Take Your Quest for Fitness to the Next Level
Wish you had a personal trainer, but it isn’t in the budget? What if I told you that you could have a custom workout created for you at your local…
Around the YMCA of Delaware
Pediatric Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors
Wilmington, DE – The Brandywine branch of the YMCA of Delaware has launched a pilot program for cancer survivors between 10-17 years of age. The 12-week program, that runs every Monday…
2019 – Best Summer Ever!
Each summer, children, and counselors from seven Y camps across Delaware come together at the Hanby Outdoor Center and celebrate. This year’s focus was about getting to know someone new….
Girls In Fitness Together at the Dover YMCA
It’s all about girl power! Thanks to a state-funded grant called GIFT, that’s the Girls in Fitness Together program, the Dover YMCA is teaching girls from Dover, Caesar Rodney, and…
The Y For All
Funding from the Chichester Foundation now makes it possible for each branch to train at least two staff as Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainers through the American College of Sports Medicine.
Now Offering Free Memberships for 7th Graders
The YMCA of Delaware is now offering free one-year memberships to students in the seventh grade who live or attend a school in the state of Delaware. To register, students…
Mission Moment: Jeanie Donofrio
If swim instructor Jeanie Donofrio had her way, everyone would be in the pool. “Swim for life” is her mantra, and you won’t find a more enthusiastic champion of the…
YMCA and Autism Delaware Team Up to offer Swimming Program for People with Autism
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Autism Delaware, offering a water safety program to children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through this collaboration, Autism Delaware…
Global Teens Celebrate YMCA175 in London
In early August, the YMCA of Delaware’s first cohort of Global Teens headed to London to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Y. Sixteen young people from Delaware YMCAs attended…
Western Family YMCA Welcomes New Executive Director
The YMCA of Delaware is pleased to welcome Thomas Wallace Sr. as the new Executive Director of the Western Family YMCA branch. Wallace joins the YMCA of Delaware’s team with…