The Kings Bay YM-YWHA is a non-sectarian multi-service Jewish community center that serves Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, Midwood, Bergen Beach and Mill Basin neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. As the largest not-for-profit organization in the area, the Kings Bay Y enjoys a reputation of having offered social, cultural, educational and recreational services to people of all ages since 1952. Kings Bay Y serves approximately 780 people every day, who total for more than 186,620 visits each year. Primary services of the Kings Bay Y include pre-school and universal pre-kindergarten programs, Sunday children’s programming, after school activities, summer day camp, teen activities, health and fitness programs, swimming, exercise, discussion groups and classes, trips and cultural activities for all ages. In addition, the Y services special populations with dedicated programming such as the Alzheimer’s Respite Program, Arthritis Aquatics, VISA program (for visually impaired senior adults), Sunday Funday for children with special needs and more. Services for New Americans include ESL classes, citizenship education and leadership development. We speak Russian, Hebrew, Chinese and Spanish.
