The Brooks Family YMCA works to improve not just your bodies and physical health, but also your community. The YMCA is dedicated to providing quality programs that encourage healthy living, a strong mind and body, and most importantly youth development. Workers there are dedicated to helping you to create a positive lasting change from athletics to academic achievement, summer camp to senior activities, and from volunteerism to violence prevention.

The YMCA (Youth Men’s Christian Association) is located at 151 McIntire Park, in Charlottesville and offers many programs for kids, adults, and families. They also offer Summer camps and sport teams such as youth basketball and flag football. Becoming a member is fairly easy and the annual fee for a youth (0-18) person is $336. The facility is very clean and the people who work there are dedicated to helping their members out in any way.

The YMCA at McIntire Park is open on Mondays through Fridays from 5am to 9pm, Saturdays from 7:30 am to 6 pm, and on Sunday 12:30pm to 6 pm.

There are different programs offered to different age groups at the YMCA. The kid programs offer stay and play, birthday parties, day camp, summer camp, Teen Leaders Club, youth sports, and swim lessons. For adults they have aquatics, group exercises, personal training, wellness orientation, pickup basketball, volleyball, and pickleball, and many other programs coming soon. Lastly, for families they offer adventure guides, family fitness classes, newcomers outreach, service projects, and stay and play for kids.

The YMCA is a great place to work out, have fun, and grow in every way possible. It is so close to C.H.S. and you don’t even have to drive their. The YMCA at McIntire Park is a very new and clean facility that works to improve the physical and mental health of all their members.