Downloads:

Registration Forms

• Avery
• Galowich
• Morris

• Help Send a Kid to Camp! Donate Now!
• 2008 Day Camp Highlights
• 2008 Central City Highlights & Funders

Day Camp

YMCA Summer Day Camps are fun for children and provide piece of mind for parents.  One week, full day camps are offered by 3 of our branches.  Through a variety of fun activities including art projects, games, and field trips.   Staff teach, model, and reinforce the Christian character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

At YMCA Day Camp, children are safe and in good hands while in the care of great role models.  YMCA Youth Programs ensure every child deepens positive values, their commitment to service, and their motivation to learn.  In each program, children develop to their fullest potential in partnership with their families. Best of all, YMCA Camps are AFFORDABLE.  Click on the download of each camps calendar below to see all the fun that’s awaiting youth this summer.

Hours

YMCA Day Camp Hours are flexible to meet the needs of busy parents.

Camp Hours:  9am-4:30pm*         Extended Hours:   7-9am & 4:30-6pm*
*Central City Camp runs 9am-4pm only

Program Fees

In our program brochures, you’ll find two fees listed for each program.  Full Members receive priority registration and a lower fee on all YMCA programs.  Those who just want to take programs, may do so by purchasing a Program Membership for one low fee each year.  Additionally, Program Members pay a higher fee on programs. Click here to learn about other Values of YMCA membership.

Registration Forms

Each camper must have a completed Camp Registration Form on file in order to attend camp.  Take the following to the branch nearest you to ensure your child’s place in camp:

• Completed registration form for each child
• $30 registration fee per child
• $25 deposit per week per child for the camps selected (balance due on the designated date the month prior- see brochure or your branch for further details)

Location

Each branch provides offerings based on the needs of their members. The following branches offer Day Camp at their locations.  Details about each camp can be found in the calendar and parent manual including weekly themes, activities and field trips planned and camp rules.  For more information about the camp, contact the staff below.

Financial Assistance

If you have recently experienced a life change such as job loss or increased medical expenses, you are not alone! The YMCA is here to serve you and strengthen our community during tough economic times.  Through our financial assistance program, you may qualify to receive assistance for you & your family to participate in the YMCA at a reduced rate.   Thanks to our generous donors who contribute to the YMCA’s Annual Giving Campaign, assistance is made available to those in need (subject to facility and program capacity and available funds).

Child Care Resoure and Referral

The YMCA accepts payment from Child Care Resource and Referral and other third party providers.  We ask that all families apply first through CCRR, so that YMCA scholarship dollars can be utilized for those who do not qualify for such funds; allowing more children to attend YMCA summer camp.

Additional Funds

The YMCA receives grant dollars from the Lambert Fund to send children to camp at the Avery and Galowich branches.  Funds from the Community Foundation of Grundy County, the City of Morris and the Morris Rotary Club help provide scholarships to Morris Day Camp.  Additionally, dollars raised from the YMCA’s Giving Gala provide dollars for children at the Avery branch to go to camp.

Central City Day Camp

Central City Day Camp is 100% subsidized by the Joliet Township Government, United Way of Will County and other generous donors.  Their generousity allows the YMCA to provide 100 children in need the same enriching camp experience those campers at Avery and Galowich experience.  See our Central City Summer Camp Highlights to learn more.

We Need Your Help

Requests for Financial Assistance are higher than average due to these tough economic times.  Please help us ensure all children in need of YMCA Day Camp have the fun, enriching summer they deserve. Donate today!