Y Nourish
A holistic approach to community wellness.
We know that people’s bodies benefit when nourished with healthy foods, they are equipped to be successful in school and play. That’s why the Y Nourish Program is designed to offer the highest quality foods, meals, wellness and nutrition based programming to kids, seniors and families in our community.
Meal Programs
Afterschool Meal Program
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), when the school day ends, many young people are at risk of going hungry. The Y ensures that kids are nourished in our Afterschool care programs to guarantee they have access to meals during this critical out-of-school time. The Y Nourish Team is currently providing free, healthy meals to kids at 10 Afterschool programs across the tri-county area and at our Boll Family YMCA Early Learning Center in partnership with Diamond Hospitality.
Food and Fun
To ensure that access to quality foods and enrichment is available to all families, Y Nourish “pops up” at parks, green spaces, and a variety of other community partner sites to provide meals and programming like sports, wellness, nutrition education, and snack building. Children receive a healthy meal and an opportunity to have fun! Programs are free and open to the community.
Our Kitchen
In 2018 the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit opened a self-operational kitchen, to push the envelope on food quality for youth, prioritizing fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains and a creative menu. Utilizing this space, the Y is able to ensure our meal programs meet or exceed the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards outlined by YMCA of the USA.
Wellness Activities and Resources
Snactivity Videos
Kids are forever in search of a snack and we have collected a library of simple, healthy treats to make at home to satisfy any palette. Join in each live each month as a new snack is featured or select a video from past recordings. In each video expect to find strategies to encourage positive eating habits at home and ways to build healthy relationships with food and family.
Wellness Workshop Webinars
If you are looking for more in-depth resources on topics such as mental health and mindfulness, positive mealtime environments at home, and reducing food waste-join in on a monthly wellness workshop. An area expert provides insight on a variety of topics, with opportunity to connect and have your questions answered in real time. Webinars are free.