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Bedford Center YMCA reports membership growth and large lifeguard hire but carries deficit into 2025
Summary
YMCA leaders told the city council that memberships and program participation at the Bedford Center are rising, lifeguard staffing has increased substantially, and scholarships of $75,000 have been awarded; the center ended 2024 with a $369,164 deficit and opened 2025 with a first-quarter shortfall the YMCA expects to close by year-end.
New leadership at the Bedford Center YMCA reported membership growth and expanded programming to the Bedford City Council on May 13, but officials also told council members the branch carries a multi-hundred-thousand-dollar operating deficit the association is working to erase in 2025.
District executive director Jacqueline Sotelo and CFO Kristen Lee presented operational metrics and finance figures, describing strong program participation and hiring but also a gap between revenues and expenses carried from 2024. Sotelo described steps to improve customer service and program offerings; Lee reviewed the fiscal picture and association-level support used to stabilize the branch in 2024.
Sotelo said the center’s…
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