ONE MISSION, ONE VISION, FOR ALL
Vision 2030 Strategic Plan

AN ORGANIZATION LIKE NO OTHER

The YMCA is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by empowering young people, improving the health and well-being of individuals of all ages and inspiring action across the country.

The YMCA of the Fox Cities has the presence and partnerships not only to promise but to deliver positive change. Comprised of 6 YMCA locations, 4 Childcare Centers, 38 School Age Childcare Sites, several offsite program centers, 1 Overnight Camp, 5 Day Camp Sites - One YMCA - One Community. The Y engages more than 60,000 adults and children in transformational programming, such as childcare, before and after school enrichment, camping, sports, swim lessons, wellness and fitness.

As part of the Y’s commitment to equity and inclusion, we provide financial assistance, called Membership for All, to make Y membership and programs accessible to everyone. The Y provides more than $1.1 million in assistance to more than 4,100 people annually. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, the Y is able to respond to critical issues in our community and create opportunities for everyone to thrive, regardless of income, background or zip code.

OUR PROCESS

The strategic planning process utilized a thoughtful, community-centric approach. By actively soliciting input from diverse community stakeholders, the Y was able to cultivate a robust understanding of the community’s most pressing needs. More than 2,000 individuals provided input to the strategic planning process through surveys, focus groups, town hall meetings, and 1-on-1 meetings. This invaluable feedback served as a cornerstone in shaping the Y’s strategic plan and how it could effectively address these challenges. This comprehensive approach not only ensures that the plan is reflective and responsive to the community’s evolving needs, but ensures it remains dynamic and relevant.

STRATEGIC PLAN JOURNEY

STRATEGIC PLAN

ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY AND OUR OPPORTUNITY

Our Community is Facing:

• Increased social isolation and disconnection from communities.
• An increased need for formal and informal mental health supports for individuals of all ages.
• An erosion in the social-emotional development of youth that has led to negative behaviors.
• An increase in health & academic disparity among children and teens of different backgrounds.
• An increased need for access to high quality, affordable childcare, and early learning.
• Community support systems not keeping pace with changing demographics and family structures.
• High rates of chronic illness and obesity due to a lack of physical activity and poor nutritional habits.
• Increased health needs associated with an aging population.
• Increased health inequities among people of different backgrounds.
• Economic challenges due to workforce and labor shortages.
• A lack of quality, affordable housing.
• Barriers to access for vital community resources due to transportation.
• Places for youth to be and feel safe and accepted.

Threaded throughout the Strategic Imperatives is a commitment to seven key areas that will help guide our behaviors and actions:

1. Collaboration: Actively seek to collaborate with others to reach and serve more.
2. Build Resilience: Embed opportunities to build self-awareness, confidence, coping skills, empathy, and interpersonal skills vital for success in school, work, and life.
3. Foster Belonging: Create safe spaces and intentional experiences where all individuals are valued and can authentically engage and connect.
4. Values & Mission: We embrace and lead with our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility as the guiding principles that shape our commitment to fostering individual and community well-being.
5. Innovation: Foster an environment that empowers our Y to be a learning organization that requires us to think, act and communicate differently in all that we do.
6. Facilitate Achievement: Work with individuals to understand their unique needs and connect them to resources to help them achieve their goals and meet their potential.
7. Diversity & Inclusion: Continual learning on what it means to be “for all” and engaging our community as a welcoming, supportive organization by creating equitable opportunities.

The Y is committed to inclusion. We are made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life working side-by-side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility—they guide everything we do.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES