Young Womens Christian Association

YWCA York's fitness and aquatics programs address the health and wellness needs of the York community through physical fitness programs and health education initiatives.  Services include a access to fitness center and pool, fitness classes, and several youth program initiatives (including Girls on the Run and the Synchronettes).

YWCA York offers two distinct youth programs.  They are the Quantum Opportunities Program (or QOP) and Temple Guard.  QOP is a dropout prevention program that seeks to increase the graduation rate and enrollment in postsecondary education among at-risk York City high school students.  Temple Guard is a mentoring program based on discipline and focus that trains youth in grades K-12 in military style boot camp marching and dance.

YWCA York provides the following services to victims of violence:  two shelters, two transitional housing programs, individual/group counseling, legal advocacy and medical advocacy.  This comprehensive approach to providing victim services is the result of mergers with two prominent York County agencies:  ACCESS-York and the Victim Assistance Center.

YWCA York's Community Renaissance Project aims to improve the social, economic, and physical conditions of the Olde Towne East neighborhood of York, Pennsylvania.  Olde Towne East is an 18-block area that was suffering from crime, deteriorating physical conditions, and increased economic and social needs of its residents.  Project goals are targeted at rehabilitating blighted and abandoned housing, beautifying the neighborhood, creating safe and public areas to play and meet, maintaining a Community Resource Center, boosting the educational attainment of young residents, increasing the economic incentives to open businesses in the neighborhood, increasing the level of homeownership, and decreasing the rate of crime.