Our Vision

Vision 2020

The YMCA is the leader in improving the quality of life and nurturing lifelong development of healthier individuals, families and community.

Core Values

Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility

Healthy Lifestyles

    The YMCA will be the leader in wellness and improving the health of our community by:
  • designing and implementing healthy lifestyle programs and services that are age appropriate and that progress from age group to age group
  • engaging one in three people in our community through wellness programs and services that create healthy lifestyles
  • providing leadership in combating childhood obesity through engaging community partners in developing and modifying programs, and developing lifelong learning experiences

Cultivating Our Future

    The YMCA will prepare teens for the role they play in creating strong communities for tomorrow by:
  • employing full time Teen Directors working regionally, in tandem with branch staff, to engage teen community
  • providing teens dynamic choices in activity within our branches during all non-school hours
  • providing programs that encourage teens to gain new social, physical or spiritual experiences at least once a week
  • establishing YMCA Teen Information Centers within all Pikes Peak Region middle and high schools

Strengthening Our Families

    The YMCA will be the leader in programs and activities that strengthen families by:
  • providing opportunities in all programs for the entire family, encourage interaction with other families
  • providing community leadership in programs and activities for active duty, Guard and Reserve Military families

Deepening Member Relations

    The YMCA will develop relationships with members that strengthen their commitment to our mission by:
  • increasing its membership retention rate to 65%
  • increasing member involvement in the Partner’s (annual) Campaign to 20%
  • motivating 50% of our members to participate in multiple activities on an annual basis
  • having YMCA staff spend a designated percentage of their work day connecting with members

Providing Leadership for Our Future

    The YMCA will advance our mission by providing the necessary resources through the leadership of volunteers and staff by:
  • recruiting, training and retaining volunteers and staff leadership that will allow us to successfully meet our Vision 2020 Goals and Objectives
  • board members engaging in a higher level of commitment through active participation
  • volunteers and staff proactively advocating the work of the YMCA for the benefit of our community

Partnering with the Community

    The YMCA will be the leader in creating strategic partnerships that address critical community needs by:
  • including a minimum of one community partner in all future YMCA program and facility development
  • having all YMCA director level staff engaging in at least one, non-YMCA community (service, business, or civic) organization
  • convening a bi-annual community summit that maps program services for youth, teens and families implementing a promotional campaign around the message “the YMCA is community”