Mission
THE RIDGEWOOD YMCA, FOUNDED IN 1902, IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT, CHARITABLE, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION. BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES REFLECTED IN THE MISSION, THE RIDGEWOOD Y IS A WELCOMING PLACE WHERE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, INCOMES, ETHNICITIES, RELIGIONS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION ARE ACCEPTED, VALUED, AND NURTURED. OUR ORGANIZATION IS A LONG-STANDING PILLAR OF THE RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE MANY NEEDS OF THOSE WHO WALK THROUGH THE DOORS, INCLUDING: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS; SOCIALIZATION AND COMPANIONSHIP; INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY; AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WE OFFER REACH FAR BEYOND THE BORDERS OF RIDGEWOOD, SERVING RESIDENTS FROM OVER 40 SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.