YES Parent Guidebook

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YES!It is tough being a kid thesedays – particularly whendealing with the stress of belonging to a military family.Our Youth Developmentprograms help kids cope whileproviding them with positive,fun opportunities to get toknow themselves and eachother.

YES! (Youth Enrichment Summer)outings afford children in military families, the opportunity toexplore a variety of SouthernCalifornia attractions.

The Armed Services YMCA isdelighted to offer the YES!program for the third consecutivesummer to San Diego military kids. YES! youth trips, for childrenages 7 to 12, include a day at

YMCA Camp Surf and the Wild

Animal Park.New this summer, a YES! teen tripfor kids ages 13 to 15 to Disney’sCalifornia Adventure Park will bea great chance for military teensto meet and connect over thesummer!

This Parent Guidebook has

useful information to prepareyour child for YES! as well asan overview of YES! policiesand procedures. Please taketime to review this with your child and get excited about

YES!

Visit our website www.militaryymca.com for more information on

the over 40 free programs and services available to your family!

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

3293 Santo Road, San Diego, CA 92124

PARENTGUIDEBOOK

Free Day Trips for Military Youth

Contents:Staff & Activities 2

Preparing for YES! 3

YES Policies 4



YES! Staff YES! staff are full time ArmedServices YMCA Youth andCommunity Outreach (YCO)staff members that want to hostan awesome summer packed

with fun, adventure, andexploration!

Our staff is passionate aboutsupporting military youth andtake pleasure in maintaining astructured, educationalprogram in an atmosphere of fun and excitement.

The ASYMCA takes seriously the importance of childprotection and safety. We havespecific, tested policies andprocedures for all staff that

work with children.

The following are some of our proven safety practices:

1. The ASYMCA has comprehensivepre-employment screening for staff members and program

volunteers, including interviews,reference and nation-widecriminal history checks.

2. All staff members regularly work with school aged youth ininformal educational settingsand are certified in pediatricFirst Aid and CPR.

Disney’s California Adventure Park July 30th

Teens 13-15 years:Military teens explore Southern California and connect

with other military teens through a day long excursionto Disney’s California Adventure Park. Experiencegreat adventures!

San Diego Wild Animal Park August 6th & August 27th

Kids 7-12 years:Journey into Africa at the San Diego Wild Animal Park,make new friendships, and have a blast learningexploring this educational attraction with other military kids! Discover animal adaptations, explore differenthabitats, and get hands-on with scientific experiments.

YES! Outings:

YMCA Camp Surf August 13th & August 20th

Kids 7-12 years:Kids will have a blast learning fun new activitiesincluding archery, wall climbing, boogie boarding andsurf lessons. Children will have a water training andsafety course prior to water activities and will be closely supervised by both Camp Surf lifeguards and ASYMCA

staff when they are in the water.



YES! Clothes YES! is fun. Occasionally fun can also mean messy! Dressyour child in old clothes so they are ready to play hard andget dirty! Children are required to wear closed toed shoesand socks daily and should arrive to YES! with sunscreenalready applied. Remember, YES! Is not a fashion show!

What to BringIt is recommended that you send your child with abackpack to keep all their belongings together. Allbelongings should be labeled with your child’s namebefore sending to camp. Please also be sure your camper has sunscreen and a sweatshirt.

What not to BringChildren may not bring electronic devices (cell phones,digital cameras, iPods, video games), toys, jewelry, or money to Camp Hero. The Armed Services YMCA is notresponsible for any items that are lost or stolen.

YES! Staff Karena Vigliotti: Program Director Beginning her third summer at the

Armed Services YMCA, Karena comesto us from Massachusetts and is agraduate of St. Lawrence University

with a degree in Psychology. Her energy,enthusiasm,and love for

working withchildren of allages has madeher time at the

Armed Services YMCA atremendousthrill. Karena discovered a love for camp her first week at the ArmedServices YMCA and is excited to see

YCO youth summer programs grow!

Andrea Fields: Program Leader Andrea joined the YCO staff lastsummer for YES! and is excited tobegin her second summer at the

Armed Services YMCA. A SouthernCalifornia native, summer has alwaysbeen her favorite season!

Andrea is asenior at SanDiego StateUniversity,pursuing adegree in

Women’s Studies and Social Work.She looks forward to directing her passion for empowering youth andtheir families into meaningful summer programs for military youth.

Lyndsay Calhoun: Program Leader Starting her first summer at the

Armed Services YMCA, Lyndsay is aSan Diego native and graduate of University of California, SanDiego with adegree inSociology. Her passion to reachchildren of allages througheducation and recreation, hasbrought her to the ASYMCA from

Vilseck, Germany where she worked with military youth and their families.She is eager and ready to embark onthe fun exploration of Southern

California!

YES! YES! Eligibility YES! is open to children of military service members from all servicebranches. The military servicemember must be rank E6 or below and assigned to a San Diego

military installation or San Diegobased ship. Children must bebetween seven and twelve yearsold by August 1st to be eligible for

Youth YES! and between thirteenand fifteen years by August 1st for Teen YES! There will be no ageexceptions. Priority will be givento children who have notparticipated in 2009 OperationOutdoors.

Financial ContributionsThe Armed Services YMCA isproud to provide over 40 freeprograms to San Diego military service members and their familieseach month. Should you wish tomake a contribution to the ArmedServices YMCA in support of programs like YES! you may do soby sending your donation to the

Armed Services YMCA at 3293Santo Road, San Diego, CA 92124or call 858-751-5755 for moreinformation.

Deposits YES! registration forms and atwenty dollar refundable deposit

will be required to register.Deposits will be available for return to parents the final day of the last registered YES! outing.Should the family fail to canceltheir child’s space at least two

weeks prior to the outing or thechild not attend, the deposit willbe considered a donation to thenon profit Armed Services YMCA.

Emergency ProceduresContacting YES! KidsIf you should need to reach your child during YES! please call our front desk at 858-751-5755. They

will take your message and get theinformation to your child.Children are not permitted tobring cell phones to YES!

Child Illness or Injury

If your child becomes ill at YES!our staff will contact you to pick them up. Please havearrangements to do so in a timely manner. If you child is injuredstaff will take whatever steps arenecessary to obtain medical care.If we are unable to reach you andyour child needs medical attentionthey will be transported to thehospital by an ambulance. Allexpenses for emergency medicalcare are the responsibility of the

parent.

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Field TripTransportation

YES! participants will travel by Armed Services YMCA buses.

The following are some of our transportation safety practices:

1. Each bus driver is a ArmedServices YMCA staff member whohas completed comprehensivepre-employment screeningincluding interviews, drug andalcohol testing, and referenceand nation-wide criminal history checks.

2. Each driver is required to performa pre-trip inspection for their busbefore transporting passengers.

3. Each Armed Services YMCA bus isoutfitted with seat belts androutinely inspected by theCalifornia Highway Patrol.

We do our best to maintain a reliableschedule of departure and arrival timesand accomplish all planned activities.Please do your part to help by arrivingon time to YES! and ready for the day’sactivities. We appreciate your understanding that trips are subject tochange as necessary for health or safety of the participants and staff.

Important Times8:00 a.m.

YES! opens for drop off

8:30 a.m.Buses begin leaving for field trips

4:00 p.m.Buses return from youth YES!

4:30 p.m. Youth YES! Pick Up

7:15 p.m.Buses return from teen YES!

7:30 p.m.Teen YES! Pick Up

Camp Policies

Drop Off YES! opens for drop off at 8:00a.m. each day. YES! buses beginto leave at 8:30 a.m. YES!participants that arrive after fieldtrip transportation has departedcan not be accommodated.

Pick Up All YES! participants must bepicked up and signed out by anadult listed on the authorized pick-up list. Please show courtesy to

YES! staff by arriving promptly for pick up. YES! participants notpicked up within 30 minutes of theschedule pick up time will besupervised by ASYMCA staff andevery attempt will be made tocontact parents and emergency contacts. If within an hour theparents are not reachable, ChildProtective Services will be called.

Attendance YES! is a full day experience. YES!participants that are late, or absent will be dismissed fromremaining YES! outings. Deposits

will not be refunded for thosedismissed from YES! If you child isfor whatever reason not able toattend please contact the ArmedServices YMCA as soon as possibleso that a waitlist child can beinvited.

Behavior ManagementGuidelinesIt is the Armed Services YMCA’sgoal to provide a healthy, safe,and secure environment for all day camp participants. Children whoattend the program are expectedto follow the behavior guidelinesbased on the four core values andto interact appropriately in agroup setting.

Behavior Guidelines:1. We will care for ourselves and

for those around us.2. Honesty will be the basis for

all relationships andinteractions.

3. People are responsible for their actions.

4. We respect each other and theenvironment.

Our staff is trained and is expectedto resolve behavior problems in a

positive manner. In the eventproblems persist the child may besuspended or dismissed from the

YES! program. Some acts may result in immediate suspension or dismissal including but not limitedto: fighting, intentionally harmingothers, theft, and possession of

weapons or drugs. Deposits willnot be refunded for thosedismissed from the program dueto a behavior problem.

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