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We kept the Lights on Afterschool

Thanks to all that helped (especially the YMCA School Age Staff) with our Lights on Afterschool Event! It was wonderul.
Despite the wet weather, the kids enjoyed games and colored their Lightbulbs indoors. We then had sub sandwiches as well and enjoyed parents and other community members visiting with us. Stay tuned to the Prescott Daily Courier, where the event will likely be featured.
See you next year for Lights on Afterschool.

Lights on Afterschool

Help the Prescott YMCA Celebrate Lights on Afteschool on Thursday, October 21st from 4:00-6:00pm in the After School Building. We will have a potluck, bring a friend day, games, special snacks and more!

Afterschool programs are a vital support for youth, families & communities. They keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families. The engaging, hands-on experiences provided by afterschool program help youth develop the skills they need to succeed.

The Lights on Afterschool program helps to highlight the importance of these programs for kids.

Did you know?
15.1 million school age children--more than a quarter of all youth--are alone and unsupervised after school. That's an increase of nearly 1 million children in the past five years. (America After 3 PM, 2009)

The hours between 3p.m. and 6p.m. are the peak hours for juvenile crime and experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and sex. (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2002)

Currently, the federal government contributes only 11 percent of the cost of afterschool, while 29 percent of the children in afterschool meet the federal government’s definition of low-income and in need of federal assistance. (Afterschool Alliance, 2009)



We hope that you will join us for our special event! Please contact Jessica Leary, Child Care Services Director for more information. 928 445 7221 ext 36
(E) childcare@prescottymca.org (W) http://www.prescottymca.org

The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Fire Department Visit & PHS Pep Rally

I must say we are lucky to live in a community like Prescott where Preschoolers at the YMCA can enjoy a special safety visit from the Fire Department and a field trip to the high school all in one week! It was lovely to see the support from the F.D. and PHS students and faculty in taking the time to enrich the days of our Preschoolers. Thanks also to the parents that assisted us in the Fire Department presentation and the field trip too. The children behaved so nicely, practicing their best manners and walking safely all the way to the high school. I encourage you to follow up with a conversation about the week's events with your child. Perhaps they can show you how to "Stop. Drop. and Roll" or demonstrate the cheers they used to encourage the Badgers.