VOLUNTEERING
The YMCA as one of the first Volunteer Organizations internationally has given the chance to thousands of individuals for meaningful interaction and intervention. Some YMCAs are completely powered by volunteers.
At the Y, you give of your time, energy and skill, while at the same time, developing your career options.
Volunteering is the perfect vehicle to match knowledge to circumstance; you can boost your wellbeing by expressing to others your achievement and motivation.
As was intended from creation, societies should always embrace the opportunity for co-dependence on each other for development and survival.
Employment
When working at the Y, you’ll discover more than a job. You’ll enjoy a career with a future and the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of those around you.
Our staff members enjoy the personal satisfaction that comes from nurturing the potential of youth and teens, improving the nation’s health and well-being and providing support to our neighbours.
Don’t you want to be part of something special?
Donate
Change the life of an “at risk” youth by donating towards their academic, social and emotional wellbeing.
The YMCA of Trinidad and Tobago ensures that young men become good fathers and builders of an equitable, just and peaceful society.
Membership
This is your chance to join the oldest Youth organization in the world.
Membership at the Y will give you access to our facilities, gives you member prices and affiliation to an international organization. It also helps in building a healthy lifestyle. Your membership fee will assist in covering the cost of maintenance and improvements to the facility.
The categories are: Adult, Junior, Pool/Court and Sustaining Membership. There are payment packages to accommodate your need. Adult Members paying the full annual fee are entitled to Ballroom Dance Classes, Use of the Pool as well as Aqua Aerobics.
Junior Members can have their birthday party with ten friends, if their annual fee is paid at once.
Corporate Membership
Partner with the Y and provide your employees the opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle. We can arrange packages for your staff, which includes swimming as well as physical activity.
When you arrange financial assistance to the Y Partner’s Programme you are helping us to provide the opportunity for individuals and companies:-
- To be part of our Social and Community Work
- Raise Awareness to Social Issues
- Be given the chance to give back to a deserving community
- Equipped positively affect the lives of tomorrow’s Youth
Membership Fees
Annual fee $1200
3 Learn to Swim Cycles, 1 Crash Course & 1 year Recreational swim
6 MONTHS FEE $950
3 Learn to Swim cycles & 6 months Recreational Swim
3 MONTHS FEE $650
2 Learn to Swim cycles & 3 months Recreational Swim
Annual fee $1000
3 Learn to Swim Cycles, 1 Crash Course & 1 year Recreational swim
6 months FEE $650
3 Learn to Swim cycles, 6 months Recreational Swim
3 months FEE $450
2 Learn to Swim cycles & 3 months Recreational Swim
$50 weekly
$100 monthly
$200 (3)months
$300 (6)months
$500 Yearly
Sustaining Membership
The YMCA as a non-profit organization needs support to provide adequate programmes for our youth
Contribution $500 per year
Code of Conduct
As an international voluntary movement, that’s open to all, the YMCA is committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment. We ask all persons to use common sense rules of conduct and to act appropriately at all times. Failure to observe the Code of Conduct while being participating in an activity on the compound will result in immediate expulsion.
The following action list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and behaviours but is to be considered inappropriate and is prohibited on the facility and programmes:-
- Using or possessing alcohol or illegal drugs on the YMCA’s property, in YMCA’s vehicle, or at YMCA sponsored programmes
- Smoking on the compound
- Carrying or concealing a weapon or any device or object that may be used as a weapon
- Harassment or intimidation by words, gestures, body language or any type of menacing behaviour
- Physical contact with another person in an angry, aggressive or threatening manner
- Verbally abusive behaviour, including profanity, angry language, swearing, name-calling or shouting
- Sexually explicit conversation or behaviour; any sexual contact with another person
- Inappropriate, immodest or sexually revealing attire
- Theft or behaviour that results in the destruction or loss of property
- Loitering within facilities or on the grounds of the YMCA after being requested to depart the property
- Use of social networking websites in a manner that is contrary to the organization’s mission is detrimental to the community or is unlawful.
Suspension of YMCA’s membership may result from a violation of this Code of Conduct. While an incident is being investigated, the membership of the person(s) accused of violation may be temporarily suspended pending a final decision.
