Program areas at Young Men's Christian Association Joliet
The ymca's kid zone program is a recreation-based before and after school care program, serving approximately 1,760 children, that operates in local schools. The ultimate purpose of the program is to meet the ymca's mission to help the children we serve grow and develop in spirit, mind, and body, while supporting families in our communities and helping to meet educational needs. Children are supervised by trained ymca professionals who develop and deliver a program comprised of active games, crafts, independent study, and homework help. The ymca provides financial assistance to all who qualify and could not otherwise afford childcare.
The ymca offers a diverse selection of aquatics programming for all ages, with a focus on swim lessons and drowning prevention for youth, in which approximately 2,450 children participate in throughout the year. As with all programs offered, the purpose of the program is to help children grow and develop in spirit, mind, and body through the ymca's core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Children are taught the fundamentals of swimming skills and water safety , with an emphasis on personal, progressive development, while instilling a life-long love of the activity. The ymca provides financial assistance to all children who qualify and would otherwise be unable to afford to participate in the programs.
The ymca's summer day camp program serves over 2,200 children per summer and takes place in eleven locations throughout the community. The program offers children a quality summer camp experience that is based on the ymca core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Our summer camp program offers a strong focus on youth character development, in a safe, nurturing environment where children learn, develop, and grow under the watchful supervision of trained ymca professionals. The ymca provides financial assistance to all who quality and cannot otherwise afford ymca services.
Additional YMCA program offerings include membership, preschool, birthday parties, senior activities, and wellness classes and opportunities. Also included is certain expenses that are not allocated to specific programs, including depreciation, interest, membership, and facility maintenance.