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Western Family YMCA

Program Name: Western Family YMCA
Focus: Before & After School Programs and Inservice School Day Care
Sponsor: YMCA OF DE
Director: Frank Fortuna
Address: WESTERN FAMILY YMCA 2600 Kirkwood Highway Newark, DE 19711
Schools Served: Elementary Schools Brookside, Gallaher, Heritage, Marbrook, Forest Oak, Mote, Maclary, Odyssey Charter, Wilson, Smith, We also have 1/2 DAY Kindergarten
Middle Schools, Cab Calloway, Shue/Medil, Skyline, Stanton, We will also provide care for Winter/Spring Break
Schools Inservices Days
District: Red Clay School  and Christina School Districts
County: New Castle County
Phone Number: 302-709-9622 ext 2234
Fax Number: 302-453-8490
Email: ffortuna@ymcade.org
Website: www.ymcade.org
Type: School Age Children
Schedule: 7-9 am & 3-6pm  @ School Sites 11:30 to 6pm Kindergarten
Ages: School age 5 to 14yrs old
Capacity: We have both Full member and a Program mebership
History: We are part of the YMCA of DE and Western is one the largest YMCA's in DE. We have a wide range of services for child care and other YMCA programs

Support Services: We have an Open Door Financial aid and POC
Field Trip Destinations: We do take field trips only on selected inservice days and winter/spring break selected days
Slogan: The Western YMCA "makes it happen"
Setting

School sites are in Cafe. We use the gym and outside area at schools.

The Western Family YMCA also has a Youth Development Center Building, Which our Middle School and our Kindergarten programs are held.
Program Highlights

The Western Family YMCA has 12 Before & After Sites and provides care for our school age children when schools are closed and Winter and spring break.

70% of our staff work all year round during the School year and in our summer camp. They are well train in child care programs. Our Program is a License Program by the State of Delaware.
Activities

We provide care for the school age students along with Homework time, arts and crafts, Fitness program "CATCH" Develpmental centers, Peer Interaction Time, and working on our core vaules of Respect,Caring, Honsety, Responsibility
along with recreational activities.
Program Information

Before & After School Program
Frank Fortuna Program Director
Western Family YMCA
2600 Kirkwood Highway
Newark, DE. 19711
Western Family YMCA 302-709-9622
My Direct office 302 224-5556 ext-2234
fax- 302-453=8490
ffortuna@ymcade.org
www.ymcade.org