Healthy at Home

At the Y, we know that our community is better together.  From feeding hungry children with our free Youth Meals Program, to providing a safe place for our homeless neighbors with our Allentown Warming Station, to providing daily opportunities for folks to connect, the Y is here to bring people together. 

We've compiled resources for you and your family to stay active, learning, and engaged at home. Keep checking this page for an updated list of resources:

 

Stay Active:

 

Stay Smart: 

 

Stay Engaged: 

 

Stay Healthy by Eating Healthy 

 

Resources from The No Kid Hungry Program Team

  • Educational videos for parents, full of helpful tips on how to get their young children eating and excited about healthy foods. Check out the videos in English (Spanish)!
  • Two new video series to help families get creative in the kitchen with the food they have on hand. Watch Kitchen Finds and Meal Prep Made Easy.
  • New printable resources with plenty of kitchen tips that program partners can distribute, in both English and Spanish.
  • The Cooking Matters Facebook pages (English and in Spanish!) are full of healthy recipes, budgeting tips, and ideas for feeding young kids. 
  • A library of healthy, affordable, and delicious recipes on the Cooking Matters website.

 

 

Stay Nourished 

The Y's Community Meal Program is here for you! We nourish families in the Lehigh Valley every single week and we're here for you offering free meals. We'll update soon with information about our summer meal program but for now, learn more:

 

 

Stay Prepared 

A resource from Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital to keep you prepared and aware of the difference between Children's ExpressCare vs Children's ER should you need to make a visit. 

 

 

Stay on Budget and Stay Healthy 

 

  • 211 is a vital service leveraged by millions of people across North America. Every day, clients contact 211 to access free and confidential crisis and emergency counseling, disaster assistance, food, health care and insurance assistance, stable housing and utilities payment assistance, employment services, veteran services and childcare and family services.
  • Dollar Energy Fund assists eligible utility customers with their water and sewer bills. Customers may be eligible to receive a grant that is applied directly to their bill. Our program is a fund of last resort because it goes above and beyond what is available through federal, state and other programs. Program guidelines and eligibility requirements are subject to change.

 

Stay Aware and Keep Kids Safe:

Our YMCA has partnered with Praesidium to ensure the safety of the youth in our programs. Praesidium helps thousands of organizations, including every YMCA in the country, prevent sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults by employees, volunteers, and other program participants. We work with Praesidium to ensure we meet best practices in abuse prevention, strengthening our policies, screening practices, trainings, supervision and responding procedures, and education materials for youth and parents. Not only do we want our staff and volunteers to understand how abuse occurs and what are appropriate interactions between YMCA staff and volunteers with youth, but we also want parents and youth to understand as well. Please review these materials to learn more about how we can all ensure the safety of youth here at the YMCA.

Resources for Parents/Guardians; 

Parent Resource Series Intro on Vynod

Abuse & Warning Signs on Vynod

Talking to Your Child on Vynod

How to Respond on Vynod

 

At the end of the day, we know a Y is not walls; a Y is comprised of people striving to practice caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility daily while helping each other. Thanks for being a part of our Y family!

Join the Y

 

Households across our community have different needs so we offer a variety of membership types. Each of our locations offer many different programs, schedules, and classes therefore offerings and fees may vary by branch.

 

Please select a branch near you for more information

 

Greater Valley YMCA Membership Handbook

Financial Assistance

 

Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. At The Y, no child, family or adult is turned away due to an inability to pay.

 

Financial assistance awards are assessed on a case by case basis during a one-on-one, confidential session with a staff member. Those interested in applying for our financial assistance program are encouraged to download this form in English or download this form in Spanish, or stop in to any of our branches to learn more and pick up an application.

Program Registration

 

To register for member and non-member programs, please use our secure Online Registration.

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