The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) and the Department of Defense launched a $31-million initiative in 2008 with the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide eligible military families and active duty personnel with access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs through memberships at community YMCAs nationwide. Membership fees will be underwritten by the DoD and administered through Military OneSource. YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for America’s 2,686 YMCAs, will help launch the initiative at Ys across the country.
Eligible participants can sign up at either the Greater Naples or Bonita Springs YMCAs (or by identifying a participating local YMCA on
www.ymca.net), providing proof of eligibility by showing a military identification card and a copy of deployment orders, and completing an eligibility verification form. Eligibility forms can be found at
www.militaryonesource.com.
Those eligible to participate in the new initiative include:
- All interested families of joint deployed National Guard and Reserves;
- Active Duty families assigned to newly established Joint Bases created by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process;
- Active Duty Independent Duty station personnel (single or family members); and
- Relocated spouses and family members of deployed Active Duty personnel.
Questions?
Please contact Robin Murchison, YMCA Communications Director, at (239) 598-5158.
