Haere mai, Welcome, Talofa lafa, Min ga la ba to YMCA Nelson. We have a proud tradition of working with our local community for 150 years, to deliver our vision of "Strong Kids, Strong Families, Strong Communities" through a range of programmes and activities. We want to help build a better place to live by supporting people in our community. Our recent focus has been on early childhood education and youth work through educational programmes and youth development. The opportunities for the future depend on expanding our geographical footprint, returning to our roots in recreation and spreading the word about the best kept secret in town, the YMCA. As a values based organisation sometimes we shy away from telling others all the good things we do as we are so busy doing it, but you matter to us so come on in and tell us how we can help. Our YMCA is built on a strong vision, our core values of: Responsibility, Respect, Caring and Honesty