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Posted on: Thursday, July 23rd, 2026

Get in the Game This Fall with Youth Leagues

Autumn is coming so it’s time to join a team at the Y! The season will run September 17-November 8, 2026.

REGISTER NOW!

This fall, the Hockomock Area YMCA invites kids of all ages to hit the field, build skills, and have a blast in our Fall Youth Leagues! Whether your child is just starting out or ready for some friendly competition, our leagues offer a fun, supportive environment to grow and play.

North Attleboro: Hurley Family Branch Offerings

Soccer Leagues – Sundays @ North Attleboro

  • Leagues Prep (Age 3): 8:45 – 9:15 AM
  • Pre-K: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
  • Grades K-1: 10:45 – 11:45 AM
  • Grades 2-3: 12:00 – 1:00 PM

NFL Flag Football – Friday Nights @ North Attleboro

  • Leagues Prep (Pre-K & Kindergarten): 4:00 – 4:45 PM
  • Grades 1–2: 5:00 – 6:00 PM
  • Grades 3–4: 6:15 – 7:15 PM

Foxboro: Invensys Foxboro Branch Offerings

Soccer Leagues – Sundays @ Foxboro

  • Leagues Prep (Age 3): 9:00 – 9:45 AM
  • Pre-K: 1 hour (time TBD)
  • Grades K–1: 1 hour (time TBD)
  • Grades 2–3: 1 hour (time TBD)

NFL Flag Football – Thursday Nights @ Foxboro

  • Grades K–2: 5:00 – 6:00 PM
  • Grades 3–5: 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Franklin: Bernon Family Branch Offerings

Soccer Leagues – Saturdays @ Franklin

  • Leagues Prep (Age 3): 45 minutes (time TBD)
  • Pre-K: 1 hour (time TBD)
  • Grades K–1: 1 hour (time TBD)
  • Grades 2–3: 1 hour (time TBD)

Soccer Pricing:
$88 Member / $119 Non-Member / $25 Family Member*

Flag Football Pricing:
$117 Member / $152 Non-Member / $40 Family Member*

Leagues Prep (Age 3 Soccer or Pre-K & K Football):
$80 Member / $160 Non-Member

*Family members: Use your promo code to save!

Uniforms will be distributed after the first practice. Leagues Prep classes are 45 minutes and do not include uniforms. Ineligible for promo code savings.

Location: Hockomock Area YMCA, 300 Elmwood Street, North Attleboro, MA Questions? Contact joshuap@hockymca.org

Location: Hockomock Area YMCA, 67 Mechanic Street, Foxboro, MA

Questions? Contact rossg@hockymca.org

Location: Hockomock Area YMCA, 45 Forge Hill Rd, Franklin, MA

Questions? Contact rachela@hockymca.org

We can’t wait to see you at the Y!

Posted on: Tuesday, July 21st, 2026

Operation Backpack

Our YMCA Backpack Drive provides school supplies and backpacks for children across the Hockomock area, helping them start the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn. Each backpack is filled with more than just supplies—it represents encouragement, opportunity, and hope for a successful year ahead. The children in our community need our support now more than ever.

Having access to proper supplies is an integral part of a student’s success. Together we work to make sure that kids have the tools they need to start the upcoming school year off right. If you are in a position to help, we will be so grateful. Please donate to our 11th annual Hockomock Area YMCA Backpack Drive.

New supplies and backpacks are requested now through August 14th.

Supplies that are needed include:

  • backpacks for Pre-K, elementary, middle school and high school age students
  • lunch boxes for all age students
  • pencil cases for all age students
  • binders
  • notebooks
  • folders
  • pencil cases

WAYS TO HELP:

Sponsor our Backpack Drive

Our goal is to provide 3,000 fully stocked backpacks to students residing in each of the 15 towns served by the Hockomock Y. Community members who would like to sponsor the Backpack Drive are asked to email backpacks@hockymca.org or click the link below.

SPONSOR THE DRIVE

Order items from our Amazon wish list

Your items will be sent directly to our YMCA.

AMAZON WISH LIST

Donation bin locations

Items not shipped to us directly from the above Amazon link may be dropped off at collection sites at our Hockomock Area YMCA lobbies during normal business hours. We also encourage donations at Lenore’s Pantry & Market (451 Elm St. North Attleboro) during normal business hours. If donating at our Mansfield Arts & Education Center, please do so when dropping off or picking up your camper.

Host a Neighborhood Drive

If you have a high traffic business location and would like to host a bin or are willing to collect supplies from your neighborhood, please contact backpacks@hockymca.org.

Make an online donation

A donation of $50 will cover the cost of one fully stocked backpack. Please visit our donation page to complete a secure monetary donation of any size. The Hockomock Area YMCA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Volunteer to Assemble Backpacks

We are eagerly recruiting volunteers to help sort and stuff backpacks. Click on the link below to reserve your volunteer spot! Many hands make light work and we are grateful for your interest in helping. Adults are welcome to bring their supervised children. Students, you may also plan to bring community service forms for signing.

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

The Backpack Drive is a collaborative effort made possible by the YMCA staff, program participants, partners and neighbors to provide kids the confidence that comes when boys and girls are able to go to school prepared. Thank you in advance for your participation!

Posted on: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Classes

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a no-cost, 12-week program designed for cancer survivors and their families seeking to regain health, build strength, and connect with other cancer survivors. Participants work with staff trained in supportive cancer care to safely achieve goals such as building muscle mass & strength, increasing flexibility & endurance, and improving confidence & self-esteem. By focusing on the whole person and not the disease, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is helping people move beyond cancer in spirit, mind and body. The program meets twice a week for 90 minutes, using traditional exercise methods to ease you back into fitness and help participants improve confidence and self-esteem.

A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with a form of cancer in their lifetime.

Check out the locations, dates, and times of our latest Spring LIVESTRONG at the YMCA classes. Our next session will begin the week of September 14.

Bernon Family Branch, Franklin

45 Forge Hill Road
Franklin, MA
Day & Time: Mondays and Wednesdays: 6:15pm-7:45pm
Day & Time: Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:45am-12:15pm

Invensys Foxboro Branch

67 Mechanic Street
Foxboro, MA
Day & Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10:30am-12:00pm
Day & Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Hurley Family Branch, North Attleboro

300 Elmwood Street
North Attleboro, MA
Day & Time: Mondays & Wednesdays: 10:00am-11:30am

Participants receive a free family membership to the Hockomock Area YMCA during the program.

Cancer survivors are encouraged to contact Jackie Robison, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Director, at 508-772-1310 or jackier@hockymca.org for more information and to enroll. For additional information, click here.

When there’s the Y, there’s a way to learn about healthier living.


Inspiring Stories from Cancer Survivors

From gaining physical strength to finding encouragement along the way, community members share their journeys at the Y.

Posted on: Wednesday, July 1st, 2026

Spier Family 5K & Family Day

Join us for a great race and family day!

Sponsored by the Spier Family and in support of our Hockomock Area YMCA Food Access Initiative, the annual 5K that hundreds have come to love is taking place at our Invensys Foxboro Branch. Join us!

This course and the entire morning of activities will make memories for years to come for all ages and abilities. All proceeds will go to feeding our community and our Food Access Program.

Saturday, September 12, 2026
at our Invensys Foxboro Branch

67 Mechanic Street in Foxboro, Massachusetts
»» 5K Race begins at 8:00 a.m. on the streets surrounding the Y. Announcements and greetings will begin at 7:50 a.m.
»» Registration available online or on race day (starting at 7:00 a.m.)
»» Kids Fun Run will start at 9:00 a.m. (ages 12 and under) on the field, immediately following the Awards.
»» Parking will be at Schneider Electric, directly across the street from our YMCA entrance. Please park there and walk over to the YMCA. The Y will be open normal hours with programs running as scheduled. Our Y parking lot will be closed in the morning until approximately 10:30am. for the safety of our race participants.

REGISTER TODAY

»» Cost: $25 for the 5K
»» Cost: Free for the Kids Fun Run (but must be registered)
»» Strollers are also welcome as part of the race.
»» Don’t miss the YMCA’s free activities! Family Day will be happening 8:00am-10:30am

ABOUT THE DAY

Our excellent 5K race will kick off the Hockomock Y’s Spier Family Kindness for Kids Family Day. What a better way to encourage healthy patterns for the young ones in your life than this: a) arrive early and run or walk the Kindness for Kids 5K, b) check out fun, interactive and educational vendor booths, and then c) cheer on kids in the Kids Fun Run!

For information about becoming a vendor for the family fun day, please email patrickm@hockymca.org.

Questions about the 5K or the overall event, please email nicoleb@hockymca.org.


Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor: Spier Family Foundation

SpierFamilyFoundation

Posted on: Friday, June 19th, 2026

Before & After School Care Programs

LEARN AND THRIVE WITH US IN OUR BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

Our YMCA partners with local school districts to provide affordable before and after school programs for families in our communities.

Our Y provides quality before & after school programs through our School’s Out Program for children starting in kindergarten. We are an EEC licensed program. We offer 2, 3, 4 & 5 day options. Our before school program begins at 7:00am and our after school program ends at 6:00pm each week day.

Registration for the 2026/2027 school year with us!

REGISTER WITH US

Our On-Site School Programs include:

  • New! Franklin: Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
  • Bellingham: Bellingham Middle School; Stall Brook and DiPietro Elementary Schools
  • Foxborough: Foxborough Regional Charter School– after school care only
  • North Attleborough: Amvet, Falls, Martin, Community and Roosevelt Elementary Schools
  • Wrentham: Delaney Elementary School and Roderick Elementary School.

Our On-Site Hockomock Area Branch Programs include:

  • Franklin Y: for Franklin Public Schools
  • Foxboro Y: for Foxborough Public Schools
  • Mansfield Y: for Jordan/Jackson and Robinson Elementary Schools

If you are enrolled in our School’s Out program, we offer care on school vacation days, professional development days, half days and snow days. We close for major holidays including Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Columbus Day. We provide full day programming with fun field trips and activities.

We provide intensive screening and training of caring, licensed staff. Our curriculum combines learning through play in an engaging, fun environment before and after school. Healthy are provided in our after school program.

To learn more about the program or if you have questions, please contact: Erin Brennock at erinb@hockymca.org.

For questions regarding registration or billing, please contact: Monica Schmidt at monicas@hockymca.org or 508-643-5255.

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of our members and our community, offering programs and services to all regardless of ability to pay. A financial assistance program is available for those that qualify. Please visit our website for more information. State vouchers are accepted.

Posted on: Monday, June 15th, 2026

Rediscover Summer

OUR OUTDOOR POOLS & SPLASH PARKS WILL OPEN SAT. JUNE 20

Splash into Summer with your Hockomock Area YMCA!

You and your loved ones can enjoy the perks of a Y membership. Take advantage of indoor and outdoor pools, state of the art wellness facilities, summer camp & summer session classes, friendly and helpful staff, and much more!

View each branch’s outdoor pool & splash park* schedule:

FOXBORO

FRANKLIN

NORTH ATTLEBORO

*Splash Parks at our Foxboro and Franklin locations.

Hockomock Area YMCA active members can visit any branch facility including our indoor and outdoor pools and our splash parks in Foxboro and Franklin.

Members are welcome to bring guests with guest passes.

Please note: photo ID is required at every visit for non-members ages 18+.

Not a Y member? You can join today and rediscover summer with us Click Here.

Posted on: Friday, June 5th, 2026

Help Us Make A Splash

A PLACE TO PLAY. A PLACE TO BELONG.

A new Splash Park is coming to our Hurley Family Branch in North Attleboro, and we need your help to make it a reality.

Make your gift today and help create a place where children can play, families can connect, and memories can be made for generations to come. Our Member Campaign goal is $75,000, and every contribution brings us one step closer to making this vision a reality.

GIVE TODAY

Every gift makes a splash! We can’t do it without your help.

Soon, the sound of laughter and splashing water will fill the air as families gather in a welcoming environment where everyone belongs. Located adjacent to our Outdoor Aquatics Center, the Splash Park will feature accessible water play elements designed for children of all abilities. This vibrant community space will create opportunities for fun, connection, and active play for kids and families to make lasting memories together.

Thank you in advance for your generosity. Together we can bring this Splash Park to life for our members and our community.

To learn about other ways to support this initiative, please contact Katie Fisher at katie@hockymca.org.

Posted on: Monday, June 1st, 2026

Build Confidence & Play This Summer

Summer Registration Is Open!
Classes run June 22 – August 23

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At the Y, summer is more than fun—it’s a season for growth, confidence, and lifelong skills. From the pool to the gym and everywhere in between, our summer classes help kids try new things, stay active, and feel strong doing it.

Whether your child is splashing in the water for the first time or discovering a new favorite sport, we’re here to help them thrive—all summer long.

Our summer classes are designed to keep kids moving, learning, and smiling:

  • Swim Lessons & Swim Intramurals – Build confidence, strength, and essential water safety skills
  • Gymnastics – Balance, coordination, and confidence in every flip and climb
  • Sports Programs – Skill-building, teamwork, and positive competition
  • Dance & Fitness – Energy, expression, and movement that feels like fun

Programs are led by supportive YMCA staff who focus on encouragement, safety, and helping every child feel successful. Our summer session lasts 9 weeks, but we know many families travel during the summer. To keep things flexible, we charge summer program rates for just 7 weeks instead of the full 9.

National Water Safety Month | May
Phones down. Eyes up.™

Checking your phone can turn into a dangerous distraction—especially around water. We encourage families to always assign a Water Watcher: an adult whose only job is keeping eyes on children near the pool or waterfront.

Strong swimmers are safer swimmers—and learning starts here.

Make this the summer they grow.

Explore our full schedule of summer classes and find the right fit for your child. Spots fill quickly—jump in today.

Posted on: Monday, May 25th, 2026

Join Us for the 2026 Hockomock Area YMCA Golf Classic

A Day on the Green, A Gift to Our Community

There’s something special about a September morning on the course—the quiet anticipation at check-in, the first swings of the day, and the shared laughter that carries across the fairways. At the Hockomock Area YMCA Golf Classic, that sense of connection is matched by something even more powerful: a shared commitment to caring for our neighbors.

On Monday, September 14, 2026, we invite you to join us at the beautiful Wentworth Hills Country Club in Plainville, MA, for a day that blends camaraderie, competition, and community impact. Whether you’re a returning golfer or joining us for the first time, this is a day designed to be both memorable and meaningful.

REGISTER TO GOLF

More Than a Round of Golf

From the moment you arrive, you’ll be welcomed with a continental breakfast, setting the tone for a relaxed and engaging day. Golfers will take to the course with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start, enjoying a thoughtfully curated experience that includes themed holes, complimentary food, and refreshing beverages along the way.

As the round concludes, we’ll gather together for a buffet lunch and awards celebration, sharing stories from the day and applauding the spirit of friendly competition.

Fueling More Than the Game

At the heart of the Golf Classic is a mission that extends far beyond the course. Every swing and every sponsorship supports the YMCA’s Food Access Programs, which help ensure that individuals and families across our community have reliable access to healthy, nourishing meals.

It’s a powerful reminder that when we come together—even for something as simple as a day of golf—we can help create lasting change.

Event Schedule

  • 8:00 a.m. – Check-in, registration, and breakfast
  • 9:00 a.m. – Shotgun start
  • 2:30 p.m. – Lunch and awards

Get Involved

There are many ways to be part of this special day:

  • Register to golf and enjoy a memorable experience on the course
  • Become a sponsor and align your name with meaningful community impact
  • Invite colleagues, clients, or friends to join you for a day of connection and purpose

Register to play or become a sponsor today: givebutter.com/2026golfclassic

Questions? Please contact Patrick Murphy at 508-643-5262 or email patrickm@hockymca.org.

Posted on: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026

Free Summer Lunches Are Back—Come Join Us!

Summer is a time for sunshine, play, and making memories—and thanks to the Hockomock Area YMCA, it’s also a time to make sure every young person stays nourished, energized, and cared for.

We’re excited to once again offer FREE summer lunches for youth ages 1–18 across our community. No registration, no hassle—just a welcoming place where kids and teens can grab a healthy meal and feel part of something good.

❤ Why It Matters

When school’s out, consistent meals can be harder to access. This program helps fill the gap—offering not just lunch, but connection, care, and support for every child.

 📍 Where to Find Us

We’re serving up smiles (and lunch!) at multiple convenient locations:

 📚  Bellingham Public Library
  • Mondays & Wednesdays | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • June 29 – August 12
  • 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham, MA
  🏫  Memorial School – Milford
  • Monday through Friday | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  • June 29 – August 14
  • 12 Walnut St., Milford, MA
  🍽  Jackson Elementary – Plainville
  • Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
  • June 23 – August 13
  • 68 Messenger St., Plainville, MA

 ☀️ Let’s Feed Our Community—Together

Programs like this are powered by a shared belief: that when we take care of our kids, we strengthen our entire community. So spread the word, invite a neighbor, and help us make this a summer full of nourishment, connection, and joy.

 🤝 Volunteer Opportunities

Want to get involved? Join the YMCA and our partners in Bellingham, Milford, and Plainville as we provide meals to local youth and families all summer long. Volunteers are needed for weekday, two-hour shifts, and all ages are welcome (ages 15 and under with an adult).

It’s a hands-on, meaningful way to connect with families, support fun activities, and make a real difference. Training is required—contact Alyson at alysond@hockymca.org to learn more.


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