News

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Mar
YMCA Community Assessment Survey Help Plan Our Community's Future We’re excited to share an important next step in your YMCA’s long-term planning—and we’d love your input. We are at the beginning stages of capital planning for two future locations—a Patterson...

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Mar
Eugene Family YMCA CEO Receives Outstanding Non-Profit Leader Award Eugene, Ore., March 9, 2026 On Friday, March 6, the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) honored Eugene Family YMCA’s CEO Brian Steffen with its Outstanding Non-Profit Leader of the Year Award...

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Mar
Background, Current and Future of the Tennis and Pickleball Center YMCA Tennis & Pickleball Update We're excited to share the background and overview of our current capital planning work related to the YMCA’s property on Patterson Street. Our goal is...

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Mar
Check out the Eugene Family YMCA monthly eNews from Mar. 3, 2026, highlighting our upcoming programming for adults! So many opportunities to connect at educational talks, cooking classes, socials and more! New Specialty Fitness classes for spring, such as Introduction...

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Mar
Grooming Prevention 101: What Every Adult Needs to Know Partnering with the Y, Kids FIRST is offering a practical training to help adults recognize and prevent child sexual abuse. Learn how groomers build trust, manipulate boundaries, and why kids often...

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Mar
Promoting CommUNITY at the Eugene Family YMCA Overview Promoting CommUNITY is an inspiring educational series that invites us to explore ways to strengthen connection, compassion and belonging across our community. In 2026, we are centering our series on mental health...

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Mar
Do you enjoy one of the Y's Aqua Fitness classes? If so, join your fellow members for a fun potluck on Friday, Mar. 20, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Kalapuya Community Room. Bring a dish or treat to...

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Mar
Lifeguard Certification Training Are you whistle-worthy? Who: Those 15 years and older, who are able to pass the Lifeguarding Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence Cost: $175 for Members | $195 for Community Members Note: If you don't pass the Lifeguarding Swim-Tread-Swim Sequence ,...
My favorite thing to do at the Y is to cycle. The classes have reintroduced to me a confidence that I once had.
—Y Member
For my high-school daughter who experiences Down Syndrome and deafness, she loves the freedom and the activities and the councilors at the Corner Hut and Creation Station.
—Y Parent
I love hearing the sounds of kids in the pool area, splashing around and having fun with their parents. I like poking my head into classes just to see people having fun and getting fit.
—Y Member
Kids need other kids, not just their parents. In camp, [my daughter] could make friends and play games. She’s growing up and learning about the importance of social connections.
—Y Parent
The Y swim instructors really understood [my son’s] pace. They didn’t just throw him in the deep end—they took away the fear and helped [him] gain confidence.
—Y Parent
We are so fortunate to have such a great resource, and I want to thank you and all of your staff for making the Y a vibrant community gathering place.
—Y Member
I just have to tell you what a wonderful place you all brought to life for our community. It is the best of the best. Truly.
—Y Member
This is the best deal in town—exercise and community, with a mission beyond oneself, and core values played out at every turn.
—Y Member
I am continuing to love being in such a beautiful facility and feel privileged to be able part the Y community. The staff has been absolutely amazing—patient, gracious, and so helpful. I look forward to being there for many years to come.
—Y Member
Your front desk staff are fabulous and I fully appreciate them. I am astonished at how quickly they help people and how patient they are with all my newbie questions.
—Y Member
You all have given us a space to grow, a space to be strong and safe and place to call ours. I am honored to walk through your doors each day!
—Y Member
The YMCA mission and experience are consistent: Everyone belongs. From daycare with tiny tots to the Corner Hut for teens, from BodyPump to pickleball and lap pool to PiYo, from TRX to Turbo Kick and Fusion Fit, the Y is host to health and wellness.
—Y Member
It truly is an amazing Y that embraces all people. I see smiles in abundance every time I’m at the Y.
—Y Member
We absolutely love the Y and all the amazing classes that it offers. The Y has been part of our family for a very long time and the new facility is so wonderful and we are excited for all the new classes and programs that have been able to be added.
—Y Family
In my experience, every day at the Y is an exciting opportunity to have a conversation or to make a new friend.
—Y Member
Your staff is amazing and goes out of their way to accommodate! They’re a very valuable asset to the whole place.
—Y Member
The Y has been an integral part of my life since moving to Eugene. Many of the friends I’ve made I met in water aerobics. Welcoming, helpful, encouraging with all the neighborliness Eugene is known for.
—Y Member
I’m impressed and appreciative of the patience and kindness from every employee in the big new beautiful Y!
—Y Member
This is the best deal in town—exercise and community with a mission beyond oneself, and core values played out at every turn.
—Y Member
You guys are all amazing! My son learns something new every day and always has great stories of all the cool stuff that you do daily! I can't thank you enough for being in our lives!
—Y Parent
Jenny, Amber, Brynne, Shelly, Lara, Stephanie and if I forgot anyone, they should be added in. ROCK ON! LOVE THE CLASSES! Everyone—you're doing a great job from the front desk to the support staff.
—Y Member


 

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