The Huntington YMCA is similar to other YMCAs across the United States - and indeed the world - in that it is a registered non-profit agency that is dedicated both to Christian principles as well as to providing an array of services to a diverse community from childcare to swimming lessons to temporary housing. The organization sees no discrepancy in upholding Christian concepts while serving people of all faiths and no faith: The founding idea of the organization is that Christian organizations should offer help to whomever needs it because this is a calling for Christians.
The organization is organized along the form of a number of other similar non-profits. There is a national office - the YMCA of the USA - which is located in Chicago. The national organization also has satellite offices in a number of other cities. These offices provide a certain amount of guidance to each of the chapters across the country, but the oversight is fairly low-key: The local chapters are supposed to look to the national offices if they need help or assistance but have a great deal of autonomy in selecting the programs that they will include and the internal organization of each chapter.
Most YMCA's offer a number of the same services (including exercise classes for both adults and children, childcare and artistic and cultural classes), but the national office allows each individual chapter to select its own program offerings.
The director of the Huntington YMCA has discretion to offer whatever services he (or potentially she, for a number of YMCAs do have female directors, although in this case the director is a male) believes are needed by the local community. The YMCA's programs shift as the needs of the community shift. The director must meet only to meet three requirements established by the national organization to remain a YMCA "franchise". The organizational chart between the YMCA and each of the chartered organizations is very simpl...