Our friends at YMCA of Metropolitan LA did a great presentation on how the Summer Youth Fund creates healthy, fun and meaningful summers for local kids.

1. Imagine you
are a child
living in urban
Los Angeles…

7. Disadvantaged students
LOSE 1 – 3 MONTHS
of learning
over the
summer

9. Children do gain
something over the
summer…

10. Summer = WEIGHT GAIN
x3

12. “At Y Day Camp, we learned about
character. My favorite pillar is
respect because you can help others
by teaching them to respect
themselves and others. Plus, in camp
I read and read!”
SHAINA J.
7, 2ND GRADE

13. “My family doesn’t have enough money, but instead of
going nowhere this summer, I went to camp. In the
beginning no one knew each other and we were shy.
Camp encouraged us and we really learned that if we
work together we can succeed. Different people can
be friends, and still be themselves. I learned so much
about the environment, about nutrition, about people.
I can teach it to my friends. At the end everyone was
crying because no one wanted to leave. I still can’t
believe that it was only one week!”
MARCUS G.
12, Y SUMMER RESIDENT
CAMP PARTICIPANT

14. “My brother and I joined the Y because
there is no other place like it in our
neighborhood. I used to be home alone all
the time and had no friends, but at the
Teen Center I’ve made lots of friends. Now
I participate in programs with my friends
all day. My favorite is art, I love to be
creative! I finally feel like there is
someplace I belong.”
RUBY A.
12

15. HOW DOES THE Y
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE SUMMER?
TEACHING CHARACTER, VALUES AND LEADERSHIP
A. Day and Specialty Camps
B. Resident Camps
C. Making Summer Count for Everyone – Sustaining
Memberships

17. The CCF fund has provided
more than 2,200 youth and
families with participation in
Y programs that explore
nature, fitness, academics,
sports, nutrition, civic
action, and wellness.

18. “Over the summer, kids in my
neighborhood can become bad,
because there isn’t a parent
around. In this program, they can
learn something good, and
experience positive things. The
YMCA is our good place.”
SARAH Q., 8
Y DAY CAMP PARTICIPANT