You Belong Here. Help Someone Else Belong Too.
The YMCA has been there for you, through workouts, friendships, family time, and moments of personal growth.
Now, you can help someone else experience the same sense of belonging.
Become a CAUSE Member with a monthly gift or make a one-time donation to help provide access to YMCA programs for children, families, veterans, and neighbors in need.
Every gift opens the door to opportunity.
One membership. Two lives changed.
"You didn't just give money. You gave memories. You gave peace of mind to parents who serve. You gave children a summer filled with joy, discovery, and belonging. Your support reminds us that we are not alone. That there's a community standing behind us."
— Yvonne Levian
See the Impact of Your Monthly Gift
Help a Veteran Rediscover Community
$55/month
Helps a veterans find community after service
Help a 7th Grader Find Their Place
$25/month
Provides one year of YMCA membership
Help Where It's Needed Most
Any Amount
Your one-time gift helps ensure no one is turned away from the YMCA because of financial hardship. Together, we help children, families and neighbors thrive.
Why It Matters
Because Everyone Deserves a Place to Belong.
Every day, River Crossing YMCA opens its doors to children, families, veterans, older adults, and neighbors looking for more than a place to work out—they're looking for opportunity, connection, hope, and support.
When you choose Membership for Mission, you're helping make all of this possible.
Because of Donor Support, Last Year...
Our Mission
The mission of River Crossing YMCA is to provide financial assistance and supportive programs that strengthen individuals and families.
Learn More About Our Donor-Funded Programs
Community Impact Programs
7th Grade Initiative
Provides all 7th Graders in Bucks, Hunterdon, Lehigh and Northampton Counties a free, annual teen membership to the Y, fostering youth development and healthy living.
Ability Programs + Life After 21
Adapted activities for all ages, including fitness, swim lessons, karate, camps, teen programs, and Life After 21, a full-day program fostering wellness, community access, and job skills.
Allentown Warming Station
The Allentown YMCA Warming Station offers shelter, food, and a safe, welcoming space for those experiencing homelessness in the Lehigh Valley.
Bethlehem Affordable Housing
The Bethlehem Affordable Housing Program provides safe, comfortable, and affordable living with furnished rooms, efficiency apartments, and accessible units.
Empower U
A wellness program for teen girls age 12-15, designed to strengthen self-esteem, positive relationships and overall health. Free through donor support.
Feeding Programs
Community dinner programs, breakfast and lunch programs for child care students, and free produce programs provided to support our local communities.
Healthy Lifestyles
A program focusing on weight loss and chronic disease prevention in adults that empowers participants to improve their health and well-being by adopting behavioral change strategies in a group setting. Free through donor support.
NORM Running Program
Partnering with group homes that serve at-risk youth, guiding youth through the completion of a "Couch to 5K" running program. Program runs seasonally during the summer.
Safety Around Water
Educating children how to be safe around water; includes water testing and a free 8-week learn to swim experience. Provided free through donor support.
Senior Community Hub
Senior Connect offers fitness, wellness, nutrition, and social activities to enhance seniors' quality of life. Free through donor support.
Stand Up
Stand Up is designed for young men (age 12-15) to enhance their self-image through physical activity, healthy relationships, and confidence-building. Free through donor support.
THRIVE Cancer Wellness
Program to support cancer survivors with an evidence-based cancer survivorship program focusing on recovering strength, endurance and an overall sense of well-being. Free through donor support.
Veterans Wellness
Program dedicated to our veterans and their families, designed to nurture health, wellness and connection while providing a support network. Free through donor support.
We All Wheel
A staff-led, recreational youth wheelchair basketball program that includes drills, practice and games; where every child can play with friends
Community Gardens
Offering gardens available throughout our association for community use or program-based activities.
For many members, becoming a River Crossing YMCA Cause Member is the next step in their YMCA journey, helping ensure everyone has the opportunity to belong, grow, and thrive.
Lori, Senior Programs
Anthony, Veterans Wellness
Nataly and Ava, Camp
Your Membership Changes More Than Your Life.
Become Part of Something Bigger.
Every day, Cause Members make it possible for children to learn, families to find support, veterans to rediscover community, and neighbors to thrive. Their generosity isn't measured only in dollars; it's measured in lives changed.
Here's what giving back means to them.
Join the Movement. Change a Life.
Whether you choose to donate a portion of your monthly membership or pay it forward in full, your generosity helps ensure the YMCA remains a place where everyone belongs.
Get Started with Giving to River Crossing YMCA
Want to speak with a member of our giving team? Reach out to Maddie Reinbold, @email.
Other Ways to Connect
Volunteer
Make a difference by volunteering at the YMCA! Share your time and skills as a mentor, coach, event helper, or committee member, and help strengthen your community.
Mission Tour
Connect with us to schedule a mission tour and see the programs and services that you support in action!
Heritage Club
The Heritage Club honors individuals and families who have made a legacy gift or contributed to the River Crossing YMCA Endowment Fund. These lasting commitments provide essential resources to sustain our mission and ensure that Y programs and services remain strong for future generations.
Planned Giving
Consider making a donation to River Crossing YMCA from assets such as stocks and retirement accounts. These donations can often provide you with significant tax advantages while impacting mission. You may be eligible to make a donation directly from your IRA that will count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the year.
Senior Connect
The YMCA Senior Connect provides fitness, physical and mental wellness, nutrition and social activities for seniors. Senior Community Hubs serve as a gathering space that connects older adults to resources that can increase their quality of life.
Cause Membership
Your monthly gift supports programs and services that benefit people right in your community. 100% of your Cause Membership funds people, programs and services. As a Cause Member, you have the unique opportunity to help so many!