If thievery on a large scale, mismanagement, destroying huge groups within the association, and extreme reverse prejudice were the worst of the problems here then this YWCA would be far better than it is. This is the most terrible business that I know of and you would be better off leaving your kids abandoned in an open field than to leave them here for one moment. Never associate with this business or contribute a penny to them. They have been up for review because of violations and this business has not met half of the requirements for a YWCA. Most of these requirements require no money but simply the proper social approach to the community. Please believe me this business ran by the same Director for over 25 years does not deserve consideration, go or rather run elsewhere, for your sake and for the sake of your family.

This must be the worst Y.W.C.A. in the USA. Around half of their board members quit. You can check out their comments by going to the online Fairmont Times newspaper and searching their archives for YWCA and clicking below for more results. Their comments say that they have lost their way. There is no sign by the road, the parking lot has huge holes and is almost undrivable. Several of the rooms are rented out to businesses and have been so for many years. Teachers have quit and large groups have left because of the uncompromising director. Most requirements that a YWCA must meet are not met and probably never will be. A YWCA official for the region downplayed the importance of these guidelines, again check the online Fairmont Times Most YWCA's are great but this one is the exception. Forget the image of saunas and beautiful rooms. The rooms are few dirty and progress has gone back since the director assumed power 25 years ago. This is a review from the year 2006.