Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Armed Services YMCA enhances the lives of military members and their families in spirit, mind, and body through programs relevant to the unique challenges of military life.
Our focus is to provide needed programs and services for single or married junior enlisted personnel and their family members. The Armed Services YMCA Pacific Northwest empowers military families, no matter who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships, and opportunities for all to learn, grow, and thrive.
Our programs empower young people, improve health and well-being, as well as provide support and inspire action in our communities today and every day. Explore our offerings below to discover new ways to connect to your purpose, potential, and each other.
MILITARY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Browse programs exclusively tailored to meet the needs of military members and their families serving in the military communities of the Pacific Northwest.
Holiday Assistance
The Armed Services YMCA provides programs to help brighten the holidays and strengthen family connections to bolster resiliency in families struggling with the challenges of military life.
Child Care
The Armed Services YMCA Pacific Northwest provides drop-in child care at the Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint-base Lewis-McChord to allow service members and their spouses to attend medical appointments.
Armed Services YMCA Pacific Northwest operates programs and services to ease the burden of military families and single service members who are currently serving, with an emphasis on junior enlisted personnel. We work with installation leadership to ensure a network of support for military families stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the surrounding areas. This collaboration allows us to identify and address gaps in services that pose a hardship to service members and their families—hardships that can negatively affect mission readiness.
Children's Waiting Room
This unique, free program provides childcare services inside military hospitals and clinics, as well as in strategic service areas, thus enabling parents to keep scheduled appointments without the stress of finding childcare.
Operation Ride Home
Nationally sponsored by Jack Daniels, Operation Ride Home provides financial assistance to active duty junior enlisted military and their families to travel home for the holidays.
Food Assistance
The Armed Services YMCA Pacific Northwest aids military families by providing food items in times of crisis, such as pandemics, natural disasters, or financial emergencies.
6-9
The number of times military children will be transferred by the 12th grade
43%
The percentage of military families who feel isolated from their communities
7 in 10
The ratio of military parents struggling to access affordable, quality childcare.
40%
The percentage of military children on free or reduced-price lunch programs.