Let’s bring the community together
to make this center a reality
Learn more about High Ridge Community Center
From YMCA to High Ridge Community Center
After Metropolitan YMCA of Chicago closed the almost 70-year-old High Ridge center in 2020, people from our community gathered together to create the High Ridge Coalition, an Illinois not-for-profit. We started exploring other options to save our beloved community center.
With the help of Illinois legislators, we have procured a quarter-million dollars in state funding so we can move forward to construct a new community center that includes a competition-sized pool. We are officially a not for profit organization so we can acquire more funding.
We need YOU to be part of our project -- to spread the word of our new High Ridge Community Center, expanded with new programs and opportunities to meet the needs of our diverse community and to share our vision.
Activities for everyone
While our programs are currently on hold until our community center is in progress, our center will have programs across the board. From swimming to art, we will have something for everyone to enjoy.
Program Offerings
We offer recreational and fitness activities as well as other services such as child care services, educational services, exhibition and performance space for persons of all ages, income levels, backgrounds and abilities.
Community Events
We’d like to bring back the events we had at the YMCA back to the High Ridge Community Center. Stay tuned on future events.
Learning for All Ages
Our programs are curated for all age groups, so every lesson offers the appropriate level of engagement.