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Armed Services YMCA of the USA

Strengthening Our Military Family®

aka ASYMCA   |   Woodbridge, VA   |  http://www.asymca.org

Mission

Founded in 1861, the Armed Services YMCA is our nation's oldest military-family-focused charity. Since its founding, ASYMCA has worked closely with the Department of Defense to enhance the lives of service members and their families in spirit, mind and body through programs which address the unique challenges of military life. 1 of 3 charities with a relationship to operate on military installations, ASYMCA supports 75 installations, serving troops and families. Branches in Alaska; San Diego, Camp Pendleton, and Twentynine Palms, CA; Hawaii; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Fort Bragg, NC; Altus, OK; Lawton, OK; El Paso and Killeen, TX; Hampton Roads, VA provide programs/services like after school mentoring, camp, early learning, child care, food aid, deployment support and more.

Notes from the nonprofit

Please see our main profile at https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/91-1883466

Ruling year info

1987

President and CEO

William French VADM, USN (Ret)

Main address

14040 Central Loop Suite B

Woodbridge, VA 22193 USA

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EIN

36-3274346

NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Family Services (P40)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Military families move 6-9 times before a military child graduates from high school, 3 times more frequently than their civilian counterparts. Due to the service member’s upward trajectory, military families are faced with ongoing transitions that impact their financial security, and their physical and mental health. By offering programs that focus on Youth Development and Healthy Living, ASYMCA helps mitigate the negative effects of frequent moves and the ensuing isolation. ASYMCA programs and services enable military parents and children to make new friendships and feel part of a community. Through programs like Operation Hero and camp, military children develop emotionally and academically, and military spouses connect with others who have the same challenges. What results is improved resilience among military children and spouses, and a sense of wellbeing for the entire family. This allows the deployed service member to stay focused, and ultimately, to be successful and safe.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Operation Hero

Operation Hero is an afterschool enrichment program designed to address issues faced by many military children. Military children bear a tremendous amount of stress related to frequent moves, parental deployment, and trauma resulting from the wounding or loss of a mother or father. Operation Hero provides a safe environment where these children can express their emotions, receive academic and emotional support, and connect with peers who are experiencing the same challenges. The program provides tools and opportunities for military children to adjust positively to the challenges of military life. Thanks to our donors, this no-cost program gives military parents the chance to get their children the help and support they need, without worrying about financial costs.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Forced frequent moves due to military orders is one of the unique stressors of military family life. Operation Little Learners provides military parents tools to enhance the developmental areas of their child and offers opportunity for early learning and bonding. The program also connects military families to a support network filled with other parents and children experiencing similar challenges. With a curriculum focused on phonics, writing, science, and math skills, each student graduates fully prepared for kindergarten having established a foundation for future social and academic success.

Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers

Children’s Waiting Room is a child care program located inside military and civilian hospitals that allows parents to attend scheduled appointments without the stress of having to find child care outside the hospital. When families have the ability to drop off their children inside the hospital at no or low cost, they are more likely to attend scheduled appointments, and in locations with Children’s Waiting Room hospital administrators report a 30% drop in no show rates. Siblings kept out of clinic areas have reduced exposure to other sick patients. Providing a child watch program at hospitals allows service members and spouses to make healthier health care decisions.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Camps and camping opportunities offered throughout the year at our branches and affiliate locations continue to be one of ASYMCA’s most popular programs. Camps encourage healthy living as part of our core mission of strengthening our military family, and provide much needed recreational and bonding opportunities for military children and families who have experienced multiple deployments. Camping provides a fun, educational and safe outdoor experience for military children and families to bond, make new friends and build their support networks by connecting with others who have similar backgrounds and experiences as members of the military community.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Child care and preschool have consistently proven to be an overwhelming cost for junior enlisted service members and their families. ASYMCA offers accessible, quality child care and preschool programs at affordable rates in order to prepare children for future success by teaching social skills, creativity, literacy, and fine & gross motor skills. Child care increases the military family’s financial security and well-being by enabling military spouses to seek work outside the home or continue their education, which may lead to future employment or improved employment opportunities. As a result, service members can stay focused on their mission while their spouses and partners provide vital financial resources for their family.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Operation Holiday Joy was initially established in collaboration with Woman’s Day Magazine and their readers to raise awareness and funds for military service members and their families during the holidays. Since 2004, Operation Holiday Joy supporters have donated more than $1.3 million for military service members and their families, enabling the purchase and distribution of more than 320,000 toys and the delivery of more than 25,000 baskets of food to junior enlisted families in need during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Families

Operation Kid Comfort provides handmade quilts and pillows at no cost to the children of deployed active duty military service members. ASYMCA Volunteers craft custom-made quilts and pillows with photos of the service member to help children cope with emotional stress during a parent’s deployment. With your support we can provide comforting quilts to more children, making mom or dad feel closer to home.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Operation Ride Home provides financial assistance to active duty junior-enlisted military service members and their families to travel from their place of military service back home for the holidays. Since Operation Ride Home began, over 10,000 individual junior enlisted service members and their family members have travelled from their bases to homes around the country for the holidays. Men and women from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard have been assisted with travel to 50 of the 50 states.

Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Families

Many Americans may not realize that the military community faces food insecurity. Prior to the pandemic, 14% of military families reported not having enough food to feed their families, compared to 11% of all Americans. Like many things, the pandemic exacerbated a number of challenges for families, and the military community was no exception. The latest reports show that today 29% of junior enlisted military families say they are food insecure. About half of E1-E6 military families are married and have young children. To help junior enlisted families worry less about food and focus on mission readiness, the ASYMCA has significantly expanded emergency food assistance for military families. Since 2020, ASYMCA has provided 1.9 million pounds of food to over 38,000 families through client-choice food markets, drive-through events, mobile markets, and more.

Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Families

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

YMCA of the USA 2023

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of overall donors

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Total dollars received in contributions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of meals served or provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We track the pounds of food distributed annually.

Total number of counseling sessions performed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of participants who received mental health referral services

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of in-hospital child watch visits

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Children's Waiting Room

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of parents and children engaged in parent-child interactive early learning readiness

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Operation Little Learners

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of program sites

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Military personnel, Veterans, Families, Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

ASYMCA’s operations strive to achieve the following outcomes:
1) Military spouses have access to work and education
2) Military families are financially and food secure
3) Military children are ready for upcoming milestones
4) Military families feel part of their community
5) Military families grow closer through family activity and support

ASYMCA's 2022-2027 strategic plan includes the following goals:
Goal 1: Provide programs and services to military families that significantly increase their resilience
Goal 2: Serve 25% more military members and families in current and future locations
Goal 3: Be the first MSO that comes to mind when military families are mentioned
Goal 4: Enable growth in reach and impact by increasing annual contributions to $20 million and total revenue to $35.5 million
Goal 5: Operate the Enterprise in a standardized and cost-efficient manner
Goal 6: Care for our Staff Members and Volunteers across the Enterprise

ASYMCA operates five Core Programs and a variety of other Services at twelve individual Branches across the country, serving our largest military population and the one most in need, our junior enlisted service members and their families in each of our military branches. Additionally, ASYMCA partners with Affiliates from Y-USA to reach military members in communities without an ASYMCA presence. Specific strategies across the ASYMCA Enterprise include:
- Deliver standardized and accessible programs and services that can be replicated from one geographic area to another in order to provide a continuity of quality service to our military families.
- Connect families to information and resources to help them meet the unique challenges of military life.
- Partner with local military installations to identify areas of need in our military families and gaps between those needs and current programming.

The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) has been providing services to junior enlisted military personnel and their families for more than 150 years. In 2017, we served 250,000 participants through 1.3 million points of service at 75 military installations across several hundred program sites.

One of three non-federal entities that operate on installations, ASYMCA is established and positioned to serve military families, providing programs which Strengthen Our Military Family. Such programs as childcare, camp, parenting classes, food assistance, and health education help our military family overcome the challenges of military life.

All ASYMCA programs are designed to build the stamina of deployed military members by supporting their families. This critical support helps ensure that they remain focused throughout their training and deployments, contributing to their wellbeing while they strive to keep our country safe.

Founded in 1861 to provide aid to soldiers in the Civil War, ASYMCA is our nation's oldest military-family focused charity. ASYMCA has worked closely with the US Department of Defense (DOD) to fulfill its mission, to enhance the lives of service members and their families in spirit, mind and body through programs which address the unique challenges of military life. 1 of only 3 charities with a relationship to operate on installations in collaboration with the DOD, today ASYMCA supports 75 installations, across 18 states and Puerto Rico, serving young military troops and families. ASYMCA provides youth development, healthy living and social responsibility programs/services like after school mentoring, camp, early learning, childcare, food aid, deployment support, travel aid and more. ASYMCA is improving program standardization and accessibility, so programs may be replicated from one geographic area to another in order to provide a continuity of service to our military families.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Armed Services YMCA of the USA

Board of directors
as of 05/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

David Halverson

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/12/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/12/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.