Community Impact Report 2025–26

YMCA of Northern Rock County's 2025–26 community impact report covers its two branches — Janesville YMCA and Parker YMCA in Milton — serving 10,188 members with 244,258 annual check-ins. Key highlights include $42,447 in financial assistance to 635+ members, 771 children in childcare, 202 children in swim lessons, 27,000+ meals served to youth, and $67,000 in subsidised senior memberships. The Y serves 113 zip codes across Rock County and surrounding Wisconsin communities.

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📋About

Membership and fitness; swim lessons; childcare (Y-Care before and after school, Early Learning Centers at both branches, School's Out programmes); youth sports; personal training (500+ hours); senior subsidised membership ($67,000 in subsidised fees for members 56 and older); SafeSitter courses; over 27,000 meals served to youth in the community

📊Key Metrics

10,188 members with 244,258 annual check-ins across 2 branches serving 113 zip codes Key Metric 1
771 children in childcare programmes; 202 children gained water confidence through swim lessons Key Metric 2
$42,447 in financial assistance awarded to over 635 members to ensure no one is turned away for inability to pay Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 1,223 hours volunteered by youth sports coaches to support young athletes across the community
  • 74 children completed SafeSitter courses improving home safety; $67,000 in subsidised membership fees provided for seniors aged 56 and older
  • Over 27,000 meals served to youth in the community; membership base reaches across 113 different zip codes in Rock County and surrounding areas

📍Geography

International

2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
2024 Enhanced

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
Key Metric 1
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
Key Metric 2
32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Key Metric 3
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022