The Maywood Youth Athletic Association is a non-profit organization committed to the children of Maywood. For forty-five years the MYAA, formerly know as Maywood Boys' Club, has sought to implant in the youth of the Community ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and reverence, so that they may be finer, stronger, and happier youth who will grow to be good, clean, healthy adults. This objective will be reached by providing supervised competitive athletic games. The supervisors shall bear in mind at all times that the attainment of exceptional athletic skill or the winning of the game is secondary and that molding our future citizens is of prime importance. At the present time over 1,000 boys and girls participate in the diverse programs offered by the MYAA. The four officers, eight members of the board of directors, and many others volunteer countless hours to this organization that is constantly evolving, expanding, and improving its programs.

The MYAA had its official beginning in the spring of 1950. There appear to be two versions on how it actually began. One version is that Walter Kreppel, a Maywood electrician, became disturbed when he noticed a group of boys lingering on a street corner with nothing to do.

In the other version, Mr. Kreppel noticed a group of boys who regularly played in empty lots off Stelling Avenue. Though the stories are different, the outcome was the same. Mr. Kreppel noticed the youngsters and by the next day had organized a baseball team for the boys, 8-12 years old. Walter Kreppel, Anthony Foresta, Sid Hillman, and Henry Miller, Sr., small business owners, financed the team and the boys worked hard at making the idea grow. The Maywood Boys' Club had begun.

The 1950's were a time of rapid growth of the Maywood Boys' Club. As more adults volunteered their time to the organization the baseball program was expanded and the first basketball team was formed. The Club was instrumental in the formation of the country-wide Pee-Wee League.