Working Together

Tri-Lakes boasts many civic organizations and clubs that are active in the community, promoting various charitable activities and providing entertainment.

The new YMCA Family Center in the Tri-Lakes region offers a 12-acre family center complete with a community room, gymnasium, wellness center, exercise facilities, a swimming pool with lap lanes and racquetball courts, along with programs and day camps for youth and families.

Tri-Lakes Cares provides community support with programs that provide emergency food assistance, medical services, child-care, senior programs, job training and more. Filling in the financial gap for those in need for over 20 years, Tri-Lakes Cares offers unique in-kind and financial assist programs that include GED classes, a job’s network, holiday baskets and budget counseling.

Tri-Lakes Health Advocacy Partnership (HAP) is a non-profit community organization dedicated to identifying community health issues and creating the necessary support resources. HAP hosts annual community health fairs and education forums as well as providing community outreach programs for area hospitals. In direct response to community surveys, HAP also offers programs for seniors including transportation services and a foot care clinic, respite care and a support group for Macular Degeneration, as well as family support programs.

SERTOMA (Service to Mankind), located in Gleneagle and Monument, assists more than 50 million people with speech, hearing and language disorders as well as providing support for local community needs. The Monument Hill SERTOMA Club is one of the most active clubs in the country. It hosts the annual 4th of July Parade in Monument, drawing over 17,000 spectators as well as the International Hearing Dog International event that trains and places hearing dogs, fundraising activities and golf and youth programs.

Silver Key Senior Services provides seniors with a variety of programs including transportation, bus trips, meals-on-wheels, case management and supportive services to all area residents over 60 years of age. Home care services, dietary planning and home maintenance services help seniors to remain and live independently.