Chemung County YMCA

Chemung County YMCA has a supervisor and child care counselor
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Phone
(607) 733 7656

Fax
(607) 733 7687

Email
ccountyymca@stny.rr.com

Horseheads Branch
800 Broad St., Horseheads, NY 14845
607 795 4430

Main Branch Fall Hours

M, W, F	7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
T, TH	3 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat., Sun.	Closed

Chemung County YMCA
Strategic Long Range Plan
2007-2011

Vision
Our vision is to be the recognized leader in character development programs and service learning opportunities, which build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. By the year 2011, 1 out of 5 residents in our community will be involved in a YMCA program or activity.

Mission
The Chemung County YMCA helps build strong kids, families and communities by using character development traits and developmental assets through programs that include child care services, health and fitness services, sports and recreation activities for all ages.

Our Guiding Principles

• Our primary purpose is to serve our community. No one will be turned away due to an inability to pay.
• We emphasize prevention through healthy development and growth of individuals and families.
• It is only through good stewardship and strong fiscal management that we can fulfill our mission of service to the community and the less advantaged.
• We will seek to develop partnerships and collaborations with other organizations as we strive to meet the growing needs of our community.
• The volunteer- staff partnership is essential to maintain the strength and relevance of our YMCA.
• We will conduct all of our business and serve our community in harmony with the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
• We establish fees for programs & memberships as a means of supporting our mission.

Program Goals

1.1 Develop, maintain and implement strong quality programs and membership services that meet our vision.

1.2 Build partnerships and collaborations with others to increase public awareness to meet our vision.
In order to improve our membership participation and revenue, we must significantly improve our facilities and equipment. We will combine the Program/Membership and PR/Marketing committees in to one board committee that will create a membership improvement plan that includes strategies for program-facility improvement and a marketing component to increase community awareness. The marketing plan will include: Marketing to businesses and to individuals. The committees will be merged by 2/28/08. The plan will be completed and approved by the board of directors by 7/30/08 and implemented immediately after approval.

We will continue to offer high quality, safe and affordable child care programs. We will create a child care enhancement plan that will allow us to achieve and maintain 80% of our licensed capacity by 12/31/2008.

We will seek to build our partnerships and collaborations in the community by outreaching to business, organizations and government officials at least 2 times a year.

1.3 We will enhance our facilities to meet the growing needs of our community. In addition, we will work toward owning our own facility within the next 10 years.
Our main facility does not meet the needs of our members; therefore, we need to raise funds to enhance our current facility and work towards a capital campaign to develop a new facility at another location. A plan must be developed that identifies current facility needs and equipment as well as potential funding sources. The plan will be competed and approved by the board by 5/30/2008.

Using the YMCA of the USA Capital Campaign Readiness Test, we will identify our strengths and limitations and develop a plan to improve our capital readiness. We will create a Capital Readiness Committee by 6/30/08. Plan will be completed and approved by the board by 12/31/08 and implemented by 6/30/2009.

Resource Goals

2.1 We will operate as a team of highly qualified trained staff and volunteers that reflects the diversity of our community.
In order to attract high quality, competent staff, we will develop a competitive wage and salary administration plan that includes job descriptions, required training, and benefit package. The board will approve this plan by 11/30/07.

Volunteers are critical to the operation of the YMCA. In order to attract program volunteers we will empower a Program Volunteer Recruitment Committee by 1/30/08. This committee will develop a volunteer recruitment and retention program by 4/30/08.

2.2 The board fulfills its roles and responsibilities in advocating for and fully resourcing the YMCA.
Our Board Development Committee will be highly active and responsible for the continuing education, recruitment, and retention of board volunteers and program volunteers. They will re-organize their mission to be a lead component of the strategic plan by 9/30/07 and develop a plan by 12/31/2007 to enhance the education of board members so they are effective in carrying out their roles and responsibilities and meeting the mission and vision of the YMCA.

The board will accomplish its work through active and highly functioning committees. The Executive Committee will review our committee structure and determine the most effective governance structure for our YMCA. Review will be begun by 7/30/2007 with recommendations to the board by 9/26/2007. Board approved recommendations will begin with the Board Development Committee to be implemented in October 2007. All committees will have a commission and chart of work based on the strategic plan.

2.3 We will build the financial health of the Chemung County YMCA.
We will develop a comprehensive financial plan to increase our contributed income: Annual support, Capital and endowment. Our initial focus is to develop and implement a successful annual campaign that is volunteer- driven. An additional focus area is the development of a capital plan and campaign. (Please see strategies under Facilities). We will empower a Financial Development Committee composed of the chairs of the various fundraising committees to develop the plan. The Committee will be formed by 3/30/2008 and a plan to be developed by 9/30/2008.