Harper J. Ransburg Branch YMCA

Our daughter Genevieve has been in the swimming program now for approximately 4-5 months and is loving it! We have increased her sessions from 1x/week to 2x/week to build and retain her skills and keep her active during the winter months in hope of better preparing her for summer. The staff and instructors are very great with the children, engaging in play while instilling instruction and encouragement. It's a great balance. With our daughter being 3.5, "playing" in the water is a focus for her, but between prep talks prior to class and the instructors gentle reminders and built in opportunities for fun, she is able to focus and learn. She has advanced quite quickly and exhibits motivation and pride in her accomplishments with statements like "Mommy, I treaded water all by myself!". The Ransburg YMCA is honestly the best! We are exploring more opportunities in the coming new year because we are just so happy and pleased with the staff, engagement, communication, professionalism, fun, friendly, and kind environment.

I love this particular Y out of all of them! They are truly a “family” away from home. There is always something going on for the young adults, children, and older adults. The other day I was working out and I observed thee most generous and compassionate act of kindness from a couple of members of the Training Team and an employee towards an adult thriving/ living with what appeared to be a developmental delay (I’m not clinical staff nor apart of this person’s care team - only stating what appeared to be a developmental delay of some sort) the gentleman was in the “free weight” area and it appeared he may have been using the equipment in correctly. 2 - Y Trainers and 1 employee, gently approached the gentleman and assisted him with resetting the weights he was using, a demonstration with a similar apparatus, and demonstrated a safer way to use it.
He was not asked to leave, there was no “scene” in the area or he was not told he was doing it incorrectly, he was treated like everyone else in the gym. Equal. Appreciated. Respected. And our beat goes on.
Thank Y - Ransburg, for this glimmer of hope.

I love the staff, always welcomed with a smile. The E-gym is great. I also enjoy the cardio equipment, indoor track, aerobic classes and sauna. It's a great place for seniors as they often have groups meeting for Bingo and Price is Right. Pickle Ball and Ping Pong are also played here. Nice computer lab. Noticed they had a Scholastic book fair going on. Great preschool, lots of sports programs for kids and teens.

The aquatics program for early learners is amazing! The instructor and their aids are very attentive, encouraging, fun, and skilled and teaching early learners how to swim confidently. My little swimmer gets so excited and eager every Monday for swim lessons! She remembers her Instructor’s name and always enjoys trying new challenging things because she is confident that she is safe in her learning environment. I highly recommend this program for small children to build their confidence and swimming skills to one day swim independently and safely!

My wife and I travel a lot. We are YMCA members so we visit different YMCAs across the country. This one is very clean, friendly and they have good quality workout equipment. The staff and other members were very helpful and friendly. If I lived here I wouldn't hesitate to join.