YMCA of the Treasure Coast

"I really enjoy being a member of Stuart’s Ymca. The facility is kept clean, the people are nice and I am able to get a great work out. One of my favorite parts of the day is arriving and Gia at the front desk greeting me so kindly, she is such a breath of fresh air!"

"We just canceled our family membership after 2-3years. We had used all the youth programs and support Y and recommended all parents to utilize Y programs for their children. After an incident at the pool which two life guards were extremely rude and disrespectfully yelled multiple times at my boys when they tried to grab a ball from the pool deck. It wasn’t crazy behavior at all since they already had yelled for no reasons. Lifeguards insisted that they were doing their job and accused me to interrup their duties and scream at me to get out of the pool when I asked them to be a little nicer to kids. We had tried to solve the problem and complained the issue with a nice manner however, the branch director, Tressa didn’t want to take a responsibility and asked us to contact aquatics director. If you have younger kids and want to do something with aquatics program in Y Stuart location, please be mindful that those teenagers counselors and lifeguards are very rude and disrespectful to younger kids. That Y stuart branch is good for 65+, not the family members with younger kids."

"My kids and i enjoyed working out on a day pass, they trained for 3 hrs (the are competitive jiujitsu fighters) 9 and 6 years olds. The adults next to us complimented them 3 times about how well they were behaved and how some adults cant even be that quiet. We came back today and was told they CANNOT work out unless they are 14. Well thats pretty unfortunate considering the Y is for youth. Where else can kids live a healthy lifestyle. Not to mention a front desk worker who has zero customer service looking at the kids like how dare they be there. We will take them else where, maybe get all the staff on the same page so it does not change day to day!"

"The YMCA of the Treasure Coast has always come through for me and my family! Whether it’s with Childcare, sports fundamentals, or fun fitness classes, I can always count on a positive environment and staff that really care about us. I’m so thankful that the Y has been a part of my life for over 20 years!"

"We have been coming to the YMCA in Stuart for about 3 years. Over the past year we have noticed some major changes in the quality of this program. The camps are run by teenagers and it wasn’t until the last week that they had finally added my child to the login roster to be accounted for at drop and pick up from the camp. We reached out to the director many times due to concerns with safety regarding the checking in and checking out process. I have my child enrolled in basketball. He says he hates basketball because the kids are too rough and he’s not learning anything. There is absolutely no coaching or structure to the practices. We paid a decent fee to be a part of the basketball program in the hopes our child will learn about the game and develop some skills. The attached photo is a picture of one of the coaches rolling around on the floor on the court. She did not fall. She’s just laying there. She comes to practice barefoot each and every week, stands around, and does nothing. The final straw was our experience leaving the center this evening after “practice”. As we left today there was a man living in his van in the parking lot. It was apparent that he resided in his van. He gathered some items and entered the YMCA to bathe in the locker room. There’s no one at the front desk checking people in. I am concerned about the safety of my children on numerous levels. We will not be returning to the YMCA. They NEED to do better! It’s very and disappointing and disturbing."