YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO

CHILDCARE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION - HIGH QUALITY, LOW-COST (AND SHORTTERM FREE) CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN, AGES 0-5 (56 CURRENTLY ENROLLED). AFTER SCHOOL CARE - AFTER SCHOOL CARE AT YWCA OLGA MADRID CENTER (80 CHILDREN ENROLLED); AND AT EAST CENTRAL ISD (300 ENROLLED).

HEALTH EQUITY: YWCA'S HEALTH EQUITY DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THOSE WHO ARE UNDERINSURED, AND NEWCOMERS TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT INSURANCE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 5,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, AND SINCE COVID HAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO 10,000.PROGRAMS INCLUDE:- VENTANILLA DE SALUD, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, TO HELP NEWCOMERS NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND OBTAIN ACCESS TO SERVICES. - HEALTH INFORMATION OUTREACH, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND VACCINATION: THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE US NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES: HEALTH LITERACY, INFORMATION, AND AWARENESS; ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND UNDER-INSURED INDIVIDUALS; AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING YOUNG WOMEN FOR CAREERS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.- ENCOREPLUS, A BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE PROGRAM FOR UNDER- AND UN-INSURED WOMEN. - SENIOR WELLNESS, YWCA SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES PHYSICAL FITNESS INSTRUCTION AT NINE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S SENIOR CENTERS FOR CONNECTION, INDEPENDENCE, AND WELLNESS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 750 INDVIDUALS ANNUALLY.