Everett YMCA
Everett, Washington (Snohomish County)
New and expanded YMCA to meet the community’s growing need for programs that provide a health and social safety net for low-income residents and at-risk youth.
The Project
The YMCA of Snohomish County, Washington has operated a facility in Everett, WA (Everett Y) since 1901. Market studies demonstrated that a new YMCA in a new location (1.5 miles south of the original location) could increase those served from 10,000 to 30,000 people per year.
The new 60,000 SF facility is state-of-the-art, including a large gymnasium, indoor track, dedicated cycle studio, two group exercise studios, a large aquatic center, nutrition kitchen, and generous cardio floor with new equipment. In addition, the Everett Y serves as the home for the Big Brother Big Sisters of Snohomish County and offers innovative, on-site partnerships with:
- Providence Medical Services to provide physical and occupational therapy
- Everett Public Schools to enable the local high school swim teams use of the Y’s aquatic center for practices and swim meets
- City of Everett to construct a new neighborhood park on the Y’s property, an area that had been officially designated as a “Park Deficit Zone”
Community Impact
- 108 jobs created / 250 construction jobs created.
- Triple the number of members served to 30,000.
- Swimming lessons available for 1,400 children ages 6 months to 18 years.
- English for Speakers of Other Languages taught to 100 students.
- Academic support, career goal setting, and field-trips available to 400 immigrant middle and high school students through My Achievers Program.
- One-on-one mentoring for at-risk youth through Big Brothers and Big Sisters for 300.
- Weekly classes held in the new nutrition kitchen for over 500 people, including current and surviving cancer patients, youth obesity prevention, and meals for parents and children from seven regional transitional shelters.
- Free membership and transportation provided to the Y for 300 families in homeless and transitional living shelters.
- Physical therapy services provided by Providence Regional Medical Center Everett for 600 – 800 patients.
- Income-based membership pricing (Y Access for All) offered to 2,500 low-income individuals.
Financing
- Total Project Costs: $31.0 million
- Total New Markets Allocation Secured: $11.0 million
Project Partners
- Nonprofit Finance Fund
- Wells Fargo Community Investment Holdings
- YMCA of Snohomish County
