The YMCA of Greater Boston presents the YGB Games, a corporate team-building initiative designed to support a corporate ethos of giving back. Through fierce competition for a great cause, the YGB Games fosters camaraderie among colleagues. Your team will face off against competitors from other companies to kill it in dodgeball or hoops while significantly improving the lives of youth and families in our communities by supporting the YMCA Branches that serve them.
The funds raised through the YGB Games supports the life-changing work and mission of the YMCA of Greater Boston. For over 170 years, America’s first YMCA has been committed to social issues through strengthening the physical, mental, and spiritual health of all in the community, including:
Millions of meals and bags of groceries being served
Pathways to success for our Youth in our YMCA Achievers program
English lessons for adults to feel confident, find jobs and financial stability
Equity for all
Programs and spaces where everyone in the community feels seen, heard and safe
Access to our YMCA GO platform to maximize membership anytime, anywhere
Job training for young adults and immigrant families
Housing homeless families
Healthy Living programs for those struggling with chronic illness
Fitness centers in 13 branches throughout Greater Boston
Swim lessons for all ages
Summer camps for children and families that change lives
Positive Change. Community Transformation. Opportunity for Everyone. This is the work of the YMCA of Greater Boston – the work YOU make possible by taking part in the YGB Games.
Our YMCA Volunteers help us to bring about lasting personal and social change within our communities. Our volunteers work to mentor youth, earn school credits for volunteer services and help us reach our fundraising goals. Become a volunteer and support the Y year-round!
Senior Executive Director, Wang YMCA of Chinatown
"To get to the next level of greatness, it depends on the quality of our culture, which depends on the quality of our relationships, which depend on the quality of our conversations. Everything happens through conversation!" - Judith Glaser
Executive Director, Roxbury
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” - James Baldwin
YMCA General Board
“The best way out is always through.” - Robert Frost
Chair of Waltham YMCA Advisory Board
"Spend each day improving the lives of others."
YMCA Advisory Board Member
“Everyone can find their “why” at the Y.”
Senior Executive Director YMCA of Greater Boston Overnight Camps
“Pressure is a privilege.” -Billie Jean King
Director, Corporate Partnership & Strategic Initiatives
“Why Not You, Why Not Now.”
Director of Development, Major Gifts
“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” -Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Y Experience
“Dream big, start small. But most of all start.”
Development Project Manager
“Do not let perfection get in the way of progress.”
YMCA General Board Member
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Gandhi
YMCA General Board Member
“Let the Games begin.” - Alan Tuck
Young Professionals Advisory Board
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl
