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YMCA Supports Critical child Mondays - Thursdays and on Thursday, they are provided
a bookbag with meals for the weekend.
Community Needs During
In Talbot County, the Easton Family YMCA is pivoting our
Coronavirus Outbreak available resources and staff to provide a shelter of care for

children of health care workers, first responders and “essential”
On March 16, the YMCA of the Chesapeake closed the doors to
employees protecting our community. The Perkins Family
all eleven of its locations across the Delmarva Peninsula to help
YMCA is also serving as a donation drop-off for all food
slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our communities.
pantries in the Bay Hundred.
While the doors are closed to Y members, the Y has shift ed its
resources and opened its doors to support the most pressing In Dorchester County, the Pauline F. & W. David Robbins
needs in the communities it serves. Family YMCA is available as a shelter in care location and for
food delivery resources, if needed.
YMCA of the Chesapeake branches have partnered with local
Across all our branches, staff is checking in on all senior
governments and community partners to provide space for,
members with advice for them to safely stay healthy and active
and assist with, the following critical services:
at home
The Caroline County Family YMCA collaborated with Caro-

Additionally, the YMCA of the Chesapeake is encouraging all
line County Public Schools to deliver meals to families in the
members to stay “healthy at home” and is utilizing social media
Ridgely area and have partnered with a larger group giving
to share workouts, exercises, sports drills and more so members
meals out at locations from Marydel to Federalsburg. Addition-
stay healthy and active.
ally, a mobile site is set up to give a days worth of meals to each
Y members also have free access to online fi tness programs
through Y360 and Les Mills so they can continue their fi tness
routines at home.
“We know that membership is meaningful to our members, and
that meaning lies in the relationships they have built at the Y.

Those relationships are based upon how much they care about
our community and want everyone to have the opportunity
to thrive – no matter what our world is facing. Thank to all of

our members for their continued support of our mission as we
work through this crisis together,” said Gill.
13699 Greensboro Rd., Greensboro, MD (continued on next page)
410-482-6897
www.greaterimpactmd.com

“Impacting Caroline County and beyond
with the love of Christ for eternal gain”

Welcoming guests every week on Sunday 10 AM
Worship Experience & Impact Kids
Welcome Café opens at 9 AM

Brian Byrnes, Branch Executive Director, and Angel Perez,
Program Director, of the Caroline County Family YMCA deliver
meals to students out of school.

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