The YMCA Sports Complex at Park Slope Armory provides children, adults and families with all different types of physical activities to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. The complex features basketball, soccer and volleyball courts, exercise rooms and equipment and a track. It also offers many different types of group classes: ballet, body conditioning, boot camp, core training, kettlebells, kickboxing, modern dance, Pilates, Qigong, spin, step, tai chi, yoga and Zumba. To learn more, visit the website, call the number provided or stop by the complex to check it out.
Founded in 1973, Camp Friendship began when neighbors decided to raise funds for kids in need to attend summer camp. Since then, after school and recreational programs including basketball and baseball are supported by a staff of trained parents and youth volunteers. Arts and crafts, martial arts and dance/movement and fitness program featuring ballet, tap, modern dance, creative dance and gymnastics is also available for children ages 5 through 14 years old. The not-for-profit organization is open year-round and provides after school programs during the school year.
The YMCA ( Young Men's Christian Association) is a non-profit worldwide organization dedicated to serving communities. The Bed-Stuyvesant chapter is located on Bedford Avenue at Monroe Street. The stated goals of the YMCA are to bring together members of the community, nurture individual potential and address social responsibilities. The YMCA was founded in 1844.
Located on Myrtle Avenue just west of Fort Greene Park, Fort Greene Snap is an organization that aims "to provide to low and moderate income residents, in and near Fort Greene, access to gainful employment, further education, and quality health care by offering programs in technology, entrepreneurship and life skills." Come here for a classes in a wide range of subjects, from basic computer literacy and web design to entrepreneurship and fiction writing. Visit Fort Greene Snap's official website for more detailed information.
