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Youth & Family

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Before & After School Care

Before & Afterschool Programs

Kids, Kids (Ages 0-17), Kids (Ages 4-12), Teens Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, Buchanan YMCA, Chinatown YMCA, Marin YMCA, Mission YMCA, Peninsula Family YMCA, Presidio Community YMCA, Richmond District YMCA, Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA, Stonestown Family YMCA, Treasure Island Community YMCA, Urban Services YMCA

The YMCA of Greater San Francisco's Before and After School Programs are safe spaces for students to learn and grow when not in school. Find a location today!

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Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

3 months old to 5 years old (varies per site) Alice Chalmers Preschool, Edwin & Margaret Lee Tung Lok Early Childhood Learning Center, Gateway Child Development Center, Lutheran Church of our Savior, Mission YMCA Preschool, Villa de Kapuso Child Development Center

Providing a supportive, nurturing environment that enriches the development of the whole child and helps to provide a foundation for the entire family. Enroll your child in the YMCA’s trusted Early Childhood Education programs in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. Quality care for infants to preschoolers. Find a site today!

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Youth & Family

Environmental Advocates

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

Bringing green jobs and a holistic approach to workforce development.

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Youth & Family

Family Camps

Adults, Kids, Teens YMCA Camp Jones Gulch

Venture out and explore the world-renowned California redwood trees, the bright yellow banana slugs, and the cool breeze of the Santa Cruz mountains at Family Camp.

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Aquatics

Group Swim Lessons

6 Months - Adults Chinatown YMCA, Embarcadero YMCA, Marin YMCA, Peninsula Family YMCA, Presidio Community YMCA, Stonestown Family YMCA

Swimming is not only a well-known healthy activity that exercises the entire body —it is also a skill that can both save lives and enrich them.

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Youth & Family

Mission Achievers

Kids Mission YMCA

Mission Achievers is a program at the Mission Y designed to support youth's personal, social, and academic development.

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Youth & Family

Overnight Summer Camps

Kids, Teens YMCA Camp Jones Gulch

At Camp Jones Gulch, youth disconnect from electronics and reconnect with nature in the ‘Valley of Giants’.

Become a Member

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