YES!
PARENT
GUIDEBOOK
Free Day Trips for Military Youth
YES!
It is tough being a kid these
days – particularly when
dealing with the stress of
belonging to a military family.
Our Youth Development
programs help kids cope while
providing them with positive,
fun opportunities to get to
know themselves and each
other.
San Diego Armed Services YMCA
3293 Santo Road, San Diego, CA 92124
YES! (Youth Enrichment Summer) This Parent Guidebook has
outings afford children in military useful information to prepare
families, the opportunity to your child for YES! as well as
explore a variety of Southern an overview of YES! policies
California attractions.
and procedures. Please take
time to review this with your
The Armed Services YMCA is
child and get excited about
delighted to offer the YES!
program for the third consecutive YES!
summer to San Diego military
kids. YES! youth trips, for children
ages 7 to 12, include a day at
YMCA Camp Surf and the Horse Contents:
back riding.
Staff & Activities 2
We are proud to offer for the third
summer, a YES! teen trip for kids
ages 13 to 15 to a San Diego Preparing for YES! 3
Padre game. It will be a great
chance for military teens to meet YES Policies 4
and connect over the summer!
Visit our website www.militaryymca.org for more information on
the over 40 free programs and services available to your family!
 YES! Staff
YES! staff are full time Armed
Services YMCA Youth and
Community Outreach (YCO) staff
members that want to host an
awesome summer packed with
fun, adventure, and exploration!

Our staff is passionate about

supporting military youth and
take pleasure in maintaining a
structured, educational program

YES! Outings: in an atmosphere of fun and

excitement.

San Diego Padres Game The ASYMCA takes seriously the

importance of child protection
July 28th and safety. We have specific,
tested policies and procedures
Teens 13-15 years: for all staff that work with
Military teens enjoy a full day of fun at Petco Park to children.
enjoy the Padres play the Diamondbacks! Teens will
make new friends while cheering on the home team! The following are some of our
proven safety practices:

YMCA Camp Surf 1. The ASYMCA has comprehensive

pre-employment screening for
August 4th & August 18th staff members and program
volunteers, including interviews,
Kids 7-12 years: reference and nation-wide
criminal history checks.
Kids will have a blast learning fun new activities
including archery, wall climbing, boogie boarding and 2. All staff members regularly work
surf lessons. Children will have a water training and with school aged youth in
safety course prior to water activities and will be closely informal educational settings and
supervised by both Camp Surf lifeguards and ASYMCA are certified in pediatric First Aid
staff when they are in the water. and CPR.

Horse back Riding

August 11th & August 25th

Kids 7-12 years:

A once in a lifetime experience military children will
have the opportunity to participate in a scenic
horseback ride through east county trails. Children will
receive instruction on riding etiquette and have the
opportunity to learn about different breeds with a tour
the over 150 boarded horses.
 YES! Staff
Preparing for YES!
YES! Clothes
YES! is fun. Occasionally fun can also mean messy! Lyndsay Calhoun: Program Director
Dress your child in old clothes so they are ready to play Her third summer at
hard and get dirty! Children are required to wear closed the Armed Services
toed shoes and socks daily and should arrive to YES! with YMCA, Lyndsay is a
sunscreen already applied. Remember, YES! Is not a San Diego native and
fashion show! graduate of University
of California, San
What to Bring Diego with a degree in
It is recommended that you send your child with a Sociology. Her
backpack to keep all their belongings together. All passion for working with children of all
belongings should be labeled with your child’s name ages has made working at the ASYMCA
before sending to YES! outings. Please also be sure your an incredible experience. Lyndsay is
child has sunscreen and a sweatshirt. eager to explore new San Diego
adventures this summer with military
What not to Bring children!
Children may not bring electronic devices (cell phones, Andrea Fields: Program Leader
digital cameras, iPods, video games), toys, jewelry, or Andrea is more than
money to YES!. The Armed Services YMCA is not ready to jumpstart her
responsible for any items that are lost or stolen. fourth summer at the
Armed Services YMCA!
A Southern California

YES!
native, summer has
Deposits always been her
YES! registration forms and a ten favorite season! Andrea
dollar non-refundable deposit will is a graduate from San Diego State
be required to register. Should University, with a degree in Women’s
the family fail to cancel their Studies and Social Work. She looks
YES! Eligibility child’s space at least two weeks forward to directing her passion for
YES! is open to children of prior to the outing or the child not empowering youth and their families
military service members from all attend, the family may be placed through ASY’s summer programs for
service branches. The military on the ineligible programs list for military youth.
service member must be rank E6 the Armed Services YMCA.
or below and assigned to a San
Cathy Tann: Program Leader
Emergency Procedures Cathy could not be
Diego military installation or San
Diego based ship. Children must more excited about
be between seven and twelve Contacting YES! Kids kicking off her second
years old by August 1st to be If you should need to reach your summer with the
eligible for Youth YES! and child during YES! please call our ASYMCA! Cathy is a
between thirteen and fifteen front desk at 858-751-5755. Texas native with a
years by July 28th for Teen YES! They will take your message and degree in
get the information to your child. Interdisciplinary Studies and Elementary
There will be no age exceptions.
Children are not permitted to Teaching Credential from the University
Priority will be given to children
bring cell phones to YES! of North Texas. She is looking forward to
who have not participated in
2010 YES! Outing. using her background working with
Child Illness or Injury youth both in and out of the classroom
If your child becomes ill at YES! to contribute to the summer experience
Financial Contributions our staff will contact you to pick
The Armed Services YMCA is this year!
them up. Please have
proud to provide over 40 free arrangements to do so in a timely
Donnabelle Buban Program Leader
programs to San Diego military manner. If you child is injured Donnabelle is thrilled for
service members and their her first summer at the
staff will take whatever steps are
families each month. Should you necessary to obtain medical care. ASYMCA. Donnabelle is a
wish to make a contribution to graduate of Cuyamaca
If we are unable to reach you and
the Armed Services YMCA in College with a degree in
your child needs medical
support of programs like YES! you attention they will be transported Child Development, and
may do so by sending your to the hospital by an ambulance. also holds a Child Development
donation to the Armed Services All expenses for emergency Teacher’s Permit from the Commission
YMCA at 3293 Santo Road, San medical care are the on Teacher Credentialing. She is looking
Diego, CA 92124 or call 858-751 responsibility of the parent. forward to using her background
-5755 for more information. working with young children to create a
more meaningful summer this year!
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Transportation
YES! participants will travel by
Armed Services YMCA buses.
The following are some of our
transportation safety practices:
1. Each bus driver is a Armed
Services YMCA staff member who
has completed comprehensive
pre-employment screening
including interviews, drug and
alcohol testing, and reference
and nation-wide criminal history
checks.
2. Each driver is required to perform
a pre-trip inspection for their bus
before transporting passengers.
3. Each Armed Services YMCA bus is
outfitted with seat belts and
routinely inspected by the
California Highway Patrol.
We do our best to maintain a reliable
schedule of departure and arrival times
and accomplish all planned activities.
Please do your part to help by arriving
on time to YES! and ready for the day’s
activities. We appreciate your
understanding that trips are subject to
change as necessary for health or safety
of the participants and staff.
Important Times
8:00 a.m.
YES! opens for drop off
8:30 a.m.
Buses begin leaving for
YES! outings
4:00 p.m.
Buses return from YES!
4:30 p.m.
YES! Pick Up
Behavior Management
YES! Policies Guidelines
Drop Off It is the Armed Services YMCA’s
YES! opens for drop off at 8:00 goal to provide a healthy, safe,
and secure environment for all day
a.m. each day. YES! buses begin
to leave at 8:30 a.m. YES! camp participants. Children who
participants that arrive after field attend the program are expected
trip transportation has departed to follow the behavior guidelines
can not be accommodated. based on the four core values and
to interact appropriately in a
Pick Up group setting.
All YES! participants must be
picked up and signed out by an Behavior Guidelines:
adult listed on the authorized pick- 1. We will care for ourselves and
up list. Please show courtesy to for those around us.
YES! staff by arriving promptly for 2. Honesty will be the basis for
pick up. YES! participants not all relationships and
picked up within 30 minutes of the interactions.
schedule pick up time will be 3. People are responsible for
supervised by ASYMCA staff and their actions.
every attempt will be made to
contact parents and emergency
4. We respect each other and the
environment.
contacts. If within an hour the
parents are not reachable, Child Our staff is trained and is expected
Protective Services will be called. to resolve behavior problems in a
positive manner. In the event
Attendance problems persist the child may be
YES! is a full day experience. YES! suspended or dismissed from the
participants that are late, or YES! program. Some acts may
absent will be dismissed from result in immediate suspension or
remaining YES! outings. Deposits dismissal including but not limited
will not be refunded for those to: fighting, intentionally harming
dismissed from YES! If you child is others, theft, and possession of
for whatever reason not able to weapons or drugs. Deposits will
attend please contact the Armed not be refunded for those
Services YMCA as soon as possible dismissed from the program due
so that a waitlist child can be to a behavior problem.
invited.