Young Womens Christian Association

ELIMINATE RACISM, EMPOWER WOMEN, AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:OUR LEARNING CENTERS PROVIDE NURTURING AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN EACH YEAR. WE SERVE INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. OUR CLASSROOMS ARE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN DEVELOP EARLY LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS, AND LEARN TO RESPECT THE EARTH AND EACH OTHER. OUR COMMITMENT TO END RACISM AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE IS REFLECTED THROUGHOUT OUR CURRICULUM, SPECIAL EVENTS AND CLASSROOMS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE STRESS OF WORKING PARENTS WHO RELY ON US FOR AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A GRANT FOR 16 CHILDREN TO BE IN MIXED AGE CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN 6 MONTHS OLD TO 3 YEARS OLD OR UNTIL THEY CAN ENTER PRE-K COUNTS PROGRAM. THIS GROUP OF CHILDREN STAY WITH THE SAME TEACHERS UNTIL THEY ARE READY TO ENTER OUR PRE-K COUNTS PROGRAMS. WE WERE GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SUMMER SCHOOL AGE CAMP RETURN TO OUR PROPERTY, CAMP CANN-EDI-ON, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF THE STRINESTOWN 83 EXIT. CAMP EXPLORERS, FOR THE 4 - 6 YEAR OLDS, WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND CAMP CANN-EDI-ON ON A WEEKLY BASIS. ALL OF THE CHILDREN WERE GLAD TO BE OUTSIDE AND ABLE TO HIKE, SWIM, KAYAK AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IN THE FALL OF 2021 WE OPENED A PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND A BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN TWO SCHOOLS, VALLEY VIEW AND YORKSHIRE, IN THE YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAVE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE NORTHEASTERN SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CONEWAGO AND SPRING FORGE AND IN YORK CITY AT LINCOLN CHARTER SCHOOL. WE FOUND OUT IN THE FALL OF 2021 THAT WE WERE AWARD 100 ADDITIONAL PRE-K COUNTS SLOTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE OPENED ONE NEW CLASSROOM AT 320 E MARKET STREET BRINGING THIS SITE TO HAVING 165 PRE-K COUNTS CHILDREN, OPENED TWO CLASSROOMS AT LINCOLN CHARTER SCHOOLS TO SERVE 40 CHILDREN, ONE CLASSROOM FOR 20 CHILDREN AT VALLEY VIEW IN THE YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE CLASSROOM FOR 20 CHILDREN AT CANADOCHLY IN THE EASTERN YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL OF PRE-K COUNTS SLOTS TO 245. SINCE PRE-K COUNTS IS A STATE FUNDED PROGRAM FOR 3 - 5 YEAR OLDS, MEETING FAMILY INCOME GUIDELINES, FROM 9 AM TO 2 PM DURING THE SCHOOL, WE ALSO OFFER THE PARENTS WHAT WE CALL WRAP AROUND CARE, SO THEY HAVE A SAFE AND NURTURING PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN STARTING AT 6:30 AM TO 6:00 PM.

VICTIMS SERVICES: THE VICTIM SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF YWCA YORK, AS RECOGNIZED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST RAPE, IS THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER IN YORK COUNTY, OFFERING 24-HOUR HOTLINE ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, HOSPITAL RESPONSE, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, LEGAL ADVOCACY, MEDICAL ADVOCACY, ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OUR LEGAL ADVOCATES WORK AT THE YORK COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER EVERY DAY TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS. OUR ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL SERVICE CLIENTS WITH ANY OF THEIR CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AND COURT CASES. WE WERE HAPPY TO OPEN A DEDICATED WORK SPACE FOR OUR LEGAL TEAM. WE RENOVATED A BUILDING TO BE THE HOME OF THE LEGAL TEAM WHERE THE ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL HAVE FIRST FLOOR OFFICE SPACE THAT IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE AND THE LEGAL ADVOCATES HAVE WORK SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT THE JUDICIAL CENTER. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE ALSO RENOVATED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENCY SHELTER SO CLIENTS DO NOT HAVE TO SHARE BEDROOMS WITH OTHER FAMILIES, GIVING US THE ABILITY TO QUARANTINE A CLIENT IF THEY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID. WE RENOVATED FIRST FLOOR WITH A NEW KITCHEN AND DINING AREA THAT IS OPEN SO CLIENTS CAN INTERACT LIKE THEY WOULD IN A FAMILY SETTING. WE ALSO COMPLETED AN ADA BEDROOM WITH ADJOINING BATH TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT MAY NEED THESE ACCOMMODATIONS. THE OFFICE AREA WAS REDESIGNED FOR BETTER WORK AND CLIENT FLOW AND OVERALL TO MAKE THE EMERGENCY SHELTER A WARM AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR SOMEONE LEAVING A TRAUMATIC AND DIFFICULT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION. FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * 626 HOTLINE CALLS WERE RECEIVED *PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO 73 ADULTS AND 40 CHILDREN * 1,752 PEOPLE TRAINED BY COMMUNITY EDUCATION STAFF * 19,669 SHELTER NIGHTS PROVIDED FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN * 193 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM OUR VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER * 838 DIRECT SERVICE COUNSELING HOURS FROM OUR VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER

HEALTH & FITNESS: OUR YOGA AND AQUATICS DEPARTMENTS AIM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. PROGRAMS AIM TO PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ADULTS AND DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS IN YOUTH. OUR PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN BODIES AND BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. THE SYNCHRO TEAM HAD 19 SWIMMERS THAT STARTED BUT SEVERAL OF THEIR MEETS WERE MOVED AROUND OR CANCELED DUE COVID. WE STILL OFFERED SEVERAL VIRTUAL, FREE YOGA CLASSES ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, BUT WE DID MOVE AT LEAST ONE YOGA CLASS BACK TO IN PERSON AS PEOPLE WERE WANTING MORE OF THE PERSONAL INTERACTION. FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * 500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SWIM LESSONS * 51 AQUATICS MEMBERS * 410 AQUA EXERCISE PARTICIPANTS * 924 SWIM LESSONS PROVIDED * THE YORK SYNCHRO TEAM HAD 19 MEMBERS THIS PAST YEAR RANGING IN AGE FROM 2ND TO 12TH GRADE. THIS IS THE ONLY SYNCHRONIZED SWIM TEAM IN YORK COUNTY. * CONTINUE TO OFFER A VARIETY OF AQUATIC CLASSES INCLUDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AQUA EXERCISE AND PROGRAMS FOR SILVER SNEAKERS MEMBERS. * SYNCHRO TEAM CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A PICNIC AT CAMP CANN-EDI-ON