Ann Arbor YMCA Youth Programs and Camps
Ann Arbor YMCA, 400 West Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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Ann Arbor YMCA Youth Programs and Camps include options such as Camp Birkett, a summer day camp, and other youth-focused offerings. The programs also include intergenerational childcare at the Glacier Hills YMCA Child Development Center and additional child development centers and camp settings.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
The Ann Arbor YMCA was first established in 1858 by students at the University of Michigan as the second YMCA in Michigan after the Detroit YMCA. The Ann Arbor YMCA states that it is a charitable association of adults and children with a mission to put its core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility into action through facilities and programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, and it works each day so that everyone, regardless of age, income, or background, has the chance to learn, grow, and thrive.
Through contributions from donors, the YMCA provides financial scholarships that allow community members to participate in YMCA programs. In 2017, the organization expanded before and after school programming into Ypsilanti for Ypsilanti Community School students in partnership with Ypsilanti International Elementary School. In 2018, in collaboration with Eastern Michigan University, it opened the Ypsilanti Collaborative Child Development Center at Chappelle school in Ypsilanti. In 2019, it expanded programming across East Washtenaw and Southern Livingston Counties through Sport Port: Y on the Fly, a supervised, free mobile community physical activity program offered at schools, apartment complexes, churches, community centers, and libraries in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Manchester, Pinckney, Chelsea, and Superior Township. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Glacier Hills YMCA Child Development Center was used as an Emergency Childcare Center for first responders and essential employees, and Learning Labs offered a location for kindergarten through third grade students to participate in virtual learning with childcare for parents who could not stay home. During the same period, virtual group exercise programming was offered on-demand and live, with free or low-cost options for youth, adults, and seniors, and the Y took part in food distribution across Washtenaw County through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program, distributing 25-pound boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables at more than 20 sites.
Last updated July 18, 2026.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
The Ann Arbor YMCA was first established in 1858 by students at the University of Michigan as the second YMCA in Michigan after the Detroit YMCA. The Ann Arbor YMCA states that it is a charitable association of adults and children with a mission to put its core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility into action through facilities and programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, and it works each day so that everyone, regardless of age, income, or background, has the chance to learn, grow, and thrive.
Through contributions from donors, the YMCA provides financial scholarships that allow community members to participate in YMCA programs. In 2017, the organization expanded before and after school programming into Ypsilanti for Ypsilanti Community School students in partnership with Ypsilanti International Elementary School. In 2018, in collaboration with Eastern Michigan University, it opened the Ypsilanti Collaborative Child Development Center at Chappelle school in Ypsilanti. In 2019, it expanded programming across East Washtenaw and Southern Livingston Counties through Sport Port: Y on the Fly, a supervised, free mobile community physical activity program offered at schools, apartment complexes, churches, community centers, and libraries in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Manchester, Pinckney, Chelsea, and Superior Township. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Glacier Hills YMCA Child Development Center was used as an Emergency Childcare Center for first responders and essential employees, and Learning Labs offered a location for kindergarten through third grade students to participate in virtual learning with childcare for parents who could not stay home. During the same period, virtual group exercise programming was offered on-demand and live, with free or low-cost options for youth, adults, and seniors, and the Y took part in food distribution across Washtenaw County through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program, distributing 25-pound boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables at more than 20 sites.
Last updated July 18, 2026.
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