Are you looking for something enriching to fill your family’s weekend while sticking close to home? Your local YMCA delivers with a variety of virtual activities for kids (and grown-ups) of all ages.
In late September and early October, 2020, the YMCA is stepping up to help families during the COVID-19 crisis with online classes and community services.
Get the details about these options and more right here — and be sure to check-in next month for even more YMCA offerings here in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor.
Love the work you’re seeing YMCA do to support the community? Consider starting your career there. The Y is currently offering both full-time and part-time career opportunities. Find more information about career opportunities here. You can also support your local club as a COVID-19 member. Learn more here.
At-home workouts
Enjoy free access to more than 100 workouts. Ask your club how to subscribe to even more health content, including 800 virtual fitness options.
Detroit Can Film Festival
This second annual festival features the theme “What Really Matters Now” and is looking for submissions. Share your 10-second video on this topic for a chance to score a cash prize of $500 for youth ages 12 -17 or $250 for adults 18-plus. The festival will be held at the Boll Family YMCA in Downtown Detroit on a date to be determined. Submissions will be posted on the Y Arts YouTube and Facebook pages.
Early Childhood Education and Care
- Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Suite 3A, Detroit
- Downriver Family YMCA, 16777 Northline Road, Southgate
- Farmington YMCA, 28100 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills
- Farmington Schools Sites
- South Oakland Family YMCA, 1016 W. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak
- YMCA Camp Ohiyesa, 7300 Hickory Ridge Road, Holly
Select YMCA locations offer affordable early education for kids in pre-k along with childcare for children as young as six weeks. Programming aims to help strengthen the family unit and help kids build skills needed to start school. All programs offer free or low-cost meals to kids and will keep up on proper coronavirus safety protocols.
Headspace
Staying inside isn’t always easy but you can make it a bit more calming with meditation, sleep and mindfulness exercises offered by the YMCA.
Learning Assistants Wanted
Do you love teaching kids? The YMCA is looking for Learning Assistants to help children with remote learning at Y Learning Centers throughout metropolitan Detroit apply today.
Outdoor Group Exercise Classes
Join your local YMCA for Outdoor Group Exercise Classes. Pre-registration is required.
SilverSneakers on-demand
Community seniors find online classes, health tips and workout videos geared toward them and their health needs.
Support for furloughed employees
Those who have been laid-off or furloughed fine support and other benefits through the YMCA.
Tuition Free Pre-School
The YMCA is operating a Great Start Readiness Program for families with kids who will be four years old by Dec. 1, 2020. A family of four may earn up to $65,500 and still qualify. Complete the contact us section on the YMCA website to learn more.
Virtual Arts
The YMCA and the Detroit Creativity Project came together to form the Improv Project online, which offers interactive arts and education.
Virtual Career Prep
This online service for teens helps them prepare for life beyond high school, call 313-223-2841 for more information.
Virtual YMCA
The YMCAs might be closed for the time being, but you can still find all kinds of community support — including information on utility shut-off prevention, unemployment, food pickup and much more.
YMCA at home
Keep your body and mind in shape with at-home fitness and wellness tips for both individuals and families with kids.
YMCA Youth SportPort
The YMCA’s YPPI SportPort Team visits local neighborhoods from Macomb to Pontiac to provide free, organized, outdoor play to school age youth. Click the link above to find a location near you and to register your child today. Children learn to play baseball, basketball, tennis, hockey and other games.
YMCA 360
Try all the newest YMCA classes and programming from the comfort of your home with this on-demand video service.
Content brought to you by the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. For more information on your local YMCA, or details on even more YMCA happenings, ymcadetroit.org.
This post is updated regularly.
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