HANOVER AREA YMCA
500 N GEORGE STREET, HANOVER, PA 17331 www.hanoverymca.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY FOR ALL.

THE HANOVER AREA YMCA IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED, CHARITABLE, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIPS. WE WELCOME AND SERVE ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE, INCOME, RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, OR ABILITY TO PAY. MEMBERSHIP TO THE YMCA ENABLES PEOPLE TO UTILIZE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR IMPROVING PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS. YMCA STAFF ASSISTS AND LEAD MEMBERS THROUGH TRAINING OF USE OF EQUIPMENT AND BY ASSISTING THEM WITH SETTING REALISTIC GOALS. THE YMCA IS A RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY HUB IN OUR TOWN, PEOPLE GATHER TO SOCIALIZE AND FEEL A GREAT SENSE OF BELONGING AT THE YMCA. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS, AS WELL, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UNABLE TO AFFORD MEMBERSHIP FEES. THE YMCA IS UTILIZED BY DOZENS OF COMMUNITY GROUPS, AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, CLUBS, AND MORE FOR A VAST VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. YMCA HAS AN AVERAGE 13,960 MEMBERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR.

THE PURPOSE OF THE HANOVER AREA YMCA BEFORE AND AFTER DISCOVERY PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING CHILD DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT DURING THE CRITICAL HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT RISKY BEHAVIOR OCCURS DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WHEN WORKING PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THEIR CHILD. OUR PROGRAM IS CONVENIENTLY HELD AT THE SCHOOL, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARENTS TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AGE-APPROPRIATE SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. WE FOCUS ON OUR YMCA VALUES OF HONESTY, CARING, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND FAITH. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED WITH INPUT FROM THE STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A QUIET AREA TO DO HOMEWORK AND/OR RELAX. TEACHERS PROVIDE HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP. SEVERAL CENTERS ARE OFFERED EACH DAY IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO. CENTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BLOCK PLAY, DRAMATIC PLAY, SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, CREATIVE ARTS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND LIBRARY. WE PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST AND ARE INSPECTED ANNUALLY. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE CURRENTLY AT A KEYSTONE STAR 2. THE YMCA'S DISCOVERY PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE DISCOVERY PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO 200 YOUTH IN GRADES K - 6, REPRESENTING ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, ETHNICITY, INCOME LEVELS AND ABILITIES. FIFTY-THREE PERCENT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE MALE AND FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT ARE FEMALE. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE CAUCASIAN, THREE PERCENT ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, FOUR PERCENT ARE HISPANIC AND ONE PERCENT ARE ASIAN. FIVE PERCENT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE AGE 5; NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 12. FORTY PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN THE DISCOVERY PROGRAM RECEIVED SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE PROVIDE SERVICE TO CHILDREN FROM THIRTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS LOCATED IN FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE GREATER HANOVER AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO FIVE TO ASSIST THEM IN GAINING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL READINESS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP AND ENHANCE SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER IS OPEN YEAR ROUND FROM 6:15 AM TO 6:00 PM. WE ARE NAEYC ACCREDITED AND A KEYSTONE STAR 4. WE PROVIDE BREAKFAST, TWO SNACKS, AND LUNCH USING CACFP GUIDELINES. THERE ARE SEVERAL FAMILY EVENTS SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING OUR THANKSGIVING FEAST AND FAMILY PICNIC. WE ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE. TEACHERS USE THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM AS A PLANNING TOOL THAT IS BASED ON LEARNING THROUGH PLAY. THIS CURRICULUM IS CROSS WALKED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEARNING CENTERS, CIRCLE TIME, CREATIVE ARTS, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, MUSIC, MATH, SCIENCE AND COOKING. CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 5 PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY GYMNASTICS AND SWIMMING LESSONS. THEY ALSO VISIT THE LIBRARY ONCE A MONTH AND HAVE MUSIC CLASSES TWICE PER MONTH. THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER IS LICENSED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR 153 CHILDREN. OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS 73 CHILDREN. WE HAD 34 CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM OUR PRE-K CLASS LAST YEAR THAT WENT ON TO KINDERGARTEN. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN THE PROGRAM, FIFTY-TWO PERCENT WERE FEMALE AND FORTY-EIGHT PERCENT WERE MALE. SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT ARE CAUCASIAN, TWENTY PERCENT ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND THREE PERCENT ARE HISPANIC. SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF CHILDREN SERVED WERE ON SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND A SMALLER PROPORTION OF CHILDREN ALSO RECEIVE CCIS FUNDING.

GYMNASTICS PROGRAM: HANOVER YMCA GYMNASTICS IS A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR KEY GROUPS.1. PRESCHOOL - AGES 14 MONTHS - 4 YEARS. 2. DEVELOPMENTAL - AGES 4 AND UP. IN THIS PROGRAM CHILDREN ARE GIVEN PROGRESS REPORTS AND MAY MOVE FROM BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE AND PRETEAM BASED ON THE PROFICIENCY OF SKILLS TAUGHT.3. TEAM - OUR PRE-TEAM AND TEAM PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE BY INVITATION ONLY TO CHILDREN AGES 4-18. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GYMNASTICS TRAINING AT THE HANOVER YMCA?PHYSICAL:1. MUSCLE STRENGTH: GAINING MUSCLE STRENGTH THROUGH TUMBLING, JUMPING, STATIC FLEXING, AND HOLDING ONE'S OWN BODY WEIGHT IN VARIOUS POSITIONS HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP STRONG AND POWERFUL BODIES. 2. HEALTHY BONES: THESE SAME TYPES OF MOVEMENTS ASSIST CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPING STRONG HEALTHY BONES SINCE GYMNASTICS IS A WEIGHT-BEARING ACTIVITY. 3. FLEXIBILITY: THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE MUSCLES THROUGH THEIR FULL RANGE OF MOTION.NON-PHYSICAL:OUR GYMNASTICS PROGRAM PROVIDES STIMULATING AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND TERRIFIC INSTRUCTORS WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS, AND HELP THEM YIELD OTHER IMPORTANT NON-PHYSICAL BENEFITS FROM THEIR GYMNASTICS. COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS MIGHT NOT BE AS OBVIOUS AS A TONED MUSCLE, BUT THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THEY ARE THERE.1. COGNITIVE BENEFITS: WHEN CHILDREN ARE ENGAGING IN GYMNASTICS, THEY ARE EXERCISING THEIR BRAINS AS WELL AS THEIR BODIES. EVERY TIME YOU SEND YOUR CHILD TO GYMNASTICS CLASS, HE/SHE IS ENGAGING IN PHYSICAL EXERCISE THAT ENCOURAGES HEALTHY BRAIN FUNCTION. NERVE CELLS MULTIPLY AND CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN ARE STRENGTHENED. IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE ENGAGING IN CONSISTENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LIKE GYMNASTICS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET BETTER GRADES THAN THEIR INACTIVE PEERS.2. SOCIAL SKILLS: CHILDREN CAN ALSO BENEFIT SOCIALLY FROM ENGAGING IN GYMNASTICS. ASIDE FROM SIMPLY INTERACTING WITH OTHER CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASS, WE ENCOURAGE TEAMWORK AND PARTNER DRILLS IN THEIR PRACTICES. THE MORE CHILDREN CAN INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILDREN BOTH IN SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, THE MORE THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO HANDLE CONFLICT AND POSITIVELY RELATE TO OTHERS.3. REDUCED RISKY BEHAVIOR: GYMNASTICS PROVIDES A STABLE, RELIABLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SOURCE FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND TEENS. YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSISTENTLY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN USING TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, OR OTHER DRUGS. WHEN CHILDREN CAN FIND POSITIVE, ACTIVE WAYS TO KEEP BUSY IN A PLACE THAT YOU CAN TRUST, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE UP WAYS TO OCCUPY THEIR TIME THAT COULD LEAD TO POOR OR RISKY CHOICES.4. CONFIDENCE: WHILE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TENDS TO REDUCE FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, OUR INSTRUCTORS HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP AN "I CAN" ATTITUDE THAT CAN GIVE THEM THAT INTANGIBLE HIGH OF KNOWING THEY CAN COUNT ON THEMSELVES TO SUCCEED.5. CHARACTER: WE HAVE INCORPORATED AGE-APPROPRIATE CHARACTER EDUCATION INTO OUR TEAM PROGRAM. CHILDREN LEARN RESPECT, SELF-CONTROL, RESPONSIBILITY, CONFIDENCE, SPORTSMANSHIP AND OTHER CHARACTER - BASED CONCEPTS THAT HELP THEM STRIVE TO BECOME THEIR VERY BEST BOTH WITHIN THE GYMNASTICS CLUB AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. 2019 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENTS SUCH AS CLIENTS SERVED, SESSIONS HELD, PUBLICATIONS ISSUED"PRESCHOOL ROSTERS FOR 2019 = 912"DEVELOPMENTAL ROSTERS FOR 2019 = 1,302"TEAM AND PRE-TEAM INDIVIDUALS SERVED FOR 2019 = 207"SPECIALTY INDIVIDUALS SERVED FOR 2019 = 2,198 (B-DAYS, FIELD TRIPS, TUMBLINGS, AND OPEN GYMS)

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