Kenosha Safety Around Water Coalition – Flip, Float & Follow
May is Safety Around Water Month. The Kenosha Safety Around Water Coalition Continues to Raise Awareness and is Offering Tips To Keep Our Community Safe in and Around Water this Summer. Tip #2: FLIP, FLOAT & FOLLOW “Flip, Float, and Follow,” is a campaign to help people remember how to successfully escape a variety of drowning accidents including dangerous currents such as rip currents, long-shore currents, and structural currents, all which can occur at [...]
Kenosha Safety Around Water Coalition – The Pier is Not for Play
May is Safety Around Water Month. The Kenosha Safety Around Water Coalition Continues to Raise Awareness and is Offering Tips To Keep Our Community Safe in and Around Water this Summer. In order to keep the residents of our community safe, Kenosha passed Kenosha City Ordinance #6.02(b)(6) states that no person should be in the water within 50 feet in any direction of the pier; this includes jumping off of the pier. “Enter or remain [...]
YMCA & Jockey: KELA Best Buy Teen Tech Center
As one part of a plan to develop and revitalize the City’s older neighborhoods, the City of Kenosha is developing the Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy (KELA) in partnership with local educational institutions. Learn More Here.
Gov. Evers Awarded $1 Million in Equitable Recovery Grant to Kenosha YMCA Achievers Program
In early February, Gov. Tony Evers announced more than $82 million in grants through the Equitable Recovery Grant Program were awarded to support community-based organizations working to increase equity and eliminate disparities in communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic statewide.
Major Y Events Returning in ’22
Kenosha YMCA Announces the Return of Three Major Events in 2022 The Kenosha YMCA invites you to save the dates for the return of the Annual Firecracker Run/Walk, FORE! A Good Cause Golf Outing, and Fall Festival! The following events and programs allow the Kenosha YMCA to continue to provide a safe place where kids can go to gain confidence and self-esteem, a place where families can reconnect and grow stronger together, and a place where older adults can stay [...]
Fall in LOVE with Yourself this February at the Kenosha Y!
Finding a local gym that FITS you can be difficult. Take advantage of the Kenosha YMCA’s February Personal Training offer and make the most of your membership. Every day people are motivated to join the Y and live healthier. But sometimes we all need advice from an expert, or a little extra help and support. Whatever your goals are, our Certified Personal Trainers will motivate you and help you reach them safely. Our mission is to help you reach [...]
YMCA Turkey Donation
The Kenosha YMCA distributed 75+ turkeys to families in need on November 17, 2021. The opportunity came from a donation from the Kenosha Country Club, a long-time YMCA partner. Deidre Ripee, general manager of KCC, stated, “We do the Turkey Shoot each year in the fall – usually the third or fourth Saturday of October. It is a golf event that the members participate in to raise money to buy turkeys for a local charity/organization. The head golf pro, [...]
Before & After School Child Care at the Y
The Kenosha YMCA Before and After school program is offered throughout the community and is more than just a safe place before and after school for students. The BASE (Before and After School Enrichment) program is focused on enrichment and learning for everyday life. The Y believes in strengthening communities through youth development because a community is stronger when all children have the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve.The caring YMCA staff follows all state licensing standards while nurturing the potential [...]
Tri My Best Triathlon – This Sunday
Nearly 100 athletes will take part in the seventh annual Tri My Best Triathlon — one of the feel-good events of the summer — on Sunday (Aug. 1) at the Kenosha YMCA, 7101 53rd St. Tri My Best Triathlon is open to anyone with special needs including physical, cognitive, emotional, or psychological disabilities. Athletes are paired with two “buddies” from a group of over 400 volunteers that provide assistance through the course and time their race. Distances are based [...]
Tri My Best–Kenosha Celebrates 7th year
Tender Touch Therapy and the Kenosha YMCA continue their partnership to present the 2021 TRI MY BEST TRIATHLON-KENOSHA. The 7th year of this annual race will take place at the Kenosha YMCA, 7101 53rd St., on Sunday, August 1st and will feature approximately 125 athletes of varying abilities, ranging from ages 5 and up. The swim, bike, run/walk/roll event is inclusive of all children and young adults with developmental disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy. However, athletes [...]