Who We Are
Welcome to the YMCA OF DYER COUNTY.
The YMCA of Dyer County is a membership-based, volunteer-driven agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Located in Northwest Tennessee with main facility based in Dyersburg. Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Our impact is felt when an individual makes a healthy choice, when a mentor inspires a child and when a community comes together for a common good. We are a cause-driven organization that is for youth development, for healthy living and for social responsibility. That’s because a strong community can only be achieved when we invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors.
To fulfill our mission, our YMCA provides over 62 programs within Dyer County in the areas of health and physical education, leadership and development, training, youth and family services, and youth and adult recreation. Through these programs and services we help our participants develop core character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. In addition to offering programs and services at our location in the historic Dyersburg High School building, we also offer outreach programs throughout Dyer, Lauderdale, and Lake Counties. Together we can make a difference in our community!
The Y is a powerful association of men, women, and children joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living, and fostering a sense of social responsibility. We believe that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health, and our neighbors. Working to strengthen our community as being a Mission Driven organization. This is done by our work in developing partnerships, defining goals and objectives, and finding funding opportunities.
Our Mission
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Our Promise
The Y is a powerful association of people, dedicated to building a healthy, confident, connected and secure place for children, adults, and families in our community.
What We Do
Through our three areas of focus, the Y nurtures the potential of every child and teen, improves the nation's health and well-being and provides opportunities to give back and help our neighbors in need.
THE Y CAUSE:
The Y is a powerful association of men, women and children of all ages and from all walks of life joined together by a shared passion: to strengthen the foundations of community.
How We Do It (and Why We're Unique) There is no other nonprofit quite like the Y. In 10,000 neighborhoods across the nation, we have the presence and partnerships to not just promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. .
Our Impact
The Y is, and always will be, dedicated to building healthy, confident, connected and secure people and communities. Areas of focus All that we do is categorized into one of three areas of focus - youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
For Youth Development Nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That’s why, through the Y, millions of youth today are cultivating the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. For Healthy Living Improving the nation’s health and well-being. In communities across the nation, the Y is a leading voice on health and well-being. With a mission centered on balance, the Y brings families closer together, encourages good health and fosters connections through fitness, sports, fun and shared interests. As a result, millions of youth, adults and families are receiving the support, guidance and resources needed to achieve greater health and well-being for their spirit, mind and body.
For Social Responsibility Giving back and providing support to our neighbors. The Y has been listening and responding to our communities’ most critical social needs for 160 years. Whether developing skills or emotional well-being through education and training, welcoming and connecting diverse demographic populations through global services, or preventing chronic disease and building healthier communities through collaborations with policymakers, the Y fosters the care and respect all people need and deserve. Through the Y, 500,000 volunteers and thousands of donors, leaders and partners across the country are empowering millions of people in the U.S. and around the world to be healthy, confident, connected and secure.
OUR VALUES:
Our core values unite us as a movement with a common cause. They are the shared beliefs and essential principles that guide our behavior, interactions with each other and decision-making.
The four values of the Y: ·
Caring: Show a sincere concern for others ·
Honesty: Be truthful in what you say and do ·
Respect: Follow the golden rule ·
Responsibility: Be accountable for your promises and actions
What We Do
Our YMCA has over 30,000 square feet of program space. Included are:
- Full gymnasium half court basketball or volleyball half court Rough Country Lift Center with locker rooms and showers.
- Matrix/cardio/free weight room (for members 13 years & older) with 33 pieces of cardio equipment, Matrix equipment, and complete free weight room.
- Aerobics Studio & Spinning Studio; classes are offered in the mornings and afternoons/evenings.
- Rosemary Heckethorn Wellness Center programs for the health seeker that in the process of developing education and activities geared to obese and diabetic individuals.
- Tween Town (ages 7-12)
- Child Watch (ages infant to 6)
- 8 am - 11:30 am Monday - Friday
- 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday - Thursday
- 8 am - 11:30 am Saturday
YMCA programs include: Youth Sports (fall & spring soccer, basketball, football, flag football, girls volleyball, summer camps, special events, community advocacy, health councils, and swimming lessons), Aerobic Classes, Taekwondo, Pilates, Zumba, and Group Cycling.
