Parkway Community YMCA (West Roxbury)

The Parkway Community YMCA in West Roxbury is a neighborhood branch of the YMCA of Greater Boston, combining fitness, pools and family programs under one roof. Members can reserve group fitness classes ranging from HIIT and Zumba to yoga, barre and Pilates, take water fitness classes in the pool, or play pickleball. Personal training is available on land and in the water, and the branch posts weekly schedules for its pools and classes.

Programs for children are a large part of the branch’s work. Youth swim lessons run alongside sports programs in basketball, soccer, volleyball and gymnastics, coached with an emphasis on teamwork and sportsmanship. The early education program cares for children from infancy through preschool, with story time, crafts and physical activities, and the branch runs camps. As part of a charitable organization, it also relies on volunteers who coach, read to children and help at events.

What to Know

• Early education enrollment starts with infants as young as six weeks old.
• Parent Night Out events are held twice a month.
• Kevin Flynn serves as executive director of the branch.
• Volunteers must pass a background check, and some roles require CORI and SORI paperwork.