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 ...
Experts share their top cleanliness practices to keep your facility safe for staff and members this year. January is often viewed as a clean slate. It’s a new year with new goals to set, and in ...
Above, Kathy Fielding, the North Suburban YMCA (NSYMCA) CEO, Tara Wesselink, the NSYMCA’s social responsibility and sustainability coordinator, and Tabitha Nelson, the In-Kind Program donations supervisor for the WINGS Program display the face masks donated ...
This month, we spoke with Paul Lurie, the COO of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, about creating a risk management culture. How can community rec centers best establish a culture that values risk management and ...
The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is preparing to open its doors June 1. Although gyms were given the go-ahead to open the week of May 11, the Dallas Y is choosing to wait to ensure ...
Community rec centers, YMCAs and JCCs are generally very safe places. Besides an occasional skirmish on a basketball court, these are safe places for your members and staff to spend their time. Sometimes the challenge ...
In Part 1 of this “Life After COVID-19” series, John Mikos from the YMCA of Greater Kansas City discusses how this unprecedented pandemic will affect cleanliness and safety standards in community rec facilities after they ...
Aquatics programming is an important part of the community recreation formula, opening the door for participants of all ages to be active. However, aquatics activities are only as effective as the safety measures put in ...
In order to maximize the safety of their facilities, community rec centers should be proactive in their approach. Creating a culture of risk management and helping members feel safe takes more than simply reacting to ...