Health, Well-Being & Fitness

YMCAs have led health and fitness programs for people of all ages, incomes and abilities for more than a century.

We also focus on overall wellness, empowering you to tailor your own plan toward healthier living by choosing how you will accomplish your wellness goals. The whole approach means you have many options and lots of support as you choose your path to a healthier new you!

At the YMCA, we have the facilities, equipment, programs, and staff to support you. Make new friends, increase your self-confidence, and improve your spiritual, mental and physical health.

Each branch offers a wide variety of programs and services. Please select from the following Channel Islands YMCA branches:

Camarillo Family YMCA
Lompoc Family YMCA
Montecito Family YMCA
Santa Barbara Family YMCA
Stuart C. Gildred YMCA
Ventura Family YMCA

In addition, Youth and Family Services YMCA offers four programs to assist local families:

Isla Vista Teen Center serves as a drop-in center for young people, away from gang activities, alcohol and drugs providing quality after school programs.

My Home at Artisan Court provides transitional housing to youth ages 18-21 that age out of foster care facing homelessness.

Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter, an eight-bed licensed group home, providing temporary shelter for foster children, runaway and homeless youth, and young people in crisis ages 10-17

Support and Outreach Services reaches out to youth living on the streets of our community, offering basic needs assistance, counseling, case management, and referral services as well as assistance with housing information, job search and life skills.