The Ashland Family YMCA Financial Assistance program was created in order to insure that YMCA services are accessible to low–income youth and families in our community. Their ability to grant financial assistance is dependent entirely upon donations specifically for this purpose. The majority of funds are ear–marked to assist youth. No tax money is received by the YMCA, and the criteria for assessing financial assistance eligibility is based on individual and family needs. Our Sunday collection on December 18th will benefit this fund.