Berkshire Family YMCA

The Y. For a better us.

Driven by its founding mission, the Y has served as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community for more than 175 years. The Y empowers everyone, no matter who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships and opportunities for all to learn, grow and thrive. By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in and across 10,000 communities nationwide.

At the Y, we take immense pride in our work to strengthen communities and help all of us be our best selves. We provide a place to play, to learn, to be healthy, to eat well, and to give back. We give parents childcare, young adults job training, seniors a way to connect and children a safe place to go. We believe that everyone - no matter who they are or where they’re from - deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. Everything the Y does is in service of making sure people and communities thrive.

Berkshire Family YMCA’s (BFYMCA) mission is to put caring, honesty, respect and responsibility into programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

We fulfill this mission by strengthening our communities through three areas of focus:

>Youth Development: Nurturing the potential of every child and teen

>Healthy Living: Improving the nation’s health and well-being

>Social Responsibility: Giving back and providing support to our neighbors

Additionally, staff, board members, and volunteers have a personal responsibility to integrate the following core values into every experience at our BFYMCA branch and program locations:

>Team Player: Working Together, Ownership, Reliable & Dependable

>Humble: Having a Positive Attitude, Not Being Arrogant or Conceited, Working with a Servant's Heart

>Engagement: Welcoming All People in All Departments, Great Customer Service