Free Community Event to Nurture Your Spirit, Mind, and Body WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – (August 31, 2021) The Roper YMCA will be hosting a Virtual Healthy Living Expo throughout the...

Have you ever played the sharks and minnows game in the pool? Recently, I was at swim practice for one of my kids, and at the end of the lesson,...

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were...

We invite you to join us in celebrating Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day or Freedom Day. Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in the state...

If you have small children, you know about the bedtime routine. If it’s been a while because your child is older or if you’ve not had a child, let me paint...

The start of a new month, a new season, and the latest Better Us Challenge is the perfect time to consider trying something new. For week 1, we’re encouraging everyone...

What better way to reconnect with your whole family than sharing stories about them? It’s not just great knowledge to pass down from generation to generation but research shows that kids especially...

Florida’s nickname as the Sunshine State is well-deserved. While our state has an average of 237 sunny days per year—beating out the national average of 205—depending on where exactly you live, that...

As a nonprofit organization, the YMCA of Central Florida is focused on strengthening the spirit, mind, and body of everyone in our six-county service area and beyond. That’s why we’ve...

The YMCA has been an organization that has understood the power of prayer for more than 176 years. George Williams, our founder, knew the power was not in the one who...