YMCA Cape Cod

Child care: at all our licensed child care centers, children are exposed to an abundance of learning experiences that nurture their healthy development. We provide infants through school-age youth a safe, nurturing environment for children to learn, grow and develop social skills. Free swim instruction, adventure hikes and field trips are just some of the unique activities we offer to foster personal growth, independence and individuality. The y's vision is to strengthen the foundation of community and it is part of everything we do. Our qualified staff provides a caring environment that encourages Young minds to grow, explore and appreciate the world in which they live. Physical, emotional, social, and cognitive skills are emphasized throughout the day by utilizing developmentally appropriate curriculum. High value is placed on the fruits of creativity and independence, which makes the day an enjoyable mix of play, learning and challenge. Through this learning environment, children become more confident with themselves, other children, adults and the world around them.

Camps: Cape Cod Ymca, with its motivated, experienced staff, offers various summer camping opportunities to meet the diverse needs and interests of the families we serve. Each of our camps provide an exciting, safe community for Young people to explore the outdoors, build self-esteem, develop interpersonal skills and make lasting friendships and memories. Cape Cod Ymca runs five summer camps in the following locations: harwich, barnstable, lyndon and two in falmouth (whoi/ml and lawrence middle school. Camp lyndon offers high and low angle challenge courses, archery, boating, arts and crafts, sports, games, team-building activities, drama, nature hikes, swim lessons, horsemanship and much more in a beautiful 74 acre wooded setting in sandwich, ma. The west barnstable day camp uses the Ymca facility as a base. Campers swim in our pools, use our woods for hiking and picnics, participate in arts and crafts, sports and games, drama and weekly fieldtrips. Children develop confidence through both personal and team challenge. Explore new abilities and achieve goals through an exciting combination of arts, crafts, stem, outdoor education and sports. Finally, nutritious lunches and snacks were served to our campers and the community largely due to our participation in and sponsorship of the summer food service program and the cacfp program. All these camping programs reflect our strong commitment to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. All children regardless of their family's ability to pay are offered opportunities to attend camp.

Health & wellness, aquatics, and other youth programs: we offer a broad range of classes that help us provide resources and guidance to maintain or improve physical activity, health and wellness. With our two swimming pools, fitness center and large inter-generational, multipurpose rooms, programs held at our main facility range from swimming lessons for infants to wellness programs for older adults. A completed major renovation and expansion project in 2009 at the y facility significantly increased our capacity to help our members and the community build healthy mind, spirit and body. We also offer programs at our lyndon center and at various satellite centers throughout the area. Cape Cod Ymca is home of the diabetes resource center, functioning as a professional and dedicated hub that delivers a range of resources to all people affected by diabetes and their caregivers. We offer the national Ymca diabetes prevention program and are part of a nationwide movement to stop the development of diabetes in nearly 89 million people across america at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Moreover, we provide innovative evidence-based programs for at-risk youth, such as the y achievers program. Consistent with our mission, just a few of the programs we offer to help build healthy lifestyles are aerobics, archery, cycling, dance, karate, pilates, programs for challenged youth, rowing, sailing, strength training, swim lessons, tumbling, water safety instruction, yoga and youth sports leagues. We serve military families as part of a swimming program at joint base Cape Cod pool.