135 Community Team Hub

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Welcome to the 135 Community Team hub — your home base for shaping what’s next at the YMCA of Northern Rock County as we count down to 135 years in 2027.

Each month, you’ll join one in-person meeting, complete a simple Ask, and share feedback that helps guide improvements at the Janesville and Milton Ys.

No membership required. No cost. Flexible to your schedule. You can join the team any time in 2026.

Next meeting: Saturday, October 3, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Janesville YMCA

No membership required. No cost to participate. Asks are flexible to your schedule. You can join the team any time throughout 2026.

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September Ask: Belonging and the Janesville Y

Our Janesville Y has always been part of downtown for more than a century. As downtown keeps growing and pulling people in, so does our chance to make sure everyone who comes still finds a place here.

Belonging can mean something different to all of us. Maybe it includes accessibility inside and out, staff, volunteers, community partners and members who live the mission. Financial assistance that grows with us, and programs and services for every demographic.

This month’s ask will help 135 project leaders envision how the Downtown Y can build on its sense of belonging, based on your experience. 

Before diving into the questions below, follow this visualization.

  • Close your eyes. 
  • Picture your happiest place — it doesn’t have to be here. 
  • Feel it. What makes that place safe? What makes you belong there?
  • Place your feeling of belonging. What would it take for that feeling to live here?
  • Then picture what it would take to bring your happy place downtown, at the Y.

Tell us more. Fill out this month’s form below and share what you saw.

135 Project Updates

We’ll keep this section current with news, but also so you can see how feedback connects to action with decision-makers.

What we heard:

February Snapshot
March Snapshot
April Snapshot
May Snapshot
June Snapshot
July Snapshot
Generation Report
Q1 Report
Q2 Report

Team Toolkit

135 Community Team Talking Points

  • Use only the materials provided. Team members should share and distribute only the YMCA-approved items given to them. Please do not edit, recreate, redesign, or combine materials in any way.

  • Do not alter YMCA branding or messaging. Logos, wording, visuals, and formats must remain exactly as provided to ensure feedback is collected consistently and accurately.

  • Represent the Y accurately and neutrally. When asking for feedback, present the materials as-is and avoid adding personal opinions, interpretations, or explanations beyond the provided guidance.

Community Team FAQs

Share Your Feedback by October 2

Online preferred for tracking. Paper forms are available at the front desk.

What We're Listening For

As you participate each month, keep these community priorities in mind. Your experiences and feedback help us understand what’s working, what needs attention and what would better serve Janesville and Milton.

  • Accessibility and ADA upgrades
  • Multi-generational and family-friendly scheduling
  • Wellness and nutrition programming
  • Flexible workout and class spaces
  • Improved usability of indoor-outdoor spaces
  • Inclusive services that support mental health
  • Modern aquatics
  • Senior wellness
  • Special events and new programming
  • Support and resources
  • Information sharing and community engagement
  • Story collection! We want to hear your Y stories!
Submit Story

Ask Activity Calendar

Monthly in-person meetings are encouraged and will take place on the first Saturday of each month at 9 a.m., unless *rescheduled to the second Saturday due to a holiday weekend. Meeting locations will alternate.

  • October 3
  • November 7
  • December 5: Year-in-Review Power Hour