Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA
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Tampa YMCA Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Organizational Strategy

To build on our deep-rooted history of impacting lives by serving as an inspiration for health and well-being for kids, families, seniors and all who live in Tampa Bay. We will meet every community and every individual, where they are and help them reach their full potential. Furthermore, every member of our community will see the Tampa YMCA as a place where they belong.

Our Vision

Empowering every individual in our community to reach their healthiest and most fulfilled life.

Our Mission

To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

We Serve

More than 280,000 individuals each year–people of all ages grow and thrive at the Y: Infants | Toddlers | Preschool | School Age | Teens | Young Adults | Adults | Seniors | Families

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Tampa YMCA is dedicated to the communities we serve now and communities we will serve in the future. Each day, our staff work towards their goals with these six Strategic Priorities as a guide to ensure we collaborate, connect and serve Our Mission to fulfill Our Vision.

Advance Leadership Development

Recruit, engage and retain excellent staff and volunteer leaders as part of our healthy work culture and environment, offering numerous opportunities for growth.

Grow Philanthropy

Position the Y as a vital community resource, powerfully communicating our organizational impact for greater influence and reach.
 

Elevate Membership Experience

Strengthen the connectedness and engagement of our members, helping all feel included and part of the Y.

Prepare Youth for Success

Enhance programming to meet critical community needs, with a special focus on mental well-being, drowning prevention and programming to position youth for success in all stages of life.

Fill Critical Community Voids

Focus on increasing outreach to diverse communities to serve every ZIP code, ensuring the Y is prepared for growth, maintains excellence and remains relevant to the neighborhoods we serve.

Enhance Our Family Centers

Expand and evolve our facility assets through renovations, upgrades and new facilities to best meet the needs of Tampa's growing population.

Tampa YMCA Operational Goals by Strategic Priority

  • Launch a Healthy Workforce Strategy
  • Create and Reinforce a Culture that Retains Top Talent
  • Implement a Y University
  • Launch a Comprehensive Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Agenda
  • Build Our Boards

  • Annual Campaign to collectively Raise $7 million
  • Grant Strategy to fund critical programs exceeds $5 million Annually by 2026
  • Raise $30 million in Capital Funding by 2026
  • Brand Enhancement Campaign

  • Provide Best-in-Class Well-being Services and Programs
  • Implement Comprehensive Retention and Engagement Program
  • Become the Go-To Corporate Wellness Partner in Tampa Bay
  • Grow the Impact of our Open Doors Program

  • Teach Drowning Prevention Skills to 10,000 Youth Annually
  • Establish a Formal Youth Mental Wellness Initiative
  • Financial Investment in Teen Programs
  • Launch an Intro to the Workforce Program
  • Open Two New Licensed Preschools

  • Activate Mobile Units to Bring Wellness to Underserved Neighborhoods
  • Become the Local Destination for our Veterans to Grow in Health & Connectedness
  • Foster Mental Wellness Throughout our Membership Community
  • Maximize Local Partnerships to Grow Impact
  • Expand Community Health Offerings

  • Open New Facilities:
    • New Wesley Chapel YMCA
    • New Central City Campus
    • New Spurlino Gymnasium
  • Launch Tampa Heights Development Project
  • Identify Location for a New East Tampa & New West Tampa YMCA
  • Develop Capital Improvement Plans for All Current Facilities
  • Reinvest $1 million in Deferred Maintenance Each Year
  • Launch Facility Efficiency Initiative
  • Launch Beautification Initiative at ALL Facilities

Tampa Y Stories

(L-R) Tiff Goff, Rachel Gonzales, Anika Sanka, Rowan Sheer, Kingsley Buhari

From Tampa to Tallahassee: YMCA Teens Take Bold Steps Toward Political Leadership

The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA is thrilled to announce that four of our dedicated teens are currently in Tallahassee for an exciting Youth in Government (YIG) trip! Rowan, Anika, Rachel and Kingsley are inspiring young leaders who are not only eager to learn, but are passionate about bringing their newfound insights and experiences back to Tampa to help foster and expand our YMCA YIG program.
February 20, 2025
Tampa Y’s Anne Jeffrey (front row, second from right) with Y colleagues

Building Community with the Puerto Rico Coalition

Locally and globally, the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA believes in Building Community wherever needed. As members of the Puerto Rico Coalition of YMCAs since the group’s inception in 2019, we have been supporting the YMCAs of San Juan and Ponce with staff training, scholarships and post-hurricane disaster relief efforts.
February 20, 2025
New Worlds Reading Event

Opening up New Worlds with Reading at the Central City YMCA

They couldn’t wait for the free books to arrive at their homes. Attendees of the New Worlds Reading Initiative parent workshop – parents/children alike were excited to learn more about the program on February 13, 2025. The event was held at the Community Initiatives building adjacent to the Central City Family YMCA.
February 20, 2025

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