Category: Community Development
The Countryside YMCA is offering safe childcare programs for the 2021 and 2022 school year by following CDC, state and local requirements and guidelines. Registration for before and after school care for the 2021 and ...
Holly Metzger-Brown breaks down electronic teaching and shares what we can learn from watching kids play games on electronic devices. Ever wonder how kids can quickly and effortlessly navigate games and activities on electronic devices ...
How Urban Warriors, a peer support group, is bringing together recent military veterans and youth who are exposed to high levels of violence and trauma in some of Chicago’s most challenged neighborhoods. Eddie Bocanegra, the ...
A kids walking and running club has been known to help combat childhood obesity by keeping kids active, and is designed for kids to interact with peers socially. Kids walking and running clubs have been ...
2020 caused many things to shift to digital platforms, from schools to businesses to in-person events, people have spent many hours this year behind a screen. However, the Geyer Family YMCA, a branch of the ...
Industry experts share what playground trends are necessary for community rec facilities to implement in play areas. Playgrounds are imaginative, creative spaces. However, they are always changing. So, it is key to stay up-to-date on ...
Halloween Fun: A collective list of how various community rec centers across the U.S. are creating Halloween fun for their communities this year. October is a time for all things pumpkin-flavored and spooky. Community rec ...
Have you been exploring how to make creative children’s activities? When children play games, they are participating, excited, moving and giving their best effort. Games are addictive and have an internal change in our attitude ...
Social isolation is one of the most unfortunate byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, seniors have been a high-risk population for both loneliness and depression. While the recent explosion of new virtual classes and ...
With the growing prevalence of technology and access to it from a young age, there’s a genuine concern among parents about how children are using technology. However, there are also many ways technology can help ...
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