YMCA News

April 24, 2023 – The YMCA of Greater Dayton is participating in the Five Days of Action, April 24-28, 2022. The Five Days of Action is a weeklong campaign to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse.

Free and open to the public, this annual event features a day of fun-filled activities to celebrate kids being kids.

April 4th, 2023 - The YMCA of Greater Dayton is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day® on Saturday, May 13th from 12pm–4pm located at Riverscape MetroPark in Downtown Dayton. This FREE, annual event features a variety of family-friendly activities to encourage healthy kids, healthy families and a healthy start to the summer season.

Starting January 2nd, 2023, two of our Greater Dayton locations will join the YMCA at the Heights as 24 hour facilities:
Kleptz YMCA and Xenia YMCA! 🥳

HOURS FOR THESE LOCATIONS STARTING 1/2/23:
Monday: 5AM–12AM
Tuesday–Friday: 24 HOURS
Saturday: 12AM–6PM
Sunday: 1PM–5PM

Partners Break Ground On Major Northwest Dayton Redevelopment

Premier Health YMCA to be Centerpiece of First Phase of Wellness Campus

DAYTON, Ohio (October 31, 2022) – A groundbreaking ceremony on Friday begins a community-inspired transformation of the former Good Samaritan Hospital site.

More than 100 people attended the ceremony headlined by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. Afterward, the project’s six partners smiled as their shovels turned over dirt, signaling the start of a promising future for the 13-acre campus.

MIAMISBURG, OH – RetireMed, a leading provider of Medicare guidance and health plan support services, is proud to announce it has been named a Mission Partner of the YMCA of Greater Dayton.

Miami Valley - 10/01/22 - Grab your broom, start your hearse or borrow the headless horseman’s stallion – just get down to your local Y this month. Our membership special in October allows you to join the Y for FREE and simultaneously receive a certificate to a FREE YOUTH PROGRAM.*

Miami Valley - 09/01/22 - The YMCA of Greater Dayton is offering ‘Free Friends & Family Weekends’ on September 9th-11th and September 23rd-25th. YMCA members can bring their friends and family to the YMCA on these weekends to ‘try the Y’. As an additional bonus, if they join that weekend we will waive the joiners fee!*  

Miami Valley – 08/01/22 – Never been to the Y before? The month of August is the perfect time to go by your local Y! At the Y, every Wednesday in August is free to the community. It’s time to celebrate summer with fitness, fun, aquatics and more!

The YMCA believes access to a healthy lifestyle is important to everyone, regardless of economic circumstances. Come to the Y this August and discover why we’re so much more than a gym!

Miami Valley – 07/01/22 – Summer is here and you have fitness goals! What’s better than getting 1 month of the Y free? 2 months free! Join in July and you’ll get August of 2022 FREE, AND if you stay as a member for 12 consecutive months, you’ll also get July of 2023 free as well. It’s a great time to commit to your wellness and fitness.

Visit your local Y to experience the welcoming atmosphere offered with programs for all. From aquatics to group fitness to sports, there is something for everyone, young or old.

Get ready for another exciting summer with Y on the Fly! Y on the Fly is provided by the YMCA of Greater Dayton and sponsored by PNC Bank. This program includes games, exercise and healthy snacks for kids at designated spaces weekly Monday-Friday, June 6th-July 27th. Spots include the Dayton Metro Library West Branch (Trotwood) and Northwest Branch (Germantown), Ruskin Elementary (Xenia), Cleveland Elementary (Linden Heights), Kiser Elementary (Old North Dayton) and Central Park (Fairborn). All programming is free and open to the community.