Success Stories

YMCA Calgary is a charitable organization. We rely on your donations to meet the growing needs of the Calgary community. How does your donation to YMCA Calgary make a difference? In a very direct and personal way!

Your donation is directed towards someone who needs it—perhaps to a child for his very first camp experience or to help a single dad afford a YMCA membership for himself and his children. Your donation could provide a healthy snack and homework help for 10 kids in an after-school program or it could pay for a young girl's first ever preschool science class.

As these success stories remind us, your donation to YMCA Calgary is a person-to-person gift. Your dollars make a difference and change the lives of real Calgarians. If you know of a YMCA story that should be here, please let us know. We love to hear them.

Darrin and Christy's Story

Having a sick child is the last thing any parent wants to think about. But it happened to us and our beautiful daughter, barely three years old.

Amanda's Story

Suddenly a single mother of four young children, I couldn't imagine how to provide the opportunities I'd dreamed for them. Then receiving financial assistance to attend Camp Chief Hector YMCA changed our family forever.

Milton's Story

From negotiating high ropes to overcoming career obstacles, the YMCA Achievement Program set me on the right path.

Emma's Story

The person I am today is a reflection of my time spent at YMCA camps.

Diane's Story

YMCA staff and use of FitLinxx technology helped me fight obesity... And win!

Tracey's Story

YMCA Opportunity Fund changed my family's lives.