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Ridgewood YMCA slowly reopening select programs
BY JULIA MORO
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The Ridgewood YMCA is slowly
reopening select programs
after significantly cutting
back and limiting membership due
to COVID-19 restrictions.
Throughout the pandemic, the
Ridgewood YMCA continued some
programs like Learning Labs, pre-K
and early childhood education, but
other programs like fitness classes
and youth programs were put on
pause.
Last month, those programs,
along with the My Grown Up and
Me program, started to reopen.
Additional enrollment will be
open for the spring programs in
mid-February.
Registration is now open for inperson
Holiday Camps during February
and April school vacations, as
well as for summer camp.
Matt Ferraguto, the senior executive
of communications at the
YMCA, said that each YMCA is a
critical hub for the communities
they serve and Ridgewood is no
exception.
“Perhaps the most telling way to
express what the Y means to the
community was when we restarted
group fitness classes for seniors,
and one of our members was overcome
with emotion and walked
in the door, proudly wearing her
Ridgewood Y T-shirt, and said, ‘The
Y is my family. It’s like coming back
home,’” Ferraguto said.
While the Ridgewood branch,
located at 69-02 64th St., has been
closed for membership services,
residents were able to use other
branches as they opened in Long
Island City, Jamaica, Flushing and
North Brooklyn.
Before the pandemic, the Ridgewood
YMCA served more than
8,000 people annually, including
2,519 children. In 2021, it only
served 3,000 people. But Ferraguto
said the YMCA is looking to expand
programs and services to increase
membership soon.
During the pandemic, the Ridgewood
YMCA partnered with the
NYC Department of Education to
provide remote classes during the
pandemic as well as in-person summer
camps.
As a result, the Ridgewood Y
offered in-person summer camp
to 79 children and significantly
expanded its early childhood education
programs to include five 3-K
and pre-K classrooms, serving 84
children.
“As we emerge from the pandemic,
we continue to examine models for
how our branch can serve our community
and ensure members have
a positive experience,” Ferraguto
said. “We are very excited to welcome
neighbors back into the building
and we’re incredibly proud to
offer so many programs to ensure
that everyone in the community has
the opportunity to be a part of the
Y family.”
The Ridgewood YMCA off ers several program, including a pre-K and
early childhood education program for residents of the area.
Photo courtesy of Ridgewood YMCA
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