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2011 Year in Review. YWCA of Niagara. Girls’ Sports. In 2011, the YWCA Girls’ Sports program reached over 390 girls between the ages of 3 and 14. Classes were offered in soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
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2011 Year in Review YWCA of Niagara
Girls’ Sports • In 2011, the YWCA Girls’ Sports program reached over 390 girls between the ages of 3 and 14. • Classes were offered in soccer, basketball, and volleyball. • The YWCA also introduced Super Sports, a program that introduces girls to all different sports including field hockey and lacrosse.
YWCA Preschool • 121 children attended YWCA preschool programs in 2011 • In 2011 the YWCA established a scholarship from the Andrew "Drew" Roth Foundation. "Drew" was a member of the 2008 Playroom Plus Class and died suddenly Nov. 26, 2010. The Scholarship was presented to a preschool student.
Summer Youth Field trips every Friday Strong Museum Darien Lake Fantasy Island Maid of the Mist Fallsview Indoor Water Park
Summer Youth and SACC • The Lockport and Niagara Falls Summer Day Camps offered summer fun for over 180 school age children in 2011. • The YWCA School Age Childcare programs saw an increase in attendance to over 100 children in 2011.
Advantage ProgramEmmet Belknap Before School/After School Program • The Advantage Grant ended on June 9, 2011 for all Round 4 programs around NY State. This changed the fee structure of the YWCA Advantage Program while keeping the same curriculum. • Emmet Belknap has become a fee based site for 5th and 6th grade. Newfane Middle continues to be a free program thanks to a grant from the Grigg Lewis Foundation.
Carolyn’s House • 278 women and children have come to live at Carolyn’s House since 2005, forty-nine in 2011. • Six women graduated from Carolyn’s House programs in 2011. • Five residents have participated in the matched savings program in 2011.
The Catering Crew • Monthly luncheon served over 600 patrons in 2011. • The Catering Crew served 142 events in 2011. • City Hall Café opened April, 2011 • The Catering Crew hired 15 graduates of the culinary program to work at the Airport Café. • The Airport Café has grown exponentially as the number of passengers, flights and airlines have increased.
Alternatives to Domestic Violence Program/ Rape Crisis • The YWCA provided shelter to 35 women and 40 children in 2011. • 3 families moved to Transitional Housing and 1 to Carolyn’s House upon leaving. • 320 non residential domestic violence victims have been counseled in 2011 . • The YWCA initiated the county’s first Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), comprised of law enforcement, sexual assault nurse examiners, advocates and prosecutors. • 75 Rape Crisis Hotline Calls were responded to in 2011.