Hopkins County Family Young Mens Christian Association Inc

SPORTS RECREATION AND AQUATICS - AT A TIME WHEN over 20% OF 6-11 YEAR-OLDS ARE CLASSIFIED AS OBESE, THE YMCA PROVIDED OVER 600 CHILDREN IN 2023 THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ACTIVE IN AQUATICS AND YOUTH SPORTS. THE YMCA OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF WAYS TO CHANGE AND GROW. YMCA YOUTH SPORTS AND AQUATICS PROGRAMS FILL CHILDREN'S DISCRETIONARY HOURS WITH POSITIVE ACTIVITIES AND CARING ADULT SUPERVISION. IN THE PROGRAMS, CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS THAN CAN HELP THEM STAY HEALTHY.

HEALTH ENHANCEMENT - SINCE 1991, ADULT OBESITY HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN KENTUCKY. MORE THAN 2/3 OF KENTUCKY ADULTS ARE OVERWEIGHT OR CONSIDERED OBESE. KENTUCKY HAS THE 5TH HIGHEST RATE OF OVERWEIGHT ADULTS IN THE COUNTRY. THIS MEANS MORE DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CANCER AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTS IN HIGHER HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR OUR STATE. CHILDHOOD OBESITY RATES HAVE CHANGED EVEN MORE THAN ADULTS. SINCE 1980, THESE RATES HAVE TRIPLED. MORE THAN 331,000 KENTUCKY CHILDREN ARE SERIOUSLY OVERWEIGHT. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THIS GENERATION IS PREDICTED TO HAVE A SHORTER LIFESPAN THAN THEIR PARENTS. THE YMCA PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THOSE IN PURSUIT OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. WE OFFER VARIOUS FITNESS CLASSES AND TYPES OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND INCOMES. IN 2023, OUTREACH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PEOPLE.