Julie Alexander, Executive Director

AlexanderJu@missouri.edu

Mission

University Relationship
Established in 1910

From the beginning of our organization we served the students at the university by addressing their needs outside of the classroom. The original YMCA building served as the Student hub with recreation facilities, housing, and meeting spaces. The YMCA was essentially "Student Life". Once the University began assuming those roles, the YMCA turned its focus on providing a link between the community and the students. The YMCA has had various collaborations with the University through out our history. The Y once ran the summer orientation program, was the main link for international students to the campus, provided a joint scholarship to African-American students, and brought speakers to campus. More recently the YMCA has worked with Student Life in providing a day of service during Fall Welcome, creating a Community Service office, providing a referral source for students with mandated community service hours, establishing a volunteer fair for students and community agencies to meet and provide recruitment opportunities, serving on the Service Learning Task Force, assuming the role of advisors for other student organizations, working with Student Health Center to provide HIV Oral Testing, implementing a Freshman Retreat focusing on community service and leadership, and collaborating with the School of Social Work to provide a Y-Immersion trip.

Aside from providing community service opportunities to students, the YMCA serves as a referral center for many faculty and staff who are looking for information on volunteerism and contacts within the community.

Our YMCA is located in the Center for Student Involvement on Campus. We share space with 50 other student organizations. Our office is a cubicle - approximately 20 square feet.

Staff and Volunteer Structure
Volunteers: 208 student volunteers and 29 policy volunteers
Staff: 2 full-time staff members

Programs

Summer Day Camp, Camp Mudd

Y Tutors

Youth & Government

Habitat for Humanity

Kid Contact

Grandsharing

HIV/AIDS testing

Boone County Tenant Association

Y Immersion

Funding

The YMCA receives minimal funding from the Student Organization Allocation Committee to use for coping, advertising, travel, phones, postage, and some office supplies.