For 150 years, the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County has been here for all – to empower youth and teens, improve health, and strengthen community. A leading nonprofit charity, the Y unites 36,000 people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds. During the pandemic, we responded to vital community needs, providing more than $735,000 in relief services. Over the past 5 years, our Y has provided more than $5MM+ in financial assistance and subsidies to Y participants throughout greater Monmouth County.
Our life-changing programs and services are anchored in 9 communities: health and wellness facilities in Freehold Township, Old Bridge and Red Bank; an outdoor day camp in Wall; counseling and social service centers in Eatontown, Matawan and Middletown; a childcare center in Freehold Township; and integrated in nearly 100 schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Named a New Jersey Top Workplace 2023 and 2022 by New Jersey Advance Media, we’re based in Shrewsbury, NJ.
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Well-Being Through Chronic Disease
Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease and stroke, cancer, or diabetes. Research shows that people with Parkinson’s Disease experience significant benefits from cycling regularly, including improving [...]
Grateful & Giving Back
The Y brings people together for social good. From food drives, blood drives, coat collections, community cleanups, and donations that support scholarships, there are endless ways to support community needs together and teach children [...]
Welcoming Week | Sept. 11-15
BELONGING BEGINS WITH US! Be our guest at Y locations during Welcoming Week, Sept. 11-15 to celebrate what unites us. We know communities are stronger and more cohesive when people from all backgrounds [...]
Comcast Newsmakers: The Y Collaborates with Nearly 80 Partners to Strengthen Community
Partners and volunteers mean everything to our Y! Hear how we're stronger together through community collaborations from our CEO Laurie Goganzer on Comcast Newsmakers.
Y Debuts on Top Workplace List
NJ Advance Media Names YMCA of Greater Monmouth County a Winner of the New Jersey Top Workplaces Award YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the community, was recently selected as [...]
YMCA Announces Appointment of 7 New Board Members
SHREWSBURY, NJ (July 19, 2022) – Seven community-minded professionals from central New Jersey have joined the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County’s board of directors. The 45-member board of volunteers guides the nonprofit’s strategic direction, sets [...]
NBC NEWS 4 SEGMENT: Swimming Safety: It’s Never Too Late to Learn How to Swim — Even for Adults
Cheers Tracie Strahan, NBC News and American Red Cross New Jersey Region for coming together to elevate this critical need. >Watch Report
Community Rec Magazine: Stronger Together at the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
Cover Story: How the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is combatting the mental health crisis through partnership, collaborative leaders and the motto, “Stronger Together.”
Stronger Together: YMCAs in Monmouth and Ocean Counties Announce Partnership to Strengthen Community Impact
SHREWSBURY, NJ (July 7, 2022) – The YMCA improves people’s health and well-being every day and as of July 1, two central New Jersey Ys are working together to strengthen their collective community impact. The [...]
NEWS 12: Summer camps are filling up across New Jersey. Here’s what this year has in store
“Camp was the normal all through this mass of COVID,” says Tricia Kline, YMCA camp director of Monmouth County. “Camp was the normal, we were here, we were open, we were safe. The kids were [...]
Advocating for the Y
Community Leaders Appointed to Strengthen the Red Bank Family YMCA Charitable Mission RED BANK, NJ (March 23, 2022) – The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County has established a new committee of volunteers to help ensure [...]
2022 Annual Campaign
Together Never Mattered More. Together, we can help our friends, families and neighbors achieve so much more. When you donate to the Y, you make our greater Monmouth County better, stronger and open doors for [...]
In Loving Memory
Lexi Dean, a longtime member of our Greater Monmouth Y (formerly Aquarockets) competitive swim team, is a shining example of the Y spirit. After the loss of her biggest fan to cancer in 2017, [...]
Helping Kids Learn, Grow & Thrive
Freehold Family YMCA child care and summer camp participant Micheal Sweeney shares what it means to his children and family be a part of the YMCA.
YMCA Camps TV
YMCA campers share their fun and fabulous summer season, and Mom shares what makes all the difference for her family and her happy camper at the Y!
Thanks for Making Y Summer Camp Possible
Thank you to our donors who helped make summer camp at the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County a possibility!
Perfect Place for Good Health
“The Y provides connection.” Y Member Karen Fuko shares how senior fitness programs and socialization with friends at the Y has helped improve her physical and mental health. Our Y has nurtured [...]
VNA Presents Community Partner Award to the Y
YMCA of Greater Monmouth County Receives Recognition for Critical Pandemic Support | January 3, 2022 | The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNA) recently presented its annual Community Partner Award to the YMCA of Greater [...]
Laurie Goganzer: Strengthening the Community Through the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
Community Magazine NJ | By LiliAnn Paras| January 3rd, 2022| Current Cover Story, Monmouth County, Shrewsbury | Put behind any preconceived notion that a YMCA is only a place for “a swim and a gym.”. . .
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Keynote Andrea McChristian (left), Human Dignity Award Honoree Rabbi Sally Priesand (right) YMCA to Present MLK Human Dignity Award to America’s First Female Rabbi at Virtual Commemoration on Jan. 14, 2022 SHREWSBURY, [...]