and families, to the work of nonprofits that allow us to face these obstacles collectively. Find the full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pVyuP3PcaM&feature=youtu.be

You can now watch our workouts on public television. Watch every morning from 9:30am-10:30am on channel 29 or stream online on SF Commons website. We are doing our best to bridge the digital divide, so help us spread the word!

On September 4th we disrupt our usual workday to PAUSE; offering all our staff the day to reflect on social injustice, health pandemic, economic unrest, and natural disasters we have felt collectively and independently. This upcoming Day of Pause is a space for staff to use their voice to initiate conversations internally and externally on their well being and the change we wish to see throughout our organization, within our communities, and throughout the nation. Colleagues, we encourage you to share what makes you appreciate this day with these images below to begin that dialogue. Like and share why you support our Day of Pause!

Perhaps you haven't heard, the 2020 census will be ending early. Be counted and respond today!

We want to thank all the people who make our food pantries possible. From staff to community partners and more! We wouldn't be able to feed our communities without your support!

Yesterday was Mission’s 24th Annual Golf Tournament at Pasatiempo Golf Club. It felt a bit different than in years past but we are so grateful for the support of our volunteers, players, and sponsors. Without you, none of this would be possible. Thank you for coming down to Santa Cruz and spending the day with us! If you’d like to play a round of golf for a good cause, register for YMCA of San Francisco & Presidio Community YMCA event coming up in October. Visit www.ymcasf.o...rg/programs/presidio-y-golf-tournament for more info. Bee Hunter Wine #ymcasf #YSF #golfforagoodcause #golf #FUNraising #ForYouthDevelopment #ForHealthyLiving #ForSocialResponsibility

Shout out to the King family who tagged themselves at our Stonestown YMCA with their 90's membership card! We invite everyone to tag us in their throwback images of those retro to preCOVID times by using #ymcasf Let's see those times you enjoyed the gym, camp, and other great Y memories. You may be featured next weeks #ThrowbackThursday

We are offering Learning Camp sessions beginning August 17th. To register please go to our website https://www.ymcasf.org/programs/ymca-learning-camps

Our Power Scholars Academy is all about closing the achievement gap and preventing learning loss throughout the summer months. Underserved communities are less ...likely to have vital tools and resources to support student’s academic needs. Along with community partners, the Y provides students with the best resources to not only gain 2-3 months of learning but also prepares them for academic success in the fall. In partnership with BellXcel Support us here https://www.ymcasf.org/equity-access-01# #PreventSummerLearningLoss #Education #ForYouthDevelopment #YMCA #YMCASF #YSF See more

Mission Y will be providing YMCA Learning Camps for students from 7:00 am-6:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Visit www.ymcasf.org/academic-support for more information. #academicsuccess #distancelearning #MissionY #MissionYMCA #excelsior #portola #glenpark #mission #visitacionvalley #bernalheights #outermission #crockeramazon

We are so grateful to be recognized by Mayor London Breed and the City and County of San Francisco for the outstanding work of our colleagues. Thank you preschool teachers and supporting staff for your dedication to the community. You have provided families with a safe and nurturing environment for youth to learn and grow. #YMCA #YMCASF #MissionYMCA #MissionY #SF #Mission #Excelsior #BernalHeights #VisitacionValley #Portola #Preschool #EarlyChildhoodEducation #education #youth #children

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Academics will look very different for many families this coming school year. The YMCA of San Francisco will offer Community Learning Hubs throughout the San Francisco Bay areas. More information and locations are on our website https://www.ymcasf.org/academic-support