Y Retirement, a much-valued partner of YMCA Alumni, was created more than a decade before Social Security, at a time when private pensions were rare. More than 17,500 people are receiving a lifetime annuity today. 

The mission: To partner with YMCAs to help those who serve others build a foundation for financial security in retirement. The vision: Generations of YMCA employees approach the future with anticipation and confidence.

YMCA Alumni’s Second National Service Project will begin to ramp up in early 2027 under the leadership of Lee Muckey of the McCoy Chapter. First on the agenda is selecting a new Standing Committee made up of chapter representatives who will ultimately research and recommend the project to the National Board. The initial service project, conducted in partnership with the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires in So. Dakota, has concluded.

The F. William Stahl Award – our most prestigious honor – is presented in Bill's memory by YMCA Alumni every three years. The award recognizes Bill's dedication and commitment to the YMCA, the YMCA profession, and the art of written communication. Nancy Reece of the Weatherford Chapter received the honor in January  2025 during the Reunion Cruise to the Caribbean. The award will be given next during the Reunion in Kansas City, MO, in June 2027.

The YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund has been helping active YMCA staff and YMCA Alumni for more than 100 years. You may contribute online by clicking the button below. Or, mail a check to: Emergency Assistance Fund - Y USA, 101 N. Wacker Drive. 16th Fl., Chicago, IL 60606. Please indicate your chapter on your check.

YMCA Alumni EAF Chair is Bob Warnock