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    The Watertown Family YMCA is collaborating with Jefferson County, school districts, and healthcare providers to provide emergency childcare for children of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten emergency childcare sites will be set up in schools for school-aged children, and the YMCA daycare will care for younger children. Only children of healthcare workers, emergency responders, and other essential personnel are eligible. The partnership aims to ensure essential workers can continue serving the community by providing childcare support. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    The Watertown Family YMCA is collaborating with Jefferson County, school districts, and healthcare providers to provide emergency childcare for children of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten emergency childcare sites will be set up in schools for school-aged children, and the YMCA daycare will care for younger children. Only children of healthcare workers, emergency responders, and other essential personnel are eligible. The partnership aims to ensure essential workers can continue serving the community by providing childcare support. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    The Watertown Family YMCA is collaborating with Jefferson County, school districts, and healthcare providers to provide emergency childcare for children of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten emergency childcare sites will be set up in schools for school-aged children, and the YMCA daycare will care for younger children. Only children of healthcare workers, emergency responders, and other essential personnel are eligible. The partnership aims to ensure essential workers can continue serving the community by providing childcare support. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    The Watertown Family YMCA is collaborating with Jefferson County, school districts, and healthcare providers to provide emergency childcare for children of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten emergency childcare sites will be set up in schools for school-aged children, and the YMCA daycare will care for younger children. Only children of healthcare workers, emergency responders, and other essential personnel are eligible. The partnership aims to ensure essential workers can continue serving the community by providing childcare support. Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    Contact:

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denise Young


    WATERTOWN FAMILY YMCA
    315-783-4947
    [email protected]

    YMCA to Provide Emergency Childcare

    Community Effort to Ensure Healthcare, Emergency and Essential Personnel


    Can Continue to Serve

    March 19, 2020

    Community Stakeholders have come together to ensure that emergency workers can continue
    to serve our community during this unprecedented time. The Watertown Family YMCA in
    collaboration with Jefferson County, School District Leaders and Healthcare Providers will open
    restricted Emergency Childcare Sites in Jefferson County.

    “Childcare is one of the major concerns of the community as we move through this critical
    stage battling COVID 19. It is necessary to keep workers in the health and public safety sectors
    available to meet the needs of the residents of our community. I commend the YMCA, CAPC,
    BOCES and our public-school system for their creative thinking outside the boundaries of
    traditional delivery service models to meet the demand for services.” Scott Gray, Chairman,
    Jefferson County Board of Legislators

    Only children of workers in healthcare, emergency services and other essential personnel are
    eligible to participate in Emergency Childcare. Emergency Childcare will be provided at ten
    sites for children of school age and at the YMCA Daycare in Watertown for daycare aged
    children. “The YMCA is here to serve the community wherever we are needed and stand ready
    to find ways to assist,” said Denise Young, CEO Watertown Family YMCA “Our extraordinary
    workforce is uniquely prepared to care for children and families during challenging times”.

    “This innovative partnership between the County, the YMCA, and area public schools is a
    testament to the North Country commitment to collaboration, practicality, and sharing of
    resources. Together we will work tirelessly to meet the needs of our children, our families, and
    our communities” noted Steve Todd, District Superintendent, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-
    Herkimer-Oneida BOCES

    Space is limited as critical procedures from the CDC, NYS Office of Children and Families and
    Public Health guidance for screening, distancing and disinfecting for childcare settings will be
    followed. Registration is on a need prioritized first-come first-served basis and space is limited.
    To register contact the YMCA, 315-755-2005 between the hours of 8:30 am and 5 pm.
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    “Now more than ever before, we need our community organizations to stand ready and
    collaborate, especially those best equipped to meet the increased demands rapidly and with the
    greatest ability. The Watertown Family YMCA is uniquely positioned to help ensure that those
    protecting all of us have the childcare support needed to carry out their important, lifesaving
    work” noted Rande Richardson, Executive Director, Northern New York Community Foundation.

    “High-quality child care lets parents work, secure that their children are cared for and safe. In
    unsettled times, children need the reassurance of trained staff and appropriate routines. We are
    100% in support of this partnership serving the essential workforce and will continue to assist
    in any way we can” stated Cathy Brodeur, Director, Jefferson-Lewis Childcare Project

    The YMCA is in constant contact with state and local health and emergency response authorities
    and will adjust its services as needed or required.

    All other onsite YMCA programs and activities will remain closed in line with guidance received
    from state and federal authorities however The YMCA website watertownymca.org is offering
    linked Y360 classes and other classes for members and the community to keep up with their
    health while social distancing from home. The date of reopening of facilities will depend on
    governmental guidance.

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    About the Y
    The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth
    development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 22
    million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the
    potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide
    opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities,
    the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to
    deliver services that meet great community need in times of challenge.

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