Opportunities

2008 Campaign for Youth

This year's goal is to serve 3,000 children and families. The Annual Campaign raises funds to provide scholarships and underwrite programs so they can stay affordable. To do this important work, the YMCA must raise $160,000; the funds will be allocated as follows:

$50,500          Childcare scholarships to enable boys and girls
                          from families in need to attend our Preschool
                          Program. 25% of children need year-round
                          financial assistance

$24,000           Camp Scholarships for elementary aged boys
                          and girls enabling them to have a summer filled
                          with day camp experiences. 900 youth
                          participated, 31% of whom are on financial
                          assistance.

$25,500            After School Child Care Scholarships, helping
                          families meet the needs of work, school, and
                          safe affordable childcare.


$18,500            Teen Travel Camps, Resident Camps, and Family
                           Camps.

$15,500            To support programs for East Santa Barbara
                           and Carpinteria youth including sports leagues,
                           Eastside spring Learn-To-Swim program, and
                           Rainbow Camp providing Cleveland School
                           students recreational and skill development.

$ 9,500             To provide important family programming through
                          our Y-Guides for dads & their sons or daughters,
                          Family nights and develop new family programs.

$ 9,000             Financial Assistance to enable boys & girls to
                          participate in a wide variety of skill, enrichment
                          and sports programs.

$ 7,500             Adaptive programs for our physically challenged
                          participants and those recovering from traumatic
                          injury or illness.

Every year your YMCA builds strong kids, strong families & strong communities by offering programs that inspire and develop self-confidence and healthy lifestyles. The 2008 Campaign for Youth is more than money. The purpose of the Campaign is:

         To build a broad base of community support among
         individuals, businesses and organizations who believe that the
         YMCA is important to our community.

         To enlist a significant number of YMCA members and YMCA
         friends who will support our work in the community and the
         opportunities we have to render service to others.

To interpret our values to the community.

To be able to improve and expand our programs and services
for children, youth, adults and families.

The Montecito Family YMCA provides children, youth, and families and
individuals from all economic backgrounds the opportunity to participate in programs and activities which would be out of their reach financially without this Campaign.

The YMCA seeks to enrich the lives of all its participants, helping to establish lifetime goals of wellness and healthy living, and strengthen families. The YMCA provides character building programs for youth to enable them to become productive members of our community, make positive and wholesome choices, respect other people and their property. Learn leadership skills that can be used to have a positive influence, feel good about themselves so they can resist negative pressure, and appreciate their families, communities and country.

Chairman's Roundtable

Chairman’s Roundtable is a group of distinguished individual, businesses and organizations who pledge to give a gift of $1,000 or more annually to support the annual campaign of youth. This group is honored on the donor wall at the Montecito Family YMCA.

Campaign Brochure

Employment

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The Montecito Family YMCA is an equal opportunity employer.

Volunteers

YMCAs are first and foremost volunteer organizations. Volunteers are at the heart of every YMCA organization. As a YMCA volunteer, you can lead an exercise class, read to a preschool class, coach a basketball team, cook for a bake sale, design a program brochure, greet people at the front desk, find items for an auction, serve as a role model for young people, help out in the office or at a special event, or be part of a group or committee working on a neighborhood problem. No matter how you help, you'll make a big difference as you work with others to create a feeling of connectedness in your community.

Get Involved as a YMCA Donor

YMCAs embrace people of all ages, incomes, abilities, religions and ethnic backgrounds; they're for everyone. Children and families who cannot afford to pay full costs deserve the experiences the Y offers as much as those who can. Your support, which goes beyond membership fees, helps YMCAs provide programs to those who otherwise couldn't afford to participate.

Giving

Please contact the Montecito Family YMCA for more giving information:

Joan Russell Price
Executive Director
Joan.Price@ciymca.org
(805) 969-3288 x11

Montecito family ymca Board of Managers

Dan Oriskovich, Chair
Chip Wullbrandt
George Armstrong
Darren Caesar
Karen Hickman
Nancy Lathan
Andy Grant
Tony Harbour
Yolanda Van Wingerden
Bob Strachan
Tim Werner
Clas Lensander
Roland Messori
Nancy Murdock
Brian Nielsen
Brad Sullivan
Rob Adams
Dan O'Keefe