Big splashes start with safe habits 🌊
This Water Safety Month, the Electric Eels from the Embarcadero YMCA are sharing 4 quick tips to help keep kids and families safer around the water.
💧 Ask permission before entering the pool
💧 Dive only in deep water
💧 Walk carefully on deck
💧 Wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket
Water confidence starts early — and every swimmer deserves the chance to learn.
From first swim lessons to swim team, there’s a place for everyone at the YMCA. Link in bio to find your place in the pool!
#WaterSafetyMonth #WaterSafetyCA #YMCA #YGSF
Meet #YCON Tang 💫
From driving taxis in Thailand to spending 3 months as a Buddhist monk, Tang has lived many lives before becoming a beloved lifeguard at the Embarcadero YMCA.
And trust us, his energy is unmatched. 🌊
In this reel, Tang shares one of the many roles lifeguards take on beyond the pool. Because at the Y, creating safety also means creating connection.
Tang was selected for the Healthy Living Award through our Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Network Staff Recognition Awards, celebrating staff members who help make the YMCA a place where everyone belongs. 💛
#YGSF #AAPIHeritageMonth #Belonging #ymca
What a weekend. What a community✨
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Y for Youth Community Festival at Crane Cove Park. From music and movement to shared moments of joy and connection, the day reflected the very best of what it means to come together.
We’re grateful to all who showed up. Families, neighbors, partners, volunteers, and staff. You all helped create a space where everyone felt welcomed and celebrated.
Our youth are a powerful catalyst for what comes next. When we invest in their growth, confidence, and sense of belonging, we help shape a brighter, more hopeful future for us all.
This is the promise of the futures we share — and together, we carry it forward.
#FuturesWeShare #Belonging #YGSF #YforYouth #ymca
Today is the day! The Y for Youth Community Festival is here 🎉
Join us at Crane Cove Park from 12PM—4PM for a free community festival where connection, joy, and belonging come to life across the YMCA of Greater San Francisco.
We’ll see you there 💛
#FuturesWeShare #YMCA #BrightFutures #Belonging #YGSF
Meet #YCON Minh Le 💛
Minh is the Assistant Teen Coordinator at the Chinatown YMCA, where he shows up every day with a deep commitment to uplifting and empowering young people. Through mentorship, advocacy, and care, he creates space for teens to feel seen, heard, and supported.
This month, our YCONS are being recognized through the Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Network’s Staff Recognition Awards — an initiative led by one of our Employee Resource Groups, which help foster belonging across the YMCA of Greater San Francisco.
Minh was selected for the Youth Development Award, a reflection of the impact he makes in the lives of the youth he serves.
Our YCONS are Y icons. They are the people who bring our mission to life and help make the Y a place where everyone belongs.
#Belonging #AAPI #YMCA #aapiheritagemonth
It’s happening tomorrow 🎉
The Y for Youth Community Festival is almost here, and Crane Cove Park is ready for a full day of flavor, fun, and connection. Come hungry and explore an incredible lineup of local food trucks from Off the Grid, plus boba, coffee, and sweet treats from Dogpatch favorites.
Snap a photo and meet Clifford the Big Red Dog, then head to the water for paddleboarding and kayaking with @dogpatchpaddle ’s Beach Bash.
Bring your friends, your family, and your appetite — we’ll see you there. 💛
Y for Youth Community Festival
📅 Saturday, May 2 | 12PM—4PM
📍 Crane Cove Park
🎟️ Link in bio for free tickets
#FuturesWeShare #YMCA #BrightFutures #Belonging #YGSF
This is what community care looks like💙
At the YMCA of Greater San Francisco, we know that well-being takes many forms. Sometimes, it’s the warmth of a familiar face, a moment of conversation, or the reassurance that you’re not alone. Sometimes, it looks like access to nutritious food.
Each week, our food pantries support more than 6,900 people across San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties. Since 2020, over 10,000 households have turned to the Y not just for groceries, but for care, connection, and a sense of belonging.
As food insecurity continues to rise, this work matters more than ever. Together, we’re creating spaces where people can access what they need to feel supported, nourished, and seen.
#Community #Belonging #FoodAssistance #YMCA #YGSF
Just 3 days to go until the Y for Youth Community Festival! Come for the booths, stay for the fun 🎉
Stop by our Y World Passport Booth to meet our teams and discover programs that support community wellbeing across the Bay Area.
We’re also joined by incredible community partners like the @warriors@valkyries@kaiserpermanente anthembluecross and @jpmorgan
Plus, enjoy face painting, caricatures, giant bubbles, and lawn games for all ages.
Y for Youth Community Festival
📅 Saturday, May 2 | 12PM—4PM
📍 Crane Cove Park
🎟️ Link in bio for tickets!
#FuturesWeShare #YMCA #BrightFutures #Belonging #YGSF
The countdown is on — Y for Youth Community Festival is just 5 days away! 🎉
Join us for an afternoon of music, movement, and connection at Crane Cove Park. From live sets by DJ @francofinn to energizing wellness moments like Zumba and yoga, the day is designed to bring our community together in joyful, meaningful ways.
We’ll kick things off with a welcome from Chief Advancement and Strategic Partnership Officer, Derick Brown, hear from our CEO Jamie Bruning-Miles, and keep the energy going all afternoon with activities for all ages.
Bring your friends, your family, and your full self — we can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Y for Youth Community Festival
📅 Saturday, May 2 | 12PM—4PM
📍 Crane Cove Park
Link in bio for free tickets!
Curiosity starts with a spark 🔬✨
At the Y, kids spark curiosity in programs like our new Summer Science Camp, diving into hands-on experiments, exploring big ideas, and making joyful discoveries. With Camp Director Mak guiding the way, campers are inspired to explore, learn, and imagine all that’s possible.
But access to these experiences doesn’t happen on its own — it’s made possible by community.
We are in the final days of our Annual Community Campaign, every gift counts. Your support helps the YMCA of Greater San Francisco continue to reach over 10,000 youth everyday across 15 branches and 131 program sites, giving more families the chance to experience programs that inspire confidence, curiosity, and connection.
Donate today and help ensure more youth can experience the wonder and joy of Y programs.
🔗 in bio!
#BestSummerEver #DonateToday #StrongerTogether #YMCA #giving
This National Volunteer Week we’re grateful for the volunteers who show up every Tuesday at the Mission YMCA Food Pantry!
In partnership with the @sfmfoodbank , we’re able to nourish our neighbors with both food and care. Across generations, volunteers come together to create moments of dignity, connection, and relief.
Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers for helping build a more connected, hopeful future for all.
#NationalVolunteerWeek #volunteer #YGSF #MissionYMCA #bebelongbecome
What a day on the trail🌲
Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, and supported the 14th Annual Presidio Trail Run. Set against the beauty of the Presidio, each mile carried more than just runners. It was a reflection of what makes our community so strong — connection, encouragement, and showing up for one another.
With appreciation for the partners who helped bring it all together:
@atozjanitorial@precor_incorporated
Bob Kaplan & Carolyn Kataoka
Mike & Lea Ann Fleming
The Cuvillier Family
@presidiohillschool
UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Pola Family
The Greene Family
@silvercloudsf
📸 : @topologydrones
#PresidioTrailRun #RunYGSF #RunwithPurpose #RunSF
