Financial Assistance

In order to be considered for FA, the following steps must be completed:

1. Complete and submit the Monroe County YMCA financial assistance application. You must complete the application online. For access to a reliable internet connection, please stop by one of our Welcome Centers at either our Northwest or Southeast Y branch to electronically complete the application at our kiosks.

2. Within the online application form, submit a copy of your most current Federal Income Tax Return Form 1040 with the application. Please mark out all Social Security Number information and ONLY submit pages 1 and 2 of the tax return.

3. Within the online application form, include a copy of two of your most recent paycheck stubs for each employed person listed on the application.

4. Within the online application form, attach documentation to support assistance income, such as child support or disability, if applicable.

FA applications will only be accepted through November 30, 2024. FA applications will only be processed and considered if all the required information listed above is submitted.

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Applicants will receive an approval or denial letter via mail by December 20, 2024 regarding the status of their application. No calls or inquiries should be made by applicants regarding the status of their application until after the notification deadline, if a letter is not received by that date.

The following stipulations must be agreed upon in order to receive FA:

1. The individual or family household must use the YMCA facilities at least 12 times per month.

2. If the individual or family member fails to make two consecutive payments on time, the membership will be terminated.

3. The financial assistance amount received is only earmarked for the 2025 calendar year. It does not automatically continue into the next calendar year. All applicants requesting financial assistance for the next year are required to complete and submit a new FA application, which opens every year in November.

FA applications for Summer Camp will be accepted starting March 1, 2025. This process is entirely separate from the membership application process.