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Shasta Family YMCA tells Redding council it serves 9,000 members, highlights youth meals, swim programs and financial aid
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Shasta Family YMCA leaders told the Redding City Council about expanded youth services, daily meals for teenagers, plans to start a Montessori-based preschool and ongoing financial-assistance programs serving low-income residents.
Representatives from the Shasta Family YMCA presented to the Redding City Council about the nonprofit—s programs and growth, telling council members the organization serves more than 9,000 members and provides extensive youth and community services.
"We're serving more than 10% of the population right now in membership. So over 9,000 members," said Kristen Lyons, who said she has run the local Y for 10 years. Lyons said the Y serves about 125 teenagers each day during the school year, offers after-school programs and provides roughly 125 meals per day to teenagers who might otherwise go hungry.
Lyons said the Y operates washer and dryers for youth who lack in-home laundry facilities and partners with case managers and other nonprofits to connect young people to services. The Y is launching a Montessori-based preschool in January and is expanding summer meal service after identifying a gap when school is out. Lyons said the Y served about 140 meals a day in the summer and is seeking funds to double that number.
She also described adult programming aimed at mental-health supports, including stress- and anxiety-management offerings and partnerships with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Special Olympics programs and a partnership with Good News Rescue Mission for a life-recovery program. Lyons said the Y provides about $300,000 annually in financial assistance and that roughly 60 percent of its revenue comes from membership, 25 percent from program fees and the remainder from fundraising and contributions.
Council members thanked the presenters and asked about childcare and the new preschool; Lyons said the organization offers after-school care, teen programming and is starting the preschool in January 2026. The presentation was part of a council tour the members made of the Y earlier in the month, and Lyons invited council members and the public to the Y—s upcoming 80th-anniversary celebration next September.
The presentation was informational; no council action or funding decision was taken during the meeting.
