[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E823-E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE OPENING OF THE YPSILANTI YMCA CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
                                 CENTER

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the opening of 
the Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center. The facility will provide 
childcare and educational programming to local children.
  An affiliate of the Ann Arbor YMCA, the Ypsilanti branch is an 
association of men, women and children that seeks to promote health and 
the growth of children and teens. Due to the success and size of the 
Ann Arbor facility, the YMCA expanded its reach into the Ypsilanti 
community in 2009. The local organization seeks to support Michigan 
residents of all ages, incomes and backgrounds through its extensive 
programming and activities. Specializing in youth development, the 
Ypsilanti YMCA continually adds new programming to reach and nurture 
children throughout southeast Michigan. Currently, the Ypsilanti 
location hosts camps throughout the summer, including a free learn-to-
swim program and leader-in-training opportunity for middle schoolers. 
As it opens an early childhood development center, the Ypsilanti YMCA 
will continue to better the lives of local youth through its 
programming.
  The Ypsilanti YMCA's Child Development Center was established in 
partnership with the Ann Arbor YMCA, Eastern Michigan University, 
Ypsilanti Schools and the Ypsilanti Housing Commission. The center will 
provide childcare for children 18 months to 5 years old

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from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays. Financial assistance will be 
available to Ypsilanti residents, allowing for low-income community 
members to provide childcare to their children in a safe and nurturing 
environment. The facility consists of three classrooms, a playground 
and a gymnasium, and is located within the former Chapelle Elementary 
School. This visionary center will offer children and parents quality 
childcare in our local community, and we are grateful for the YMCA's 
ongoing commitment to Ypsilanti residents.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the Ypsilanti 
YMCA's years of service to our southeast Michigan community. Their 
newly opened childhood development center will create a brighter and 
more healthy future for local youth.

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