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Offers a variety of programs and services for people of all ages. The department also manages an extensive parks and trails system. Facilities include city parks, Municipal Swimming Pools and Valley Junction Activity Center. Recreational programs for preschoolers to senior citizens with activities for a variety of interests offered. Rooms are available for rental at the Activity and Aquatic centers. Call for availability.

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Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Public Parks
Team Sports/Leagues
Sports programs for youth and adults.
Fitness opportunities including cardio and weight training, fitness classes, personal and group training, basketball courts, racquetball courts, as well as a pool, hot tub, steam room, and saunas. Classes and other amenities vary based on location.

Provides on-site child watch, swim lessons, and dance and tumbling classes.

Youth sports.

Day camps during out of school time.

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Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Y Facilities
Day Camps
Team Sports/Leagues
Recreational activities for youth and adults.

Summer day camp.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Y Facilities
Early Childhood Education
Day Camps
Community center open to the public. Offers activities and lunch for seniors, gym facility, exercise classes, youth and adult sports, indoor golf simulator and more. Meeting rooms available.

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Physical Fitness
Team Sports/Leagues
Recreational Facilities

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Literacy Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Youth and adult fitness programs.

Licensed preschool and day care program.

School's out Fun Club for elementary youth.

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Early Childhood Education
Extended Child Care
Y Facilities
Team Sports/Leagues
Social development, social recreation, art, dance, drama, and physical education.

Education support (grades K-12) including tutoring and computer training. STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Career development (7-18 years), including non-traditional careers.

Family counseling

USDA Meal Program, nutrition education, gardening

Adolescent pregnancy 4-component prevention program for girls 9-18 years old.

Pathfinders Mentoring Program matches girls, ages 5-16, with professional women in the Omaha business community to work on academic and personal goals. Scholarships may be awarded at the end of the successful completion of high school and the Pathfinders program.

Transportation to programs.

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Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Prejob Guidance
Tutoring Services
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Team Sports/Leagues

Provides recreational activities for all ages. Programs include aquatics, Adventure Guide Programs, youth development, active older adult programs, and healthy living.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Youth Enrichment Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Y Facilities
Offers recreation programs and services to the residents of Des Moines. Parks, trails and public recreation facilities are available throughout the city.

The Recreation Division offers instruction in various sports as well as youth sports camps, outdoor aquatic centers and spray grounds. Red Cross swimming instruction is also available at some facilities. GRASP card offers discounts to low income families (up to 50% off).

Community Centers offer a variety of activities, open recreation, meeting space and are barrier free to allow for participation by persons with a disability. See individual listing for Community Centers.

Parks Division includes cemeteries, floral gardens and displays, golf courses, tennis courts, bike trails, picnic parks and shelters, swimming pools, and public boat ramps.

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Public Parks
Team Sports/Leagues
Recreational Facilities
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Youth Enrichment Programs
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

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Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues
Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services
Offers cultural and recreation programs, including: youth sports leagues and clinics, kids cooking, ZUMBA and Senior Card Club. Harbach Center and Public Library now available, offering recreational activities and library servicesfor the residents of Clive.

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Sports Program Participation Expense Assistance
Public Parks
Recreational Facilities
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Team Sports/Leagues
Offers cultural and recreation programs, including: youth sports leagues and clinics, kids cooking, ZUMBA and Senior Card Club. Harbach Center and Public Library now available, offering recreational activities and library servicesfor the residents of Clive.

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Sports Program Participation Expense Assistance
Public Parks
Recreational Facilities
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Team Sports/Leagues

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Literacy Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Assists individuals to reach their potential through recreation, fitness and sports programs. Offers summer day-camp with open enrollment, various recreational and educational programs for adults and youth, school age child care and camping programs.

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Extended Child Care
Y Facilities
Day Camps
Team Sports/Leagues
Family and youth health enhancement programs.

Facilities contain pools, gyms, tracks, weight rooms, handball/racquetball courts, sport parks, resident and day camps for youth, and conference facilities.

Youth services include aquatics, school-age child care, weight training, teen programs, skill classes, softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, and sports camps and clinics.

Adult services include fitness, aquatics, classes for seniors, skill classes, aerobics, weight training, racquetball, and leagues.

Camp Kitaki offers summer and year round 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.


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Team Sports/Leagues
Day Camps
Therapeutic Exercise
Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Fall Prevention Programs
Y Facilities
Youth and adult sports and fitness classes.

Water therapy classes.

CPR classes.

Preschool program.

Summer child day camp.

YMCA Adventure Camp after school program is offered in each of the Gering Public Schools.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Day Camps
CPR Instruction
Early Childhood Education
Disability Related Sports
Extended Child Care
Y Facilities

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Literacy Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

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Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues
Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services

Facilities and membership includes: two-court gymnasium, indoor lap fitness swimming pool, indoor family fun pool, over 40 pieces of cardio equipment, free weights and weight equipment, aerobic/fitness studio classes, and child watch. Personal training is available, as well as youth sports leagues and swim lessons all year round. Y-Club is available during the school year for after school care.

All-day preschool and infant care available.

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Extended Child Care
Y Facilities
Team Sports/Leagues
Physical Fitness
Family and youth health enhancement programs.

Facilities contain pools, gyms, tracks, weight rooms, handball/racquetball courts, sport parks, resident and day camps for youth, and conference facilities.

Youth services include aquatics, school-age child care, weight training, teen programs, skill classes, softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, and sports camps and clinics.

Adult services include fitness, aquatics, classes for seniors, skill classes, aerobics, weight training, racquetball, and leagues.

Camp Kitaki offers summer and year round camps.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Literacy Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Small fry basketball is a competitive youth basketball league with teams being sponsored by local business and tryouts held seasonally.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Extended Child Care
Day Camps

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Literacy Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services