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Childcare

In the News: Remote Learning & School-Age Childcare

YMCA childcare provides daily physical and educational activities like sports & recreation, homework, and distance learning support to assist students in meeting teacher-assigned requirements.  Read more on Noozhawk

Community Outreach

100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness

Noah’s Anchorage and My Home to participate in a 100-DAY CHALLENGE TO REDUCE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS Local Team Joins System Change Movement to Tackle Youth Homelessness in America On Monday, June 29, the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care and twenty local stakeholders launched a 100-Day Challenge to reduce youth homelessness in Santa Barbara County.…

Exercise

6 Ways to Stay Active at Home

It’s much easier to hit your exercise goals when you keep up with activity throughout the day instead of shooting for 10,000 steps in just one hour of physical activity. Small movements—they don’t even have to be sweat-inducing—bring your heart rate up above its usual resting pace and increase blood flow. Here are a few…

Childcare

Channel Islands YMCA Ready to Provide Emergency Childcare for Essential Services

  Santa Barbara, CA – March 24, 2020 Channel Islands YMCA to Provide Emergency Childcare for Essential Services – Throughout the Y’s history, we have been called upon in times of crisis, conflict, and strife to provide critical services. In the past few days, the Channel Islands YMCA has been contacted by emergency services about…

News

Member Health

The Channel Islands YMCA is aware of the ongoing concerns regarding the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We are diligently monitoring all public health agencies and the Center for Disease Control for updates. The health and wellbeing of our members, staff and community top priority. The Y is committed to help prevent the spread of this virus,…

News

In The News: SCG Family YMCA Launches Annual Campaign

The Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA is ready to begin its Annual Campaign, a volunteer lead effort that raises funds for community programs and scholarships. Life enriching programs like LIVESTRONG at the YMCA and Third Grade Learn to Swim are supported solely by donations. Read the full story on The Santa Ynez Valley Star.  …

News

How To Stay Motivated

  January 27, 2020 So you’ve made a resolution to get healthy. First of all, congratulations, the first steps to a better you begin with healthy decisions. The Y is here to help you along your new journey, so we’ve put together a few tips to help you succeed.   Nobody is Perfect  Accept that you will not be perfect. No matter if it’s…