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YMCA to build $40 million Inglewood hub in partnership with Inglewood Unified School District
Summary
Inglewood Unified leaders and YMCA officials announced plans for a $40,000,000, 30,000‑square‑foot YMCA facility to serve students and the broader community, and said YMCA programming will begin in district schools before the building opens.
Dr. Bernadette Lucas, assistant superintendent of educational services for Inglewood Unified School District, hosted a discussion in which Victor Dominguez, president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, announced a planned $40,000,000 YMCA facility in Inglewood.
The facility is described as a roughly 30,000‑square‑foot community hub that will include a CIF‑regulated swimming pool, a CIF‑regulated basketball gym, dedicated spaces for seniors and teens and classrooms for student enrichment. "We will be designing a 30,000 square foot facility with a CIF regulated swimming pool, CIF regulated basketball gym, space for seniors, space for teens, space for community," Dominguez said.
Why it matters: district and county leaders said the project is intended to extend services into schools as well as serve the broader community. Dr. James Morris, the county administrator, said the YMCA consulted the community on services rather than imposing a fixed program: "The YMCA didn't come in and say, here's the formula. They went out to the community and said, what are the services and support specific to the Inglewood community that you need and you want in this community?" He described the center as "Inglewood YMCA," emphasizing local adaptation.
What the YMCA will provide: Dominguez outlined a range of services to be available before, during and after school — before‑school care and transportation coordination, enrichment during instruction, after‑school tutoring and STEM activities, swim lessons and recreational sports. He said the YMCA is also working with the district on food distribution, social‑work deployment and mental‑health supports.
Start and timeline: leaders said programming and partnerships have already begun in district schools and will continue while the building is planned and built. Dr. Carlos McGee, board president, said the timeline to full construction is measured in years: "We have about 2 and a half years in the making before the Y is actually built," and he committed to maintain community engagement during planning.
Funding and approvals: the conversation described the project as a partnership among the YMCA, the district and local stakeholders; the speakers said the YMCA consulted community members through several meetings. The episode did not record a board vote or a final funding appropriation for the YMCA building; officials described program rollout in schools as already underway.
Next steps: district and YMCA leaders said they will continue community engagement and planning. Dominguez said the YMCA will "evolve with community as community evolves," and Morris said programming reflects community priorities gathered at public meetings.
