Family and Community

Engaging with Families & the Community

At the Y, we believe that family and community are essential to our programs and a big part in everything we do. We offer various family or special events throughout the year, family programs including adventure guides, community classes, partnerships, collaborations and more. Family time at the Y is about giving families as a unit, and as individuals, the opportunities to deepen relationships, develop new skills and interests, improve their health and well-being, and connect to the community. The Y has always been a place where families can play and be active together, and that’s more important than ever. Whether the activities are physical like sports or exercise classes, or more recreational like swimming, camping, cooking and arts, we want families doing them together because you’ll live healthier and make memories for a lifetime.

Adult Paint Night

Grab your friends and come on out to the Y. Join us for mocktails and a step-by-step paint session with Alex! Feel free to bring something to eat while painting. Mocktails and all supplies to paint are provided.

Cost

Member: $20.00
Non-Member: $20.00

Advocacy and Leadership 101

This program is a 10-week leadership development program for youth ages 14-18 years old. Each week will focus on a main topic using team building activities, meditative and martial arts, short reads, art, music, journal entries and other facilitated conversations or “circles.” Utilizing these circle techniques, teens will be working on self-control, self-awareness, self-care, self-advocacy, and self-empowerment.

Being aware of oneself can make a positive impact on building healthy relationships, developing leadership and teambuilding, and discovering one’s responsibility to their family and community. Each participant will receive a free day pass at the end of each session to work out, play basketball, or swim. With successful completion of the program, each participant will be gifted a free 6 month membership to the YMCA of Topeka. This program is provided at no cost thanks to a partnership with the Topeka Center for Peace and Justice. The next session starts in April and will meet on Monday afternoons from 4:30PM-5:30PM.

Cost

Free to all

Birthday Parties and Building Rentals

Birthday parties are more fun at the Y!

Includes pool & party room for 2 hours

Cost

Member Price: $100
Non-Member Price: $150

Party Rental Information

Parties are scheduled at two hour intervals on Saturdays from 2:00-4:00pm and 4:30pm-6:30pm; Sundays available upon request
Parties must be requested and paid for at least 2 weeks in advance.
The first 25 attendees are included, additional fees may apply for additional attendees.
Payment DOES NOT include use of gym nor fitness equipment.
Swimmers under the age of 8 MUST have a chaperone in the pool (One chaperone per 3 children under the age of 8).
All pool and facility rules must be obeyed

Please contact the YMCA front desk at 785-271-7979 to book a birthday party.

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Family and Community

Adult Paint Night

Advocacy and Leadership 101

Birthday Parties and Building Rentals

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