C.W. Avery, Central City, Galowich, Morris
The Galowich Family YMCA is participating in Home Sweet Home, a United Way of Will County program designed to assist young families with FREE household items for babies and toddlers. This program is made possible through a collaboration with Cadence Cares Foundation and Cadence Premier Logistics.
Items including strollers, high chairs and car seats may be available. Please submit the following request for consideration.
Inventory of available items will vary. Product requests cannot be guaranteed.
Once a request has been approved the item can be picked up at the Y.
If you have any questions or are interested in more information about this program, please contact:
Catie Wallis
Youth and Family Director
Phone: (815) 744-3939, ext. 320
Email: [email protected]
At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. We believe that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health, and our neighbors.
In 2026, the Greater Joliet Area YMCA will celebrate 100 years of serving our community. As we layout our organization’s long range strategic vision for the next five years and plan to commemorate this milestone, we are reaching out to YMCA supporters to identify the most critical needs facing residents living in our community. This input will help us to understand how we can continue to introduce new programs and services to best serve the next generation of residents in Will and Grundy Counties.
To gather feedback, we have designed a short electronic survey. Responses to this online survey are not individually tracked and will be kept confidential. This survey will take about 15 minutes to complete, and the results will be compiled into an executive summary that will be shared with our YMCA community.
The survey will remain open through Friday, September 16.
We are so grateful for the continued support of our Y community and we look forward to working together.
Earlier this summer the C.W. Avery Family YMCA and Edward-Elmhurst Health announced the formation of a new partnership to enhance the health and wellness of C.W. Avery Family YMCA members and residents living in Plainfield and the surrounding communities.
The combined vision and resources of Edward-Elmhurst Health and the C.W. Avery Family YMCA now offer enhanced health and wellness programming to the community, including:
“We want to keep our communities healthy in every way possible, and this exciting partnership with the C.W. Avery Family YMCA is the perfect opportunity to make our healthcare and wellness programs even more accessible,” said Mary Lou Mastro, CEO, South Region, NorthShore—Edward-Elmhurst Health. “We’re committed to community-connected care and invested in the wellness of our communities.”
Edward-Elmhurst Health’s new 2,000-square-foot physical therapy clinic at the C.W. Avery Family YMCA opened on July 11 and is now open to the public and YMCA members on weekdays, Monday through Friday.
Hours are available by appointment during the following times:
To schedule an appointment for physical therapy at this location, please call (630) 527-3375 or click here.
“We are very excited to welcome Edward-Elmhurst Health to the C.W. Avery Family YMCA,” said Greater Joliet Area YMCA President and CEO Katy Leclair. “Through this unique collaboration, we will work together to introduce innovative and impactful health and wellness initiatives for residents of all ages living in Plainfield and the surrounding areas.”
To best meet the needs of Y members, we will be limiting daily visitors during the week this summer at the C.W. Avery Family YMCA. These restrictions will go into effect beginning Tuesday, May 31:
Monday-Friday:
Daily passes will be available for purchase between 5-10 p.m. ONLY.
Saturday and Sunday:
Daily passes will be available for purchase during open hours.
These restrictions will NOT apply to guests of YMCA members or individuals using a once-yearly web pass, which is available on the YMCA’s website. YMCA Facility Members enjoy unlimited guest passes (one guest per day) throughout the year so they can share the Y experience with family and friends. However, individual guests are limited to five visits per calendar year.
For additional information, please visit the Membership Desk during your next visit.
AUGUST 20-23Thank you for staying with us and playing a key role in keeping our YMCA community safe and healthy.
All YMCA members are invited to participate in our August Check-In Challenge. Each day you check in between August 20-23 will give you an entry into a drawing to win back-to-school Y swag!
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