Community Programs

We're partnering with Jenkintown Food Cupboard to host a food drive to benefit local families just in time for Thanksgiving! Help us collect the below regular-sized items in original, unopened packaging.

Join our amazing team of lifeguards! We have lifeguard openings across the association! You can take a lifeguard certification class at one of our locations below and apply for a lifeguard position near you! 

We're collecting new and gently-used items to donate to our friends at Better Days Ahead - a non-profit group that supports local at-risk and houseless members of our community.

Help us collect holiday gifts to benefit families in our neighborhood! Stop by the lobby to find our Angel Tree. Tags on our tree will have information about a local child in need.Each child on the tree will receive:

Is your teen interested in the media or journalism fields? The Camden Youth News Network is a free hands-on learning program focused on creativity, advertising, journalism, and preparing participants for a future in these career fields. This program is open to teens ages 13-18. 

Celebrate every day kindness in our community! The Kindness Club at the Y recognizes members who go above and beyond to show care, empathy, and inclusion.

Do you have a green thumb? Join our garden volunteer group: Rocky Run Roots! This group meets each week to help plant, water, weed, harvest, and treat the plants in our community garden and the flowers on our property.

Abington, Haverford, Philadelphia & Royersford, PA — Friday, 08/01/25 — The Greater Philadelphia YMCA is kicking off Thanksgiving in a fun, healthy way with its annual Gobble Wobble 5K Run and Walk.

Give back to neighbors in need this season! We're hosting a coat donation drive to support local kids this winter. Donations will be provided to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sacred Heart Church to be distributed to children in their communities.