Southwest YMCA - Programs: Family Programs

Enjoy quality time with your family at the YMCA

Family Programs

As a recognized leader in family fitness, we understand the need for fitness opportunities for the whole family. We have programs that allow families to exercise together or to meet their fitness goals in separate programs offered at the same time. Whatever your family’s health and fitness needs, you’ll find a program that’s right for you at the Southwest YMCA.

We also understand the need for families to play together. This isn’t always easy in fast-paced Silicon Valley, so we offer a variety of programs and activities that help our families have fun and stay connected. Come play at the Southwest YMCA, where we build strong families!

For details, please call (408) 370-1877.

Kids Corner

A safe, inviting space in our YMCA is dedicated to babysitting our facility members’ children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years, while their parents are in the facility. Our Kids Corner includes a large indoor and outdoor area with play structures, sandbox, toys, books, computers, and more. YMCA staff provide supervision while fostering the YMCA character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and strengthening developmental assets, the building blocks children need to thrive.

Parents Night Out

Recognizing parents occasionally need a night out without kids, our staff babysit Kids Corner children while their parents go out on a Friday night. This program is offered for a nominal fee.

Family Recreational Swim

Open recreational swim is a time for kids and families to play in the pool. This is a great time for kids to show off what they have learned in swim lessons.

Birthday Parties and Special Events

Did you know Southwest YMCA is the perfect place to hold your next birthday party or special event? The Southwest YMCA has large rooms, an indoor swimming pool, and fun activities to make your event truly special. Let the YMCA staff set up and clean up. Bring your own decorations to make the room festive. Call (408) 370-1877 for make arrangements for your next event. Fee includes staff led games.

Family Events

Spend a leisurely evening with your family and friends at the Southwest YMCA. Events such as game nights, barbecues, movie nights, and the Harvest Fair provide great fun for the whole family. Call (408) 370-1877 for a schedule of events.

Please visit the ‘Special Events’ section for upcoming family events.

Y Adventure Guides: Friends Forever

September - June
The YMCA is offering new parent-child programs for the fall. Camp-outs, field trips, crafts and parties are just a few of the planned activities for Y-Adventure Guides. A volunteer-based program which relies on parents to organize monthly meetings, family outings, and field trips, Y-Adventure Guides helps develop a lifelong relationship between parent and child (grades K-4) as they share quality time together. Activities include campouts, field trips, crafts, parties and pot-luck dinners are just a few of the planned activities. This volunteer-based program helps parents organize monthly meetings, family outings, field trips and campouts. Call (408) 370-1877 for more information or to register!

Trailblazers: Quicksilver Expedition
The Southwest YMCA is proud to introduce the Quicksilver Expedition, as the branches new version of the Trailblazers program. Trailblazers is an extension to the Adventure Guides, designed to fit the needs of kids that are in 5th through 8th grade. In Trailblazers, the focus shifts from the father setting up and planning events to having the youth take control of the events. The father works side by side with their preteen and helps encourage and empower them to do their best. Trailblazers allows for the father-child relationship to grow to a whole new level.