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YMCA director reports 427 youth memberships and outlines expanded teen programming in Old Town
Summary
Scott Willcox, director of the YMCA, told the finance committee the Y has 427 active youth memberships and 273 family accounts, detailed new teen programming and free pool access for city‑sponsored members, and introduced Kaden Farmer as a program success story.
Scott Willcox, director of the YMCA, told the Old Town finance committee the local Y currently has "427 active youth memberships" and serves 273 families, and outlined steps to expand teen programming while preserving city‑sponsored youth rates.
"We currently have 427 active youth memberships," Willcox said, adding that the Y will not increase rates for memberships the city pays for but will need to raise fees for non‑city members and some program registrations. He said the Y terminated 106 unused memberships since last May and has added 49 new memberships this year.
Willcox described a suite of new after‑school activities aimed at middle‑ and high‑school students: intramural games (dodgeball, indoor kickball), quick grab‑and‑go food, short classes on budgeting and interviewing skills, and a cooking class led by a chef on site. He said the first 15 spots in the cooking class are sponsored by Gus's Barber Shop and that Chef Josh will provide extra meals and meal prep for after‑school participants.
The director emphasized scholarship support for higher‑cost programs, citing a specialized summer camp option that can run about $300 a week but is mitigated by scholarships for qualifying families. He noted that youth members provided through the city's membership program will receive free community pool access this summer.
Willcox introduced Kaden Farmer to the committee as a program participant and success story. "My name is Kaden Farmer. I've been going to the Y for 10 plus years," Farmer told the committee, describing a range of activities he has participated in — swimming, basketball, dodgeball and other recreation — and saying the Y has provided safe, affordable after‑school options.
Committee members asked about which fees would increase; Willcox said gymnastics and cheer registrations would rise by about $20 and many youth sport registrations would increase roughly $10–$20 per season, while reiterating that city‑paid youth memberships would not be raised.
The committee thanked Willcox and his staff for the update and moved on to the next agenda item. No formal action on funding or program changes was taken during the committee meeting.
