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Provides opportunities for children to learn, practice, and perform drumming, dance, drill and tumbling skills, while supporting their educational and character development.

After school and summer programming for youth in grades K-12 to receive homework/tutoring assistance, appropriate behavior lessons, problem solving skills, making responsible decisions, responding to conflict appropriately, and skill-building activities in a range of subjects.

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Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs
Tutoring Services
Helps the schools, parents, and community in an effort to prepare young people to become successful and productive citizens. The program focuses on the YMCA core values of Character, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, tied with the Six Pillars of Character Development to enhance the self confidence, motivation, and self esteem of the participants. The program is site-based and operates at different schools sites in the community. Every group at each particular site meets at different times. The program identifies at-risk youth that are potential leaders and are currently underachieving.

Provides programs in character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, arts, sports, fitness and recreation. Offers structured programming promoting academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character development - STEM, physical fitness activities, service to others, arts and crafts, etc.

After school and summer activities include STEM programming, music, art, culinary programming, photography, academic support, career readiness support, college visits, chess, lacrosse, basketball, soccer, rock climbing, and hiking.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Day Camps
Extended Child Care
Offers Math Camp for under represented girls in 4th-12th grades. The program works to solidify math foundation skills by improving opinion about math, reducing fear about math, provide fun interactive drills and math related activities and improve post assessment scoring.
Provides a comprehensive array of services to reduce barriers to school attendance and increase student engagement. Year-round services include the Community Coach Program an alternative to court involvement, detention, and out of school suspensions. The Youth Attendance Navigators address chronic absenteeism; the Whitney M. Young Jr. Academy provides college and career prep activities.

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College/University Entrance Support
Career Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Dropout Programs
Student Career Counseling

Boxing gym with a mentorship and violence prevention program, with the goal of helping increase school graduation rates.

Programming teaches non-combative de-escalation, how to properly exercise and diet for a healthy lifestyle, and how to process and release emotions or stress in a positive manner.

Members are given strategic exercises individually and in a group, in both a classroom and gym setting.

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Mentoring Programs
Boxing
Self Defense Training
Youth Enrichment Programs
Offers the Young Emerging Scientists program which provides STEM workshops where girls can learn using hands on experience. Each session is designed to challenge the participant to complete a project and links the work back to a STEM career. There are 8-10 STEM workshops within a year (2-3 in the Spring, 4 in the Summer and 2 in the Fall).
Provides affordable services and activities to all youth.
Information and referral for a wide variety of enrichment, skills, credit, and recreational opportunities for youth in grades K-12.
Linn County Peer Group Program is free for Linn County children enrolled in the Cedar Rapids School System. This program provides quality programming to youth with low self-esteem and inadequate social interaction skills through the use of social/recreational activities and positive peer group identification. Attendance has shown to improve communication skills, social skills, life skills and build solid friendships.
Provides leadership education and development opportunities using the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to help PreK-12th grade students develop the leadership and employability skills they need to succeed in school and after graduation.

Offers a variety of camp experiences to meet the needs of military families wherever they are in the world. Operation Purple programs are designed for all military families to create opportunities to enhance well-being through connection.

Helps the schools, parents, and community in an effort to prepare young people to become successful and productive citizens. The program focuses on the YMCA core values of Character, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, tied with the Six Pillars of Character Development to enhance the self confidence, motivation, and self esteem of the participants. The program is site-based and operates at different schools sites in the community. Every group at each particular site meets at different times. The program identifies at-risk youth that are potential leaders and are currently underachieving.

Offers a variety of services including monthly food and clothing distribution, family nights neighborhood events, summer youth enrichment classes, summer food program, low income bus passes, information and referral, and a computer center.

Senior coffee club meets weekly, including a program generally related to topics of interest to seniors or topics proposed by the group.

Lead agency for Arnold Elementary Community Learning Center.

Child care - see separate listing.

Meeting space and volunteer opportunities available.

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General Clothing Provision
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Food Pantries
Public Access Computers/Tools
Older Adult Social Clubs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Transportation Passes
Various activities including sports, games, field trips, leadership building, arts, educational and career readiness.
Provides after school programs for children K-5th grade in Dubuque and Western Dubuque.
Norwood Park and Brownell Community Learning Centers offer before and after school care and enrichment clubs as well as family nights and family support programs for families at Brownell Elementary School and Norwood Park Elementary School. Full-time summer programs open to all students in Lincoln and surrounding communities.

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Music Instruction
Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs

Provides an after school reading, writing and math tutor program and will help with homework when needed.

Participants learn life and leadership skills while exploring their local community. Includes enrichment programs, leadership classes, and field trips.

Youth services provides courses on topics including first aid for children, disaster preparedness, water safety, and babysitting for children. Also offers youth volunteer opportunities and service learning projects for middle and high school students.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Personal Safety Education
Hygiene
Babysitting Instruction
Offers various recreational and educational programs for the entire family.

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Team Sports/Leagues
Nutrition Education
Youth Enrichment Programs
Y Facilities
Community Wellness Programs

Provides a boxing diversion program to drug use, gangs, and violence. Services are available for all youth, especially those in low-income households, to participate in extracurricular activities while providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment. Youth are taught the fundamentals of Olympic boxing through the direction of licensed/certified coaches. The program is designed to teach responsibility and self-control while supporting positive life outlook. Issues of pre-delinquent and delinquent behaviors such as alcohol and drug use are addressed in the program. Can also establish tutors for youth members as needed.

VOICE is a group mentoring program offered to youth in grades 6-11. The program offers youth enrichment activities and curriculum on subjects such as personal development and leadership. Participants engage in books, games, art activities, field trips, and recreational activities. There are cohorts offered for all youth, and affinity cohorts for youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth.