YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.

When did the YMCA begin in the United States?

The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary.

Who is the YMCA owned by?

When Kevin Washington talks about how the YMCA shapes children's lives, he speaks from experience.