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Annual Peaks to Portland Swim Renamed in Honor of Cyrus Hagge

One of New England's longest running open water swims - the annual Peaks to Portland Swim, has been renamed in honor of a longtime supporter of the organization that sponsors the event. More...

Open Doors and Open Arms For Families

In today's tough economic times, families often put healthy recreational pursuits to the side in order to just maintain the necessities of life. But with the YMCA's Open Doors Program this need not be the case as Rick George explains. More...

Cumberland County YMCA Welcomes New Staff

John Turrell comes to the Greater Portland Branch after working at the USM Lifeline Center for Health and Wellness for 11 years. He has coached basketball and track at Bonny Eagle High School for the past 20 years, and lives on the beautiful Mulloy Mountain in Limington. More...

Everyone’s a Winner with the Fall Membership Drive

The Y is dedicated to helping our community to grow healthier in spirit, mind and body. One way to do this is by bringing new people into the Y to experience our programs and services first hand - so they too can become connected to this great community organization. As members, we asked you for your help in this effort during the fall. We offered free passes to Y members to bring friends and family into the Y during the month of September. There was enthusiastic participation in the effort across our three branches – with 314 people coming to the Y to ‘see for themselves’ what friends and family have been talking about. More...

Care Enough to Compare (Your Healthcare)

Healthcare quality is a very important issue in Maine and across the country. Because healthcare quality matters – and because there are things that we can do to help make it better - the Cumberland County YMCA has become part of Quality Counts for ME. Quality Counts for ME is a statewide effort that is working to improve healthcare quality in Maine. More...

New Interactive Family Trail at Casco Bay Branch

Next time you are at the Casco Bay branch, check out the recent work done on the Interactive Family Trail thanks to our wonderful volunteers. With a grant from Let’s Go, given in response to a vision to involve children and their families in healthy outdoor activity, work on the trail began. More...

Website Redesign Unveiled thanks to Generosity of Local Firm

Through the generous work of Portland’s Burgess Advertising & Marketing, the Cumberland County YMCA is proud to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website, still at our familiar web address: www.cumberlandcountyymca.org. More...