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By Chris Brown

$30,000 from United Way

Savings for families on YMCA Community Camps

Apr 27, 2022 | 1:18 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Local families will save 33 per cent on registration fees for YMCA Community Camps this year after the group was awarded $30,000 by the United Way’s Steve Murphy Foundation.

The YMCA says its Community Camps will only cost families $150 per week, the most affordable day camp option within the city this summer.

In a release, Sharon Hayward, CEO of YMCA of Medicine Hat, says they are grateful for the support.

“Thanks to this funding from the United Way, parents can access high-quality child care, administered by trained professionals, that supports the social, mental, and physical development of their children at an affordable price point,” she says. “When children are safe, and families are working, we all win.”

Registration for these programs is now open on the YMCA’s online member portal.

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This year’s dates and themes are as follows:

• July 4-8: Summer Olympics
• July 11-15: Christmas in July
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• July 25-29: Nature Agents
• Aug 2-5: Y Sci (Y Science)
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Programs operate Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the school summer break.

In addition to summer programs, this funding will also offset the costs of the upcoming PD Day Camp on May 20, and PD Day Camps next school year on Sept. 23, Oct. 7 and Nov. 7-10. The cost for those camps will be $40 per day.

The Government of Alberta Child Care Subsidy and the YMCA Strong Kids financial assistance program are other ways families who face additional financial barriers can further offset their costs.