Saturday Morning Breakfast Club
The Saturday Morning Breakfast Club is designed to provide a safe environment with tutorial assistance and enrichment activities in academic subjects and recreational activities for boys and girls in preschool through seventh grade. Children are taught social skills to help them cope, not only in their environment, but the larger community as well. The Saturday Breakfast Club provides structured recreation, cultural history lessons and field trips to enhance the lives of participants. Many children in our service area do not have a nutritious breakfast at home, therefore, the Saturday Breakfast Club provides each child with a nutritious breakfast and wholesome activities.
Campus YMCA
This program's participants are primarily students from the Atlanta University Center colleges. The programs provide college students experiences in volunteerism and community organization and public service.
Preschool
This program is designed to meet children's development needs under the leadership of qualified and caring staff. Our objectives are to provide each child with:
- A program that is developmentally appropriate, child centered, encourages play and exemplifies best child care practices.
- A nurturing and safe environment for children with supervision by qualified staff.
- An environment that fosters a love of reading.
- Support of and encouragement with the use of computers.
Wellness Program
Our wellness program focuses on the total body for all age groups through training on how to use equipment that will provide appropriate exercise and the development of good health habits. We have personal trainers on staff to assist members on how to become physically fit, including suggestions of meal plans and healthy shopping ideas. Aerobics classes led by certified and professional instructors are offered several days a week. Programs designed for adults over 55 and water aerobics classes are also offered. There is also a gym on-site where adults and children can participate in half court basketball games.
Senior Program
Our Senior Citizens program will offer the following activities: water and land aerobics, Bible study, swimming, arts and crafts, and others. In addition, there will be field trips to plays, flea markets and other places of interest.
Computer Program
The Butler Street YMCA computer program is designed to support and students and their families and the broader community by assisting them to work toward a positive future, opening up creative possibilities and allowing them to be exposed to technology as a vehicle for educational and economic uplift, as well as an opportunity to let their creative juices flow. The Butler Street YMCA has used technology as a tool for creative self-expression through the Apple Corp. Technology Links Program. This program allows community residents the opportunity to learn at their own pace to use computers.
Community Service Resources & Referrals
The Butler Street YMCA offers Community Service Resources and referrals for ages 14-adult. These resources and referrals focus on Conflict Resolution, Goal Setting, Personal Development, Right Choices, Adult Reading, Families in Crisis, Health Care, Abstinence Counseling, Substance Abuse, Job Readiness, Capacity Building, and many more.
What We Offer:
The YMCA's community service resources and referrals are available through all of the YMCA facilities. Seminars, workshops, conferences and classes will be scheduled during both the day and evening hours to accommodate your individual and family needs. You can contact your local YMCA during regular hours to obtain additional resource and referral information.