Member Testimonials
Wonderful staff and hopefully a pool that is always open with always at least one lane open!
Great services, good price. I also travel a lot for work, and I've been able to access Y's all over the country with my membership.
Great variety of programs to choose from…friendly and competent staff.
It is a great value and has a great variety of equipment, classes and amenities
It is a way all of us, rich and poor, can appreciate this wonderful opportunity of enjoying the YMCA.
Great place to be fit for a reasonable price
creativity, learningand. welcoming environment
My daughter loves the creative arts camp! She got to try a lot of new activities
The Creative Arts camp is such a gift for kids who don’t like/fit into typical summer day camp. We love how they provide enough structure to have a worthwhile experience but enough flexibility to let kids create in the ways that they most enjoy.
The variety of activities and outings is very enriching and engaging for all the children.
Everyone is so friendly. Equipment is clean and in good order.
I love the Y. It is a great crowd and the staff and people that go are kind and motivated! Jimmy in the morning is great. The equipment is above average to excellent, and the frequents equipment updates are nice. The toilets and showers are ALWAYS clean, and the equipment is well maintained.
The value is amazing, the saunas are great, and there's a wide range of classes!
The y is a very welcoming place. The equipment and classes are great. The facilities are always super clean. The staff are all really nice and talented.
I love the way the staff makes theme weeks, and also the way they greet the kids and its so heart warming
keeping the kids very busy, creative and making camp fun.
Friendly staff and excellent classes!
Love the exercise machines and all available
Clean showers sauna etc
Many types of workout equipment to use; friendly staff
I really enjoy taking water class at Salem Y. Great instructor! Very nice environment. Overall a great place to be. The front desk staff is very friendly and the facility is clean!
Justin and his crew run the best camp, my child and I agree. We have been attending his programs for years and will continue to follow him! Thank you Justin!
Great place Great people Great staff.
Variety of fitness options
Clean
Nice staff
Convenient
Affordable
I like how busy you keep the children.
Have too many different activities.
Staff are friendly.
And too many other good things.
Thank you
I like the variety and the skill building. I love how everyone greets one another. That alone has done wonders for my child’s confidence and enjoyment of the experience. People outside of camp have commented on how he is greeting them and he has become even more outgoing.
But what I like most is that you have taught him water safety without fear!!!! He is confident kayaking on his own and is much more comfortable with the fundamentals of swimming!!!! I am THRILLED!
Actually, no, what I like the MOST is the representation of Black and Latinx people in the camp’s leadership. My child is Black and it’s amazing for him to see people who look like him managing the camp. All of the counselors are fun, active, young role models and he adores them. He even calls them his friends!
I wish his public school leadership was this reflective of the population it serves. Please know that each and every day you are making a positive difference in a very impressionable child’s life, and I am grateful.
I can recall being a day camper decades ago and thinking that my college age camp counselors were the coolest people on earth and I love seeing him have a similar experience with people who are encouraging, kind, and keeping him safe every day.
This is his first year of camp, ever, and you have absolutely knocked it out of the park in terms of giving him a positive experience.
My daughter loves going to camp at the YMCA at Salem. So many different activities and she gets to play with kids from her school.
Staff is nice and the kids always enjoy being there and meeting other kids.
It has almost everything one needs plus great classes with great teachers - Beth Shultz, Jen Brehob - love these ladies and their work outs !!!
My child has been attending the Salem YMCA’s Theater Program for over five years and we love it! Justin Hatch and his staff have been an amazing support in our lives. He runs my child’s favorite camp!
Swimming, games, kayaking