YMCA Sydney

We build strong people, strong families, strong communities

Developing young people into young leaders Making healthy lifestyles accessible to all people Creating places for people to connect and belong Giving families the opportunity to be together Reconnecting children separated in Foster care Providing rewarding volunteering opportunities

Community Strengthening

Family Programming and Engagement

The YMCA is committed to helping to build families that are stronger in body,mind and spirit. Through a strong sense of connection and belonging, the Y, for many members and families is an integral part of their community, an extended family.

“We look after your children, we provide a place for you to engage, interact and be active together, to learn new skills and to learn about each other and to feel safe and welcome.”

At the Y we also know and acknowledge that families come in all shapes and sizes. They can be made up of people who are related and also of people who are close to one another in life.

Our Family Memberships are a key strategy in family programming. We know, like any parent knows how expensive it can be to teach your children to swim, go to the gym, and play sport. That’s why our family membership makes participating together and being healthy as a family, accessible to more people.

The Y is also helping families in need to reconnect through our Rebuilding Families Programs. They’re not workshops or self help sessions, they are just fun holidays, a chance to share fun and exciting experiences together and to take a break from the challenges of day to day life.

The Y runs lots of other great programs for families like Mums and Bubs Programs, Aquatic Education, Kindergym, Before and After School Care, Vacation Care,  Playgroups, Family Camps, Father and son camps, Crèche Services, Birthday Parties, ‘Youthlinx’; Teen and Parent Advisory Programs and more!

Rebuilding Families Camps

The Y’s Rebuilding Families Camps are, heavily subsidised, structured and individually tailored stays at YMCA Camp Yarramundi for families ‘doing it tough’.

They’re not workshops or self help sessions, they are just fun holidays, a chance to share fun and exciting experiences together and to take a break from the challenges of day to day life. Best of all, they are a chance to rebuild relationships, to enjoy respite and the opportunity to experience fleeting moments of quality time that most of us take for granted.

Participants will stay in comfortable, private cabins and enjoy a healthy, fully catered menu. The program will include a mix of high excitement adventure activities like high ropes, abseiling and canoeing along with sports, games and family time by the pool.

Most of all, participants will enjoy the opportunity to strengthen their family unit through quality time together.

Download information and Enrolment Forms for our camps by clicking on the links below:

Some of the various Family Programming and Engagement activities offered by YMCA Sydney include:

  • Siblings Reconnect Camps - The YMCA’s Siblings Reconnect program brings together separated siblings in out of home care at Camp Yarramundi during the school holidays. Here, through a structured...
  • Recreation Relief Camps - The YMCA’s Recreation Relief program provides a small, but invaluable opportunity for families living under extreme financial distress to experience what many of us...
  • PrYme Carers Camps - The YMCA’s PrYme Carers program offers grandparents who are the sole carers of their grandchildren a window of respite, an opportunity to not only share quality...
  • Weekend Escape Camps - The YMCA’s weekend escape program offers low income single parents the opportunity to get away with their children and to share new and exciting experiences. The...