Jackson Y-Center Inc

Youth development includes our day camp travel program that takes children ages 4-15 to various parks and recreation areas around jackson county. Campers took art, dance and mucic lessons, went on nature hikes, swam in local lakes and much more. Our community partners played a key role in making this a great summer. These camps give us a great opportunity to incorporate our core-character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility into the curriculum. We also expand our enrichment time this year to help campers achieve grade level goal learning in all areas of study through experiences that have had a strong impact to get many of our children back on track in their learning as well as their social and emotional skills by being able to ineract with others in the programs.

Social responsibility: drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death among children 4-17 and these deaths are preventable. Provided free water safety classes. Along with saving lives, those classes opened the door to a fun, healthy activity that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. We also provide programs in the community to indlude a safe and productive area for community youths to do homework. Day care is provided to members using the facilities. Some programs provide information regarding healthly living and lifestyles. The jackson ymca also has space for community members and groups to have a safe, secure area to hold meetings, seminars, or family gatherings.