Tag: youth programming
Creative ways to staff summer camp amid labor shortages. Last summer, JCC Chicago served over 3,500 children from ages three to 13 across nine different summer camps. Those countless hours of memories and opportunities for ...
Managing risk is never fun but it’s essential in preventing a catastrophic incident that could cause serious harm and shut your recreation program down for good. Risk management is not just a hazard or physical ...
Parks and Recreation director, Jason Schaitz, shares tips for staying organized in recreation programs. With so many moving parts within your leagues, it is a task itself just to stay organized. You have to constantly ...
Part One of coordinating successful camp activities provided 20 points to help you successfully coordinate any activity with a focus on planning, having fun and keeping kids engaged. Part Two outlines additional points, including how ...
Jason Schaitz shares 20 tips for coordinating successful camp activities. Creating and coordinating fun and engaging activities is why your participants attend camp and keep coming back. It is important that you thoroughly plan out ...
Five ways to budget and manage finances in youth sports programs. Every strong program has strong management of their funds. Depending on your type of organization and your role, you may not have control of ...
How the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is combatting the mental health crisis through partnership, collaborative leaders and the motto, “Stronger Together.” Laurie Goganzer grew up in a house where there was always someone who ...
It can be a challenge running children’s programming that’s fun and exciting while reassuring parents that their kids are in safe hands. Plus, there’s always new norms to keep up with, which can be a ...
The importance of quality movement programs for children. Children learn the importance of physical activity and establish a foundation of developing a healthy living style during their early years, often modeled by a trusted adult. A ...
Having a camper rewards program will help with camper behavior issues by recognizing your campers for good behavior and giving them an incentive to follow the rules. You would need to purchase things like small ...
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