Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Youth Programs and Camps
Northwest Hillsborough Family YMCA, 8950 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33615
About
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Youth Programs and Camps offers activities such as Summer Camp, day camp, Before & After School Care, Licensed Preschool, swim lessons, Safety Around Water, After School Enrichment, Teen Achievers, teen programs, and youth enrichment. The program also includes personal and group training, group exercise classes, personal training, and the Youth in Government State Assembly. Additional offerings include a Cancer Survivorship Program Powered by Moffitt and Diabetes Prevention.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA states that its focus areas include Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility, and that its core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The mission of the organization is to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA was founded based on the core character values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility, and in 1889 the first YMCA facility in Tampa was built as a 50,000-square-foot building on the corner of North Florida Avenue and Zack Street.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that members have unlimited access to all 10 family centers, three wellness centers and exclusive access to youth and family programs at YMCA Camp Cristina and the Bob Sierra Youth and Family Center, and that each family center has a pool, with some locations featuring multiple pools. Listed amenities include adaptive programs, after school child care, adult enrichment programs, day camp, a family pool/splash pad, group exercise classes, a gymnasium, gymnastics, an outdoor pool, an outdoor track, personal training, a playground, racquetball/handball courts, Stay & Play, strength/cardio equipment, swim lessons, teen programs and youth enrichment. The organization states that group and private swim lessons and water exploration classes are available for all ages from 6 months to adult, and that Licensed Preschool services are offered for ages 2 years old to 5 years old at two family centers.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that members have exclusive savings on Summer Camp, access to 23 Tampa Bay YMCAs, and unlimited exercise classes, and that families can plan workouts with a Certified Personal Trainer at the Y. The YMCA also offers the YMCA360 mobile app with improved features and online group exercise classes. The organization describes itself as a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization and notes that the YMCA is described as the largest and oldest service organization in America.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA reports that in Tampa Bay it reaches hundreds of thousands of individuals each year through membership, programs and outreach activities, and that today the YMCA serves over 17 million members in 120 countries. It states that the Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life working side by side to strengthen communities. The organization highlights community support from individuals and local partnerships, including a partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the “Patch With A Purpose” program, which it states helps the Y address critical community needs through program scholarships and free offerings.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that historically this YMCA brought Tampa its first gymnasium and indoor swimming pool. It also states that YMCAs sparked the invention of basketball and volleyball, and contributed the idea of night school and concepts for organizations including the Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA states that its focus areas include Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility, and that its core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The mission of the organization is to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA was founded based on the core character values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility, and in 1889 the first YMCA facility in Tampa was built as a 50,000-square-foot building on the corner of North Florida Avenue and Zack Street.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that members have unlimited access to all 10 family centers, three wellness centers and exclusive access to youth and family programs at YMCA Camp Cristina and the Bob Sierra Youth and Family Center, and that each family center has a pool, with some locations featuring multiple pools. Listed amenities include adaptive programs, after school child care, adult enrichment programs, day camp, a family pool/splash pad, group exercise classes, a gymnasium, gymnastics, an outdoor pool, an outdoor track, personal training, a playground, racquetball/handball courts, Stay & Play, strength/cardio equipment, swim lessons, teen programs and youth enrichment. The organization states that group and private swim lessons and water exploration classes are available for all ages from 6 months to adult, and that Licensed Preschool services are offered for ages 2 years old to 5 years old at two family centers.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that members have exclusive savings on Summer Camp, access to 23 Tampa Bay YMCAs, and unlimited exercise classes, and that families can plan workouts with a Certified Personal Trainer at the Y. The YMCA also offers the YMCA360 mobile app with improved features and online group exercise classes. The organization describes itself as a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization and notes that the YMCA is described as the largest and oldest service organization in America.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA reports that in Tampa Bay it reaches hundreds of thousands of individuals each year through membership, programs and outreach activities, and that today the YMCA serves over 17 million members in 120 countries. It states that the Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life working side by side to strengthen communities. The organization highlights community support from individuals and local partnerships, including a partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the “Patch With A Purpose” program, which it states helps the Y address critical community needs through program scholarships and free offerings.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA notes that historically this YMCA brought Tampa its first gymnasium and indoor swimming pool. It also states that YMCAs sparked the invention of basketball and volleyball, and contributed the idea of night school and concepts for organizations including the Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
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