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YMCA urges Portsmouth partnership to expand childcare, swim lessons and operate Sportsplex
Summary
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads told Portsmouth leaders it can expand childcare, youth jobs and swim access—citing local need and program statistics—and floated operating or partnering on the city-owned Sportsplex; council agreed to continue discussions but made no financial commitment.
Anthony Walters, president and CEO of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, told the Portsmouth City Council at its Dec. 9 work session that the regional nonprofit wants to deepen partnerships with the city to expand childcare, teen programming and water-safety instruction.
Walters laid out the Y’s scale and local work, saying the association serves roughly 220,000 people regionally, operates 26 local locations and provided hands-on swim instruction to more than 1,200 Portsmouth second-graders this year under a partnership with Portsmouth Public Schools. “We want to make sure every second grader knows how to swim,” Walters said. He added that Portsmouth Public Schools contributed $10,000 to cover…
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