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YMCA of Northwest North Carolina

Welcome to the Yadkin Family YMCA

The Yadkin Family YMCA has served the local community for 20 years, and offers a wide range of programs for the whole family - including swim lessons and camps, as well as a comprehensive Wellness Center with on-duty staff, group exercise programs, and SilverSneakers® classes. Come by and enjoy our indoor pool as well!

We're Hiring!

We have full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available in multiple departments in branches across the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina.

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Your Yadkin Family YMCA

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Annual Impact Fund Kickoff Lunch

Join us to celebrate the meaningful, lasting impact we're creating together for our Yadkin County community. Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 12:00pm at the Yadkin Family YMCA.

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Support Our Christmas Blessings Toy Store

There are several ways to help support the program:
• Donate to the Y and designate “Christmas Blessings.” $100 will sponsor a child.
• Get your church involved to donate coats or shoes.
• Join us for a shopping event on December 2 from 4:00-8:00pm at the Elkin Walmart.
• Volunteer at the family shop day on December 13 at Collide Church.
• Get others involved!

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Holiday Hours

The Yadkin Family YMCA will close at 2:00pm on Christmas Eve and be closed on Christmas Day. On New Year's Eve we will close at 4:00pm and open again at 8:00am on New Year's Day.

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Partners for a Healthy Community

Branch Amenities

This YMCA offers numerous programs and services dedicated to building healthy, confident, and connected children, adults, and families.

Wellness Center
Group Exercise Classes
Indoor Lap Pool
Personal Training
Summer Day Camp
Kids Zone
Basketball Courts
Indoor Track
Adaptive programs
Pickleball
Locker Rooms
Summer Learning Academy
Training Center
Sauna
Whirlpool

The Latest from the Yadkin Family YMCA

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Branch News

Reaching Our Potential Gives Students Free Y Membership and Access to Opportunities

August 21, 2025 10:43AM
WINSTON-SALEM — For the fifth-consecutive academic year, the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, in partnership with local school districts in Alexander, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, is offering a teen membership referral initiative to give youth a positive space to thrive at no cost to the teenager or their family.
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Wellness

February is American Heart Month: Tips to Be Heart Healthy

January 31, 2025 9:35AM
February is American Heart Month, and with recently published research indicating blood pressure control has worsened in both men and woman since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to use this month to get a blood pressure screening and focus on becoming heart healthy. Below are tips for everyone to become heart healthy this February.
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Youth Development

Refresh Healthy Habits this School Year with the Y

September 16, 2024 2:56PM
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and as children and families start their new school-year routines, it’s a perfect time to reflect on and refresh your family’s healthy habits. As families settle into new school-year routines this month, the YMCA of NWNC is offering tips to help local families incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into their lives.
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Support the Y

At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. You can help kids learn, grow and thrive, as well as ensure no one is ever turned away due to the inability to pay. Donations provide financial assistance to make Y programs available to everyone in our community.

Every gift makes a difference. Everyone has a role to play. Together, we can do so much more.

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Our Mission: "Helping all people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body."

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