Accounts of the history of Meeting Waters YMCA's service to the Brattleboro area date back to 1920 when we helped establish a local Boy Scout troop. But, it was not until 1999 when the communities of the region again reached out to Meeting Waters YMCA for help in meeting the needs of area youth. In the Spring of 1999, the three elementary school principals in the Brattleboro School District inquired about the newly created ASPIRE after-school program. By the first day of the new school year that fall, ASPIRE was up and running in all three schools. Since then, community and education leaders have looked to the Meeting Waters YMCA more and more as a resource to address local challenges.

Since 2000, Meeting Waters YMCA has brought to the Brattleboro region a responsive child care program that operates on days when schools are closed for inclement weather, a transportation program that brings children from high-risk home environments to state-licensed child care programs and back home again, provided transportation to and from its many day camp programs for 5-16 year-olds, and more.

Read more about our programs and services in the Brattleboro region.