IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL UPDATE: The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone who enters our doors. There are continued concerns about the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), and in an effort to keep you and your family healthy and prevent the spread of germs, we are encouraging all members and program participants to wear masks to enter our facilities or program sites. We kindly ask that you bring your own mask and wear it in all common...

In accordance with Gov. Reeves Executive Order, face masks are required to be worn while entering and exiting the Y and while moving throughout the facility in all common areas. This is an effort to keep everyone safe and allow the Y to stay open. MASKS MAY BE REMOVED WHILE EXERCISING AT 6 FT SOCIAL DISTANCE.

As you may know, fitness facilities in Mississippi have been authorized to open as early as Monday, May 11th. We are carefully considering every aspect of our operations in order to determine when and how we can reopen Y facilities while also ensuring your safety. We promise to stay in touch and communicate those plans with you well in advance. THANK YOU for your sustained membership and support of the Y during this critical time. We appreciate your patience and look forward to welcoming you...

Stay with us. We need you now more than ever. To our YMCA friends and community, We hope you and your family are healthy and safe during this very difficult time for our community and country. For 44 years, the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA has served the Gulf Coast, adapting to meet changing needs. Today, the needs in our community are urgent, as the coronavirus, State Health Orders limiting or closing businesses, and unavailability of community services affect families, seniors and...

Healthy Blood Donors are needed! If you are feeling well and healthy, please choose a location and scan the QR code to schedule an appointment for Tues, April 7th from 9-3. You will need to fill out a donor questionnaire that morning by visiting www.thebloodcenter.org/fastlane. The Blood Drives will be at the following locations: Family Interactive Center Gym 1415 Skip Ave, Pascagoula Raffle for gift cards and cash prizes! CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE A TIME YMCA Lobby 1810 Government St, Ocean...

The closure of our community’s school districts has caused significant impacts on the families of our first responders and employees of essential service organizations. While others may self-isolate, our health care workers, emergency personnel, and social service workers are working long shifts and isolation from family to provide care. With schools closing, affected families are suddenly searching for affordable childcare. You can solve this with us. Your investment enables us to provide...

Dear YMCA Community, At the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, we are guided by the principle to help strengthen the foundations of community. We want to let you know we’re thinking about all of you—our staff, our members, our program participants, our suppliers, and our community partners —as we work through the effects of the coronavirus. The local Boards of Health remain the primary point of contact for us. The Health Departments in each of the communities we serve are working diligently with the...

Effective March 17th and until further notice the Blossman Y will operate on a limited schedule. The branch will open at the regularly scheduled time but will close at 8:00pm on weekdays and 5:00pm on weekends so that we can continue to fully clean the facility.

Aquatics Updates: Group aqua classes and Recreational swim team are cancelled for this week. BEST swim team is cancelled for the next 2 weeks. Group swim lessons scheduled to start March 23rd will be postponed to a later date.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA has been actively monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and the impact of the epidemic in the communities we serve. We are implementing proactive measures at all Y facilities to limit exposure and maintain a safe environment, including additional deep cleaning and sanitization measures, postponing large events, and increasing communications efforts to keep our members informed and up-to-date. Out of an abundance of caution, we are closing the Vancleave camp...

The Blossman and Tradition YMCA’s will temporarily suspend ALL group ex classes, childwatch and youth programs effective March 16th. Youth programs does not include Preschool, Taconi and Vancleave camps at this time.

YMCA Members and Guests, As always, your YMCA team is dedicated to keeping your facility clean. In addition, we have always provided cleaner for members to wipe down machines after use, signage to encourage this practice, and hand sanitizer located in many areas of the facility. As requested by the CDC, please be diligent in hand washing and keeping your hands away from your face. Please do not use the facility if you are not feeling well or running a temperature. Again, these procedures are...