Social Responsibility

Three North Carolina YMCAs are partnering with NC DHHS for the Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOPs). The pilot is the first comprehensive program in the country to test and evaluate the impact of providing specific evidence-based, non-medical interventions related to housing, food, transportation, interpersonal safety, and toxic stress to high-needs Medicaid enrollees.

WellCare of North Carolina has partnered with the NC Alliance of YMCAs to provide WellCare Medicaid members with a one-year YMCA membership to support their health and well-being, according to the NC Alliance of YMCAs.

The YMCA of High Point hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 5 to celebrate the reopening of the Carl Chavis Memorial YMCA and the adjacent Carlvena Foster Child Care Center following a $4.5 million renovation and expansion. 

During the pandemic, Jen Fuller-Allen, CEO of the J. Smith Young YMCA in Lexington, began sending an email each Friday to her Board of Directors. “I wanted to connect with our Board more regularly to share highlights from the week to better equip them to help tell our story,” Fuller-Allen said.

The YMCA of Catawba Valley was awarded the 2022 Eagle Award for Excellence in Fundraising by the North American YMCA Development Organization (NAYDO).

The Goldsboro Family YMCA’s new Community Corner is a housing and staging area for donations of shelf-stable foods and personal items. But it’s so much more than that, according to Casey Young, Director of Community Impact for the Y. It’s part of their mission work to feed those in need in their community, and it has provided a new opportunity for member engagement and volunteerism.

YMCAs in the western part of the state are working with each other and community partners to better serve the region’s Latinx residents.