Communities Coming Together
August 18, 2020
Summer looked a little different this year at the YMCA and our surrounding communities. Instead of hundreds of kids at day camp, we had small, socially distanced groups at our new childcare programs. Despite the changes, we were still able to make an impact on the families we served. THANK YOU to community partners who offered time, talents, and resources to make these programs successful!
HELP FROM FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
At the center of the chaos over the past few months were courageous nurses and healthcare staff. Community Health Network provided nurses at no cost to screen children as they were dropped off and provide guidance on new health procedures that were put in place.
The YMCA connected with many local healthcare organizations. Witham Health Services, IU Health, Eskenazi Health, Community Health, and the VA Medical Center all helped the Y reach as many essential workers as possible by promoting our programs to their staff and in some cases paid for their staff's children to attend! We applaud these efforts from our community to help without hesitation!
DIVERSE CARE TO MEET DIVERSE NEEDS
The YMCA partnered with Early Learning Indiana to provide childcare for our younger age groups. And as this time was stressful for everyone, students from the University of Indianapolis provided mindfulness programming which helped ease anxiety and uncertainty. The Indianapolis Public Library also provided books for the YMCA to offer new educational programming to participants.
HELP FROM FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
At the center of the chaos over the past few months were courageous nurses and healthcare staff. Community Health Network provided nurses at no cost to screen children as they were dropped off and provide guidance on new health procedures that were put in place.
The YMCA connected with many local healthcare organizations. Witham Health Services, IU Health, Eskenazi Health, Community Health, and the VA Medical Center all helped the Y reach as many essential workers as possible by promoting our programs to their staff and in some cases paid for their staff's children to attend! We applaud these efforts from our community to help without hesitation!
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