The Port Arthur YMCA will open 6am - 10pm effective Tuesday, September 23, 2008
and normal business hours effective Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Aerobics and Aqua Cardio in shallow end of pool will be held Thursday and Friday, September 25th - 26th at 9:00 am & 4:00 pm

 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YMCA CLOSURE DUE TO HURRICANE

CALL 1-877-248-5863    EXT. 2568 

Together, the nation's 2,594 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of 20.1 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States. YMCAs are at the heart of community life across the country: 42 million families and 72 million households are located within three miles of a YMCA.

YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association, but don't misinterpret this to mean that YMCAs are only for "young, Christian men." From its start more than 150 years ago, when George Williams founded the YMCA as a substitute Bible study and prayer for life on the streets, the YMCA was unusual because it crossed the rigid lines that separated all the different churches and social classes in England in those days. This openness was a trait that would lead YMCAs to recognize their strength is in the people they bring together -- Ys are for all people of all faiths, races, ages, abilities and incomes. YMCAs' financial assistance policies ensure that no one is turned away for reasons of inability to pay.