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Cross Timbers YMCA leaders outline programs, inclusivity and community services
Summary
Cross Timbers YMCA executives described the organization's history in Flower Mound, emphasized affordability and inclusion, and highlighted volunteer-run youth sports and a monthly food program serving about 4,000 people.
Jason Walter, executive director of the Cross Timbers YMCA in Flower Mound, introduced the organization's local history and programming during a community presentation. He said the YMCA has operated in the area since the 1970s and built the current facility in the mid-1980s after evolving from earlier program sites such as Camp On The Lake (formerly Camp Tsunganai). "We serve the young to the wise," Walter said, summarizing the group's multi-generational focus and its stated commitment to inclusivity.
Walter described core services including volunteer-led youth sports and regular community support programs. He said the YMCA seeks to make programs accessible regardless of ability to pay and highlighted a monthly food blessing program that, he said, is "serving close to 4,000 people each month." Michelle Diaz, who introduced herself as the board chair for 2024 and 2025 and now serves as campaign chair, reinforced the YMCA's role as "a place where you can come and feel safe" and encouraged community engagement. The presentation closed with a request for volunteers, donors and board members to help expand services for children and seniors.
