International

World Service is part of the National YMCA in Chicago, and the Y International works with over 120 YMCAs worldwide.
Assistance reaches 30,000 million individuals!

The Cheshire YMCA financially contributes to:

  • A Dental Clinic, Puttur, India
  • A Program Director’s Salary Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Program support in Amman, Jordan
  • An Orphanage in Thailand, Bangkok Program Support
  • Sioux YMCA, Cheyenne River Reservation, Dupree, South Dakota

Did You Know?

  • $1 educates 5 young people on how to prevent teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDs
  • $10 creates 10 youth service learning opportunities
  • $100 places 20 disadvantaged youth in YMCA summer camps

Did You Know?

  • $1,000 teaches 100 youth basic computer skills

  • $10,000 creates 500 job opportunities for unemployed youth
  • In 2006 the Cheshire YCMA donated $8,250 to seven International YMCAs and the Sioux YMCA. Raised by Developmental Travel student groups!

Cheshire YMCA’s Mission
To develop positive values that enrich the spirit, mind, and body by providing quality programming for all, with an emphasis on youth, in the Cheshire YMCA service area.