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Before & After School Care Fee Letter - March 2020

18-03-2020

We believe the right thing to do in this situation is refund families any fees that were pre-paid to cover March 16 – 31 . Our programs closed as of March 16 and we do not believe families should have to pay for a service they did not receive, especially considering the current situation.

Child Care Fee Letter - March 2020

18-03-2020

We believe the right thing to do in this situation is refund families any fees that were pre-paid to cover March 16 – 31. Our programs closed as of March 16th and we do not believe families should have to pay for a service they did not receive, especially considering the current situation. The refund amount will be a calculation based on the number of hours your child was registered for/attended between March 1 – 13. Refunds will be returned to your original method of payment (i.e., credit card or EFT) on Friday, March 20th.

 

Member Letter March 17, 2020

17-03-2020Update regarding membership payments during COVID-19 closure

COVID-19 Closures

15-03-2020

Our charity is responding to COVID-19 across all these programs. The health of our staff, volunteers, participants, members and the broader community is our priority. We are following the advice of public health agencies and continue to pay close attention to their evolving updates.

Earlier today, The Government of Alberta declared all licensed child care facilities, out-of-school care programs and preschool programs be closed indefinitely. This means that the following YMCA of Medicine Hat child care programs will close effective 11:59 pm tonight (March15, 2020)

We are taking the situation very seriously, and as it has evolved, we have decided to close both of our Health and Fitness centres and cancel all of our programs and services in these centres until further notice.

We will be making arrangements to credit you for your membership and during this closure. Please be patient as we work through these details.

Employment Centres – Medicine Hat & Brooks remain open

COVID-19 Update for YMCA of Medicine Hat Child Care Programs

13-03-2020The health, safety and well-being of our employees, volunteers and child care participants is the YMCA’s top priority and we are following the lead of Alberta Health Services / Government of Alberta at this important time. We are committed to providing your children with safe and welcoming experiences at our Child Development Centres and our Before & After School Care Programs. We are committed to communicating any changes to YMCA of Medicine Hat programs/services as soon as they are available through email and on our social media accounts.

COVID-19 Update

13-03-2020A message from Medicine Hat YMCA CEO, Sharon Hayward, regarding our response to the growing concrns around COVID-19 and out commitment to our members going forward.

YMCA of Medicine Hat announces upcoming changes to Summer Camp programs at AGM

27-02-2020

“The YMCA of Medicine Hat is pleased to announce our new summer camp program that almost doubles the number of licensed and accredited full-time summer day care spaces for school-aged children in our community,” said Sharon Hayward, CEO, YMCA of Medicine
Hat.