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Gifts and visits to children in crisis, with special needs, and with life-threatening illnesses.

Funds other organizations with a similar mission of aiding children.

Toy drives, letters to 'Santa' handling, prepare gifts, donate funds, visit children in hospitals and homes year round.

Annual dinner, raffle, silent and oral auction, and other events to raise funds for children.

Santa's children/ K.I.D.S program distributes clothing, toys and other products to children referred through their local fire department in Iowa and Nebraska.

Day camp program for medically fragile kids.

Garden camp program all done by volunteers with produce going to those in need through food pantries.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Youth Agricultural Programs
Residential Camps

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Youth Agricultural Programs
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YMCA Day Camp is a safe and fun way to enjoy summer. Kids age 3 to kids entering 5th grade can make new friends, learn new skills and have fun.

Offers weekly sessions of YMCA Day Camp all summer. The kids will be participating in daily crafts, physical activities, games, and swimming at the Le Mars Outdoor Pool in the afternoons. Each week will involve field trips to new fun places. (Walking shoes strongly recommended.)

Afternoon snacks will be provided by camp counselors at camp. Each camper will need to bring their own sack lunch, water bottle and sunscreen each day. Financial Scholarships available.
Youth development day camp.

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Day Camps
Outdoor Environmental Education
Summer day camps at various locations for youth in grades K-7.
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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CAMP SACAJAWEA: Established camp, Northwest of Boone, Iowa, on 405 acres of wooded ravines and plateaus bordering the Des Moines River.

CAMP TANGLEFOOT: Partially along the shore of Clear Lake, a 50-acre camp nestled in a unique setting, a big meadow to play in, hiking through the forest, with glimpses of wildlife in the prairie and on the marsh.

CAMP JOY HOLLOW: Located on 360 acres in the Loess Hills north of Sioux City a perfect setting for indoor and outdoor year-round troop activities.

CAMP JULIETTE; located on 27 wooded acres within the city limits of Marshalltown. The area features lots of spring wildflowers and animal life. Deer are an almost common sight.

DAY CAMPS: During the summer, approximately 15 day camps are in session throughout the Council.

Provides a summer camp June - August, Mon-Fri 7:30 am-6 pm. Elementary and Middle School ages ages 5-12.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Youth Agricultural Programs
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After-school programs, as well as holiday and summer camps for school-aged children through 5th grade.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care
Day Camps
Camps for boys and girls age 7 through 16 years offered at the Walnut Creek and Waukee YMCA's. Day camps vary by location. Specialized camps are also offered at those YMCA locations. Call for more details.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Day Camps
Youth Agricultural Programs
Residential Camps
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Residential Camps
Youth Agricultural Programs
Day Camps
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Residential Camps
Youth Agricultural Programs
Day Camps
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Service offers 4-H clubs that provide educational, recreational activities and day camps for youths.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Day Camps
Youth Agricultural Programs
Residential Camps

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Day Camps
Youth Agricultural Programs
Residential Camps

All locations offer a wellness floor with cardio and weight equipment and wellness staff to assist. Most locations offer a range of group-exercise classes (high intensity, challenging, low impact, chair-assisted, fall prevention), active older adult and youth programs, open swim and lap times, swim lessons (including adaptive and adult), open gymnasium hours, pickleball, child watch, youth sports, and summer day camp.

Other programs and features vary by location (See notes below and visit website for more details and hours):
-- The Buena Vista YMCA Express is a co-op project in conjunction with Omaha Public Schools, located on the Buena Vista High School campus. It includes a unique wellness floor featuring eGYM and MX4 equipment. This location is a wellness-only 14+ facility.
-- The Westview YMCA offers youth sports and sports camps, a splash pad, and it is attached to Omaha Public School's Westview High School. Visit other locations to learn more about summer day camp opportunities.
-- The YMCA Healthy Living Center is an adult-only location designed for individuals 30+, with a therapeutic warm-water pool and a wider variety of low impact classes and equipment as well as social clubs and activities geared toward active older adults.
-- The Charles E. Lakin YMCA offers eSports.
-- The Butler-Gast YMCA and Downtown YMCA locations accept registrations for youth sports and host practices and games in collaboration with the Maple Street YMCA.
-- The Gretna Crossing YMCA has eGYM equipment and a splash pad. It is part of the Gretna Crossing Park that offers trails, disc golf course, and a water park (open 2024).

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Team Sports/Leagues
Day Camps
Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Fall Prevention Programs
Y Facilities
Therapeutic Exercise
Provides community organizations with programs which positively influence values and prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential, trains leaders in use of the program and age appropriate methods to effectively deliver these messages to young people, maintains facilities which provide a safe environment in which to conduct quality programs and provides a vocational mentoring program that incorporates Explorer Posts organized around professions and trades.

Offers both resident and day summer camp for boy scouts and cub scouts.

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Residential Camps
Day Camps
Scouting Programs
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.

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Youth Agricultural Programs
Day Camps
The Park and Recreation Department offers a number of recreational programs for all ages in the City of Decorah. Programs include baseball, basketball, biking, bowling, canoeing, fishing, flag football, golf, ice skating, open gyms, skiing, soccer, softball, tae kwon do, t-ball, track and field, volleyball, and youth day camps.

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Day Camps
Gymnasiums
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities such as county clubs.