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YWCA Cortland’s Here We Grow Child Care Center Here We Grow is an NYS OCFS-licensed daycare facility and a Cortland City School District Universal Pre-K site for eligible 4-year-olds. With bright and spacious rooms and large enclosed playgrounds for children aged six weeks to five years, a cheerful environment fosters growth and development in motor…

Each year around the holiday season, Bridges for Kids, a YWCA Cortland Mentoring Program service, helps families provide holiday gifts to children in the Cortland community. This year, the program aims to provide holiday magic for nearly 270 children. But some children may not receive any presents if no one picks their tags from the Giving Tree in the…

There are immediate openings at the Marathon afterschool program, which provides care from 2:30 pm to 5:15 pm. Let us know ASAP if you need care! Please call (607) 753-9651 for more information. 12/21 UPDATE: We are no longer accepting new families. 

Join us for Social Seniors on Wednesday, December 6, for a dish to pass lunch and a presentation from Bernadette Travis of Good News Computing. She will give some tips and tricks for spotting fraudulent emails and texts and help the group navigate the internet safely across all devices. The program will be held in…

On November 21, the AVV office will be closed for in-person assistance. Our 24/7 hotline, however, is always available for anyone seeking immediate assistance; just call (607) 756-6363. The following Health & Fitness classes and programs are impacted the week of November 20: Monday, November 20, 2023: The following Water Exercise classes will not be held,…

Every year, Bridges for Kids, a service of the YWCA Cortland Mentoring program, helps families provide holiday gifts to over 150 children in our community. There are two ways YOU can help make the holidays merry and bright for local families experiencing trying times: 1. YWCA Giving Tree Want to shop for a specific child?…

Registration for the November 21 full day for Cortland and the November 22  full day care for all schools is now open. Space is very limited; we will give spots out on a first-come-first-served basis. Full days are located at the YWCA from 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM. We will provide snacks, activities, swim time,…

The YWCA Cortland School-Age Before & After School program has limited availability left at specific school sites. Sites with after-school openings Marathon McGraw Homer Intermediate Sites with before-school openings Randall Smith Please call the YWCA at (607) 753-9651 or email School Age Care Director, Taylor Jandrew at schoolage@cortlandywca.org to check current availability. Learn more about…

YWCA Cortland’s leadership is engaged in a strategic planning process and requests input from our stakeholders to guide the development of a new five-year strategic plan. Please take a few minutes to complete the Program Mission Alignment and Impact Evaluation Survey. The deadline for submissions is noon on Wednesday, November 22. We deeply value and…