Facts and Figures

  • Established in 1947 in the Apponaug section of Warwick; celebrated 50 years of service to our members in the community in 1997.

  • The Kent County YMCA is one of 7 facilities, a residential camp and urban youth services Ys of the YMCA of Greater Providence.

  • The Kent County YMCA’s primary service area is Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry and East Greenwich.

  • The YMCA is located on 117 acres of property with facilities totaling 35,297 square feet.

  • The Y employs 225 staff members (more than 350 during the summer).
  • The Y operates 7 child-care sites in Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry and East Greenwich, serving over 180 children and their families. 

  • The Y’s Owl Nursery School, accredited by the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), services 120 children per week. 

  • YMCA Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett is the largest YMCA Day Camp in the state serving approximately 350 children daily. The camp is accredited by the American Camp Association.

  • The Kent County YMCA Trailblazer Program is an inclusionary summer camp program for children in preschool through Grade 8 who are identified through their IEP (Individual Education Plan) as having social, emotional, physical and educational needs that must be addressed through an ESY (Extended School Year) program.

  • The YMCA serves over 15,000 people through a variety of programs and services, and a budget of $4.3 million.

  • The Kent County YMCA is nationally recognized for the development of Prime Time - a program that focuses on families in the Y, serving more than 750 children and their families per week.