| Children, Youth & Teen Program |
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The Children, Youth, and Teen Program focuses on the needs of families in order to provide maximum access to useful, flexible, and child development, social, recreational, and athletic programs. Children, youths, and teens, ages six weeks to 18 years, are served in integrated, balanced, quality programs that support the Marines family. |
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Family Child Care |
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The Henderson Hall Off-Base Family Child Care program provides an affordable alternative for high quality child care to accommodate the needs of Henderson Hall Marine Corps families. Subsidies are available for elegible families. We provide resource and referral information to military families in all branches of service who seek child care and family support services. Our goal is to support efforts to build strong and healthy families in collaboration with DoD and other local agencies |
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| Parent Advisory Board Meeting |
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The Parent Advisory Board meets monthly to discuss concerns and to offer ideas for improvements within our program. Over the last year, the board has held parent’s nights out and helped coordinate the Children’s Fair, and the Family Fitness Day. We are open to all current and past parents of the off base family child care program. We meet on the third Thursday of each month except December in the Children, Youth and Teen Program office. All parents are welcome. |
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| CPR/First Aid |
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No parent training dates set at this time.
Training Schedule (8 AM – 4 PM):
2009: February 7, April 25, August 1, November 7, December 6
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| Parents' Nights Out |
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The Parents' Nights Out program has had two events this year: a cruise on the Potomac River and dinner and a walking tour of Alexandria. The next event is Sweetheart Dinner on February 13, 2009. Other scheduled dates are May 15, 2009 for a Spring Break Night Out and August 14 for a Beach Party Night. For more information, please contact the Children, Youth & Teen program. |
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| Extended Enhanced Child Care |
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| Extended Enhanced Child Care is available to families who need short term child care for special needs such as job hunting, moving day, a short term duty to the area, stress relief, emergency care or other needs evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This care is at no cost to the military member. |
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| Special Needs Evaluation Review Team |
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| A Special Needs Evaluation Review Team is available to assist families with special needs children in our program. |
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| Respite Care Program |
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| Respite Care is available to families on a case-by-case basis to assist families in times of stress or crisis. This is no cost to the military member. |
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| YMCA Memberships and Respite Care for Eligible Military Families |
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 The Department of Defense has partnered with the Armed Services YMCA to fund memberships at participating YMCAs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico for the following groups:
- Families of deployed National Guard and Reserve personnel
(Army/Navy/Air Force/Marine Corps)
- Active duty personnel and their families at
independent duty
stations
- Active duty families assigned to newly established
joint bases
- Relocated spouse and family members of deployed active duty
personnel
FITNESS FACILITY MEMBERSHIPS
The DoD will also buy down memberships at local fitness facilities (e.g.
Gold's Gym/Bally's/24 Hour Fitness, etc) for single active duty personnel at independent duty stations.
RESPITE CHILD CARE
Deployed Guard and Reserve personnel and independent duty personnel with children up to age 12 of will be authorized free respite child care up to 32 hours per month, per child in YMCA facilities in states approved by DoD.
GET STARTED!
- Complete the YMCA/DoD Eligibility Form attached or download at www.militaryonesource.com or call Military OneSource at
1-800-342-9647
- Visit http://www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/military_outreach_initiative.html to find a participating, local YMCA
- Take the eligibility form, a copy of your deployment orders, and
your military ID card to your local YMCA.
4 YMCA/DoD Eligibility Form |
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