When you make a donation to the YMCA of Greater Tulsa Strong Kids Campaign, you give more than money. You give opportunity to children and families that they cannot provide for themselves—opportunity to strengthen spirit, mind, and body in a community-centered, faith-based environment that is unique to the YMCA.

Every donation touches a single life, creating a positive future for the children and families of our community. Here are just a few lives that have been changed by the YMCA of Greater Tulsa. Click here to view the Strong Kids Campaign brochure.

A Place For Healing Last summer, Jamar and Karyn traveled with their parents to Tulsa from Florida so their father could receive treatment at Tulsa’s Cancer Treatment Center of America. While here they visited the Westside YMCA and their mother found it to be the perfect place to get her children’s minds off their father’s illness. Not long after returning to Florida the cancer returned, requiring a permanent move to Tulsa. Jamar and Karyn were welcomed back with open arms to the Westside Y, which continues to be a great refuge for them while their father heals. Create a refuge for children near you by donating to the YMCA of Greater Tulsa Strong Kids Campaign. Donate now.

One Strong Kid Leads To Another For a young man, Brandon has an appreciation for things far beyond his years. He already understands, for example, the importance of giving back and sharing one’s good fortune. It wasn’t long ago that he and his brother were in need of some good fortune themselves, which they found in the form of the Westside YMCA After School Care program. When Brandon heard about the Strong Kids Campaign, he asked a Westside Y teacher about it and decided to donate his daily gum money to the cause. This inspired his classmates to follow suit, and soon the class had collected more than $50 to support the campaign. Now Brandon is a regular campaigner, soliciting donations from individuals and local organizations. Brandon is a rare example of the success of the Strong Kids Campaign because he is both a beneficiary and benefactor. Through the Strong Kids Campaign, you can help the YMCA of Greater Tulsa develop programs that create health and well-being for all. Donate now.

Reshaping One Boy’s Future Weighing 240 pounds is OK if you’re an NFL linebacker, but not when you’re a fourth-grade student. This was Larry’s condition when his grandmother, desperate to turn her grandson’s life around, enrolled him in the YMCA GO Program at Roy Clark Elementary. When Larry began the program, he could barely participate in any of the GO Club games. He had trouble even walking, and he vented his frustration by lashing out at his teachers and other students. But he stuck with it, slowly but surely making progress, shedding his bad attitude with the pounds he lost. Then one day something happened that was both amusing and poignant: Larry was running so hard and having so much fun that he literally ran right out of his pants. But he kept on running and kept on laughing because it was then that he and his teachers fully realized how far this brave young man had come. You can help shape a young person’s life by giving to the YMCA of Greater Tulsa Strong Kids Campaign. Donate now.