Senator Collins Receives Inaugural YMCA Impact Award

First-ever award recognizes her decades of unwavering support for the Y's mission.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The YMCA of the USA presented U.S. Senator Susan Collins with its first-ever Impact Award, recognizing her decades-long commitment to supporting the YMCA mission in Maine and across the country. Bangor YMCA CEO Diane Dickerson was in attendance and introduced Senator Collins at the ceremony. The Impact Award honors exceptional public servants whose leadership and advocacy have significantly advanced the Y's work to nurture youth development, promote healthy living, and foster social responsibility.

"I am deeply honored to receive the YMCA of the USA's inaugural Impact Award," said Senator Collins. "For generations, YMCAs have served as pillars of their communities by promoting healthy lifestyles, supporting working families, and giving young people a safe place to learn and grow. That is why I am proud to support the Y's mission and will continue working as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee to help better ensure that more families in Maine and across the country have access to the affordable child care, wellness programs, and other community resources that local YMCAs make possible."

"For more than two decades, Senator Collins has been a true partner to the Y and the communities we serve, in Maine and across the country," said Suzanne McCormick, President and CEO of YMCA of the USA. "Because of her leadership, more families have access to high-quality child care, more communities can invest in health and wellness, and more YMCAs have the resources they need to meet local needs. We are proud to recognize Senator Collins as the inaugural recipient of the YMCA Impact Award."

Senator Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has secured nearly $12 million through Congressionally Directed Spending since 2022 to increase available child care and early childhood education capacity, and construct new community health facilities at YMCA's in Bangor, Auburn-Lewiston, Mount Desert Island, Boothbay, Damariscotta, Rumford, and Old Town.

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