The Milwaukee Y will celebrate HEALTHY FAMILIES DAY, sponsored by UNITEDHEALTHcare Community Plan, with support from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin on Saturday, July 22, 2017.
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee offers environmental education on National Get Outdoors Day June 10th
As part of National Get Outdoors Day and the Every Kid in a Park initiative, children ages 10 and up, and their families are invited to join us at YMCA Camp Minikani for an afternoon of environmental education activities.
Milwaukee YMCA 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast
The Milwaukee YMCA will host it’s 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast taking place on Monday January 16, 2017 at the Italian Conference Center from 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.
Public/private consortium to invest in the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee (the Milwaukee Y) announced today that a public/private consortium of funders – including Bader Philanthropies, Inc.’s Isabel and Alfred Bader Fund, the City of Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Herb Kohl Philanthropies, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation and the Zilber Family Foundation – have agreed to strategically invest in furthering the […]
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee receives $20,000 as part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move! Outside” initiative
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee today announced that it will receive $20,000 from the American Express Foundation over the next two years as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative, which aims to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards and inspire millions of young adults to play, learn, serve and work […]
Milwaukee Y offers day camp and reduced-cost swim lessons
WHAT: Through Milwaukee Swims, a partnership with Milwaukee County Parks, the Milwaukee Y is offering nine swim lessons for the reduced-cost of $5 per person or $10 per family. Lessons are available for children ages six years and older, as well as non-swimming adults. The Milwaukee Y is also bringing day camp to the Milwaukee County […]
Milwaukee Y to host annual celebration breakfast in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee will host its 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast on Monday, January 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Italian Conference Center, located at 631 East Chicago Street in Milwaukee. The breakfast program will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., […]
Milwaukee Y extends sign-up period for $5 swim lessons at five Milwaukee County Parks
The Milwaukee Y announced today that it has extended the sign-up period for its Milwaukee Swims program in partnership with the Milwaukee County Parks by two weeks in order to give more children and families access to its $5 swim lessons that are being offered at five parks this summer. As a result of positive […]
$5 Swim lessons available starting week of June 22 at five Milwaukee County Parks
Beginning June 22, 2015, the Milwaukee Y will offer swim lessons in five Milwaukee County Parks that are geared toward non-swimmers to learn basic swim skills and water safety, including how to recognize dangerous situations when in and around water environments. Lessons are available for children ages six and above, as well as non-swimming adults. […]
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee appoints Vice President of Healthy Living
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee today announced that Laura J. Rooney, Ph.D., M.S., has been named vice president of Healthy Living, a new position for the Milwaukee Y. Leading the Healthy Living team, Rooney will play a key leadership role in helping the Milwaukee Y realize its vision to create a stronger, healthier Milwaukee where […]