YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley

The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley has served the people of our local region since 1858. Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Our vision is to increase our reach of service to include more people of all backgrounds. We believe that our Y is uniquely positioned to engage - in real-time and on common ground - an incredible amount of children and teens, adults, seniors, and families, and to build positive connections around our programs and services. We believe our fiscally responsible operations help us to make a substantial impact on a mental health crisis in our country that is caused by the isolation of people, and a lack of healthy interaction.

Goal One: Community Impact: Maximize engagement by increasing health and well-being for all.

Goal Two: Financial Sustainability: Generate financial resources to fund current and future capital, operational needs.

Goal Three: Regional Services: Maximize community impact through membership and services to the greater Mississippi Valley region.

We continually provide learning, advancement and certification opportunities for our staff. From multiple members of our management team attending Y-USA "Principals and Practices" multi-day off-site training programs, to our leadership team attending the Y-USA General Assembly, and Program Directors receiving a multitude of training and career advancement programs.

In our 164th year of local service, we made three significant advancements to ensure our community has the resources necessary to continue strong, inclusive development for all. In November of 2022, we began a significant, multi-faceted collaboration with the City Of Bettendorf that we anticipate will create a wider and deeper network of engagement. With an increased demand for health and fitness resources, and families in need of more recreational sports programming - as opposed to highly competitive and often exclusionary traveling sports - the YMCA Sports Center opened in a previous athletic facility owned and operated by the city. This is the first of a multi-faceted approach that will lead to a completely new program area for our Y when The Landing opens this summer, which will be the first outdoor aquatic center for our association, and will meet a critical need for the community. The second major addition was in response to specific needs in the North Scott County region of our service area. Beginning with the lack of a competitive swimming pool for a fast-growing residential area, the Y partnered with the North Scott School District and the City Of Eldridge to not only deliver this need, but to ensure capital resources were used efficiently by creating a full-service facility that can be used by all people from an even greater geographical region. Finally, another example of our adaptability is found in our dynamic relationship with Davenport Schools. With two, full-service facilities owned by the schools and operated by our Y already ensuring maximum return on investment for all residents of North and West Davenport, we helped the schools adapt to their needs by providing an update to the facility at the West YMCA. By allowing half of our gym to be repurposed and built into their greater capital project, we do lose some operational space, but ultimately we help a partner to serve the same community in a more healthy and efficient way.