OUR MISSION:
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
OUR CAUSE:
At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
OUR FOCUS:
The Y is For Youth Development, For Healthy Living and For Social Responsibility
OUR BOARD:
The Keene Family is a not-for-profit community service organization which has no private owners or stockholders. The Y is governed by a board of community volunteers, male and female who represent the Y’s service area.
- Stephen Bragdon, President
~ Bragdon, Kossada, Dowd - Laura Seraichick, Vice-Chair
~ Keene State College - Dr. Robert Englund. Secretary
~ Cheshire Medical - Peter Mangan, Treasurer
~ Melanson Company - Peter Delaney
~ Portolite - James Funk
~ C&S Wholesale Grocers - Doug Green Esq.
~ Bradley & Faulkner P.C. - Dr. Birgitte Hastings
~ Hastings Dental Health - Gary Henricksen
~ MailRite - Mike Hoefer
~ Hoeferweb - Bill Kelleher
- Timken - Bill Prokop
- City of Keene - Anne Reed
- Prospect Communications - Dr. Heather Shafer
~ Cheshire Medical - Noel Spear
~ C&S Wholesale Grocers - Dr. Douglas Wilson
~ Wilson Orthodontics
OUR PARTNERS:
- Camp Takodah – Website for the Cheshire YMCA’s Camp Takodah!
- Cheshire YMCA - Our neighbor YMCA
- Monadnock United Way - Major supporter to the Keene Family YMCA each year through its annual campaign!
- Fenton Family Dealerships - Fenton Family Dealerships donations support the Keene Family YMCA!
- Vision 20/20 Cheshire Medical Center-Looking to make Keene the healthiest community in the US by 2020!
- SAU 29 & SAU38- Keene and Swanzey school districts, partnering with the Y for quality programs and after school care options
- Monadnock Family Services: The founder of the innovative “In-Shape” Program
- Pheonix House- Substance abuse services
- Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention
- Monadnock Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition
- Cheshire Coalition for Tobacco Free Communities
- Easter Seals
- Wellness House- Providing AIDS services for the Monadnock Region
- Brattleboro Retreat- Offering high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health & addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults.
- The New Hampshire West Chapter of the American Red Cross- The New Hampshire West Chapter of the American Red Cross has been an major partner to the Keene Family YMCA!
