Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA

🌻 Continuing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the true gems of our WELA YMCA – our amazing volunteers! 💎 Their selfless dedication and passion inspire us every day, and they play a vital role in strengthening our community. 💪 There are so many more volunteers to celebrate and highlighting a few today. Thank you for making a difference and uplifting our familias! ❤️ Let's continue to celebrate heritage, service, and unity! #HispanicHeritageMonth #WELAYMCA #VolunteersRock #CommunityHeroes #WeAreY 💙✨ 📌Did you know: The YMCA has a long history of volunteerism, with volunteers playing a key role in the organization's early days and in times of crisis. The YMCA movement was started in London in 1844 by George Williams, a volunteer. In the United States, early YMCA programs were almost entirely run by volunteers.

The Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA is proud to honor the Honorable Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass with the 2024 Heart of the Family Award.   Our Annual Awards is a time to celebrate family and community, the very pillars of our mission. Every program at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA serves to reinforce these values. This family- and community-focused approach has been the basis of our success, and the funds raised at our Annual Awards are central to ensuring that these successes continue. To this end, we recognize fellow Los Angeles community members and partners who have supported families and promoted our community through both their personal and professional work.   To purchase tickets please visit: www.ymcala.org/HOTF   #WELAYMCA #HotF2024 #BoyleHeights #YMCALA #StrongerTogether #InspiringTomorrowsInnovators

The Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA is proud to honor Abigail R. Marquez, General Manager, City of Los Angeles, Community Investment for Families Department with the 2024 Heart of the Community Award.   Our Annual Awards is a time to celebrate family and community, the very pillars of our mission. Every program at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA serves to reinforce these values. This family- and community-focused approach has been the basis of our success, and the funds raised at our Annual Awards are central to ensuring that these successes continue. To this end, we recognize fellow Los Angeles community members and partners who have supported families and promoted our community through both their personal and professional work.   To purchase tickets please visit: www.ymcala.org/HOTF   #WELAYMCA #HotF2024 #BoyleHeights #YMCALA #StrongerTogether #InspiringTomorrowsInnovators

We cannot thank enough our sponsors, partners, board members, volunteers, and community for your time in giving back to our community and supporting the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA’s 8th Annual Back to School Event! It was a hot one, literally, and you all powered through to be able to provide over 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to our youth. In addition to the backpacks, here is how together we made and impact on our families:  · 500 backpacks  · Over 400+ Families Served · 400 Hot Meals Provided – Provided by Panda Express · 400 Produce Bags distributed - Thank you Thrivent, L.A. Care Health Plan & White Memorial Medical Center/Adventist Health · 40+ Volunteers, including our amazing board members  · 30+ partners and organizations supporting our community resource fair · Youth Enrichment Activations – Thank you Nike, PBS, Gasol Foundation, VamonosUSA, @ColumbiaMemorialSpaceCenter and many more A big shout out to our event champion, Telemundo 52 & NBCLA, for their support in making this event happen as well as our other sponsors: Enterprise Bank & Trust, Panda Express, and Thrivent. Thank you to the 30+ community-based organizations and partners who attended to provide additional resources. It also would not have been a party without @KTNQ 1020 AM!  

On October 24th, 2024 from 3pm-6pm, The Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA Presents: Heart of the Family Awards "Inspiring Tomorrows Innovators". Our Awards/Fundraiser Event will be an afternoon with some of our city's and community leaders. Join us as we lace up our sneakers and immerse ourselves in an unforgettable afternoon of philanthropy, set amidst at the Historical Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. #WELAYMCA #MakePossibleHappen #hotf2024 #inspiringtomorrowsinnovators #Sneakergala

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the generous sponsors of our Food Security Program. Today we highlight Keck Medicine of USC for your unwavering support and commitment to fighting hunger in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles area. These services are vital in our mission to combat hunger and provide nutritious meals to those in need. Your contributions make a significant impact in the lives of countless individuals and families, ensuring they have access to essential resources and support. Together, we are building a stronger, healthier, and more resilient community. Since March of 2020, what started as 40 bags of produce to our seniors has now equaled to 8 million pounds of food delivered by our #WELAYMCA. It takes a collective effort of organizations to support our efforts and to do the work we have done. Thank you for being our partners in this important endeavor. Your dedication and compassion are truly appreciated.

We love our partners!