How to help:

• Volunteer
• Donate new clothes, food, and supplies
• Donate funds to support the program
• Tell your family, friends, neighbors, church and community groups about Y's Care
• Call Today! 360-696-0167 - ask for a Y's Care Representative

Y's Care is generously supported by:

Y's Care News: Ray Hickey Endowment for Children

Y's Care Services

Since 1988, the Y's Care Children's Program has served preschool children living in homeless shelters. Y's Care serves children 2 1/2 to 5 from the community with:

• Early Childhood Education Program
• Licensed Child Care
• Homeless Child Care
• ECEAP (Early Childhood Education Assistance Program)
• Full-Day Full-Year Head Start Program
• USDA Approved Meals and Snacks
• Professional Staff
• Safe and Nurturing Environment
• Transportation (Limited to Shelters)
• Parenting Resources

Y's Care allows parents time to look for employment, housing, and medical assistance, while knowing their children are being well cared for.

"Creating a brighter future, one child at a time."
- Y's Care Motto

Y's Care Activities

• Fun! Dramatic Play, Art, Blocks, Games, Paintings, Stories, Music, Outdoor Activities
• Peaceful, Non-Violent Play
• Field Trips
• Age Appropriate Activities
• Open-ended Projects
• Individual Attention