Our Mission

Youth Development: Nurturing the potential of every child and teen. Strong children need a strong community committed to their success. We rise to the demand for more quality early childhood education, for social and emotional development opportunities, and engagement outside of the classroom – regardless of ability to pay.

Healthy Living: Improving the nation's health and well-being. A thriving community needs recreational offerings that bring people together and promote well-being. Wabash has a growing aging population looking to stay active and also strives to instill healthy lifestyle habits for our youth. We provide community and support for members seeking to live a healthier lifestyle or dealing with health concerns.

Social Responsibility: Giving back and providing support to our neighbors. A highly engaged community embraces family values, civic engagement, and fosters a caring, supportive environment. We serve as a community center and partner offering events, training and workshops, and multiple services to help families in need.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Wabash County YMCA is an inclusive organization open to all. We welcome all people regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, the Y is committed to being an inclusive, anti-racist organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities.

The Y believes that, in a diverse world, we are stronger when we are inclusive, when our doors are open to all and when everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. The Wabash County YMCA shares the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and supports member diversity in every sense.

For All

For all is a simple but powerful phrase. Without it, the Y mission is incomplete. Our commitment to inclusion creates better communities, a better country and a better world.

We know that the key to effectively empowering young people to reach their full potential, improving individual and community well-being, and inspiring action in our communities is a passionate, experienced and diverse array of staff, volunteers and members who value what everyone brings to the table. Working in 10,000 U.S. communities and more than 120 countries worldwide makes strong diversity and inclusion practices paramount for the Y.

This means: 

• Recognizing that a diverse and inclusive organization is foundational to developing and engaging everyone across the entire Y spectrum. Our volunteers, members, program participants, families, leaders, staff, vendors, suppliers, donors, collaborators and the community at large all contribute to our efforts to make positive, lasting personal and social change.

• Having a supplier diversity program that seeks out talented minority and women-owned contractors and service providers.

• Offering Y staff and volunteers professional development and training programs that build key competencies to welcome, engage, serve and advocate for all segments of society.

We are passionate about strengthening communities and know that our ability to achieve it begins with reflecting and partnering with people from all walks of life.