It was set in place in conjunction with local school districts to help first responders, health care workers and vulnerable families seeking work.
Because families are still signing up for the emergency childcare, the YMCA does not know how many kids are involved, but the executive director says they have an idea.
“At the YMCA there’s 25 children, in small groups. There’s 10-20 at each of the schools,” said YMCA executive director, Brad Russell.
You can reach out the YMCA to see if you’re eligible to receive child care.
For more information visit rvymca.org.
NBC5 News reporter Mariah Mills is a Medford native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. She also minored in sociology.
In school, she covered Oregon athletics for the student-run television station, Duck TV. When she’s not reporting, she’s reading, hiking and rooting for her favorite teams, the Seattle Seahawks and the Oregon Ducks.
