As part of the new Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Outreach Initiative, the Somerset Hills YMCA will provide families of deployed U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve personnel free access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs at community YMCAs nationwide. “The Somerset Hills YMCA is happy to help meet the critical needs facing families of deployed military service members,” said Bob Lomauro, President/CEO of the Somerset Hills YMCA. “Families are the most affected when a loved one gets deployed, so we are deeply committed to providing them with the support they need.”
Those eligible to participate in the new initiative include:
All interested families of joint deployed National Guard and Reserves of all military branches;
Families living in newly established Joint Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) bases;
Active Duty Independent Duty station personnel and their families; and
Relocated spouses and family members of deployed Active Duty personnel.
The offer allows families a six month free membership with the option to renew as long as the eligible family collectively makes a minimum of eight visits a month.
“The YMCA has a long history of supporting military service members and their families – since the Civil War – so it was natural for us to join this initiative,” said Lomauro. “During this time of conflict, it is more important than ever that we continue providing services and support to these families in the absence of a deployed spouse.”
For more information on Operation Outreach and eligibility, please call Nancy Auerbacher at 908.766.7898 ext.1350 or email
As part of the new Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Outreach Initiative, the Somerset Hills YMCA will provide families of deployed U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve personnel free access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs at community YMCAs nationwide. “The Somerset Hills YMCA is happy to help meet the critical needs facing families of deployed military service members,” said Bob Lomauro, President/CEO of the Somerset Hills YMCA. “Families are the most affected when a loved one gets deployed, so we are deeply committed to providing them with the support they need.”
