The YMCA is committed to developing new opportunities for children and teens to engage in positive, healthy and productive activities.
This past holiday season, our YMCA Teen Leaders Club created an Angel Giving Tree to help 6 local families by collecting Christmas gifts for their children. Through the generosity of many of our YMCA members, volunteers, and staff, the YTLC was able to help these families have a very happy holiday.
Please take a look at the programs below to learn more about other great opportunities to get involved.
Beat the Streets is a pro-action program for ages 10-15 created by our youth for our youth, facilitated by the South Orange Family YMCA and offered by the Dyson Foundation. With this collaboration we can offer our youth an alternative from the streets and bring them into a safe and productive environment, while promoting social structure, community togetherness, and most importantly mentorship.
The program runs on the following dates:
January 7th, 14th & 21st
February 4th, 11th & 18th
March 3rd, 10th & 17th
April 7th, 14th & 21st
May 5th, 12 & 19th
June 2nd, 9th & 16th
Fee: $5 per visit
Activities Include:
Fitness Training
Basketball
Baseball
Dodgeball
Social Clubs
Trips & Outings
Art & Theatre
Martial Arts
Beat the Streets is a pro-action program for ages 10-17 created by our youth for our youth, facilitated by the YMCA of Middletown and offered by the Dyson Foundation. With this collaboration we can offer our youth an alternative from the streets and bring them into a safe and productive environment, while promoting social structure, community togetherness, and most importantly mentorship.
The program runs throughout the school year.
Activities Include:
Swimming
Fitness Training in the wellness center (for ages 13-17)
Workouts in the Kids Cave (ages 10-12)
A variety of sports in the gymnasium
Rock climbing on the rock wall (ages 10-12)
Video game tournaments (Wii & Playstation 3)
Arts & crafts
Special events
Beat the Streets at the YMCA of Middletown:
BEGINS OCTOBER 15, 2011
AGES 10-17
FREE to YMCA MEMBERS
$1.00 for PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
SATURDAY NIGHTS - 2nd, 3rd & 4th Saturday of the month
7:00PM-10:00PM
For more information please contact Shawn Thomas at 845.956.1512 or sthomas@middletownymca.org.
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Girls In Real Life Situations operates as an open forum where young females are given the opportunity to participate in meaningful efforts to create positive changes in their lives and in turm positively impacting on their community.
For more information please contact Shawn Thomas at 845.956.1512 or sthomas@middletownymca.org.
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This weekly program is an offshoot of our very successful Beat the Streets program. Participants work with Y Staff and other dedicated vounteers to seek advice, resolve conflicts, as well as explore various careers, learn a trade and pick up job-seeking skills. For more information, contact Program Coordinator Shawn Thomas at (845) 344-9622 x251.
Check out the Times Herald-Record's article on this impactful program and the people who brought it to life! :
SYT Article in TH-R
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The YMCA Teen Leaders Club is a program designed to provide teens with the opportunity to build leadership qualities in their character which is what the YTLC slogan "Creating opportunities for youth to succeed" demonstrates. Teens actively participate in fundraising activities and social outings that positively affect their community. These teens are devoted and focused on giving their time and efforts for the purpose of giving back to their community.
The YTLC meets on Mondays from 7:00-9:00pm at the YMCA of Middletown during the school calendar year and bi-weekly in the summer.
Mission Statement: the YMCA Teen Leaders Club (YTLC) of Middletown, NY is a youth group dedicated to developing young people into strong leaders who are respected as notable role models in their community.
Participant Qualifications:
- Leadership Qualities
- 3.0 Grade Average (must be maintained)
- Application
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (2 from a professional, 1 from parent/guardian)
- Interview and letter of interest
Goals: To learn and grow personally and garner skills in team building, effective communication, daily living and preparation for jobs.
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