Hobart YMCA Mission
The mission of the Hobart Family YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

General Information

HOURS OF OPERATION - (September 6 2008-May 25 2009)
Monday - Friday 5:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Business Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(by appointment after regular hours)

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

September 1, 2008                   Labor Day 

November 27 & 28, 2008        Thanksgiving Holiday

December 24, 2008                  Christmas Eve

December 25, 2008                  Christmas Day

December 31, 2008*                 New Years Eve

January 1, 2009                         New Years Day

April 10, 2009                           Good Friday

April 12, 2009                           Easter Sunday

May 25, 2009                           Memorial Day

*Y closes at 5:00 pm on New Years Eve

HOBART FAMILY YMCA GIFT CERTIFICATES
Gift Certificates to the Hobart Family YMCA are available at the business office. They may be used toward memberships, programs or child-care. Gift certificates are available in $20 increments.

The Hobart Family YMCA is a TOBACCO FREE building!

CHECK IN PROCEDURES
All members who are planning to use the pool, fitness center, gym, or locker rooms must STOP at the front desk when entering the building to have their Key Tags scanned.  Members going to class do not need to have their Key Tags Scanned, BUT do need to stop at the reception desk and check in with the receptionist for any class. 

Front Desk Staff can ask for PICTURE IDENTIFICATION along with your valid Hobart YMCA Membership card to verify your identity if you have not been issued a Key Tag.

The YMCA understands that Members sometimes forget their key tags. However, Members who occasionally forget to bring their membership key tags will asked to wait while membership and photo identities are varified before they may enter the YMCA. If your card has been lost you will be asked to replace it at a cost of $5 per card. It is in the Members best interest to remember that your membership Key Tag is your pass to your YMCA privileges.

Failure to comply with the rules may result in the loss of membership privileges. PLEASE HELP THE YMCA MAKE THIS SYSTEM WORK. IT IS YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST NON-MEMBERS UNFAIRLY USING THE FACILITY!

AWAY PROGRAM
Members of the Hobart Family YMCA are welcome at over 1,000 YMCA's nationwide. You will find your AWAY identifing emblem on the back of your key tags.  If you still have a paper membership card, please stop in and pick up your new key tag for indentifiacation in the AWAY program before leaving on your trip.

An arrangement with the YMCA's in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties allows you to use those Y's when in the area. Continuing use of these Y's will require purchasing a membership at the Primary usage YMCA. Members of YMCA's in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties qualify for reduced class prices at the Hobart Family YMCA.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
It is the policy of the Hobart Family YMCA that no person be denied YMCA services due to inability to pay the prescribed fees. Therefore, the Hobart YMCA is committed to providing assistance to families that cannot afford membership dues and/or program fees. Applications for scholarship assistance are available at the front desk.

Hobart YMCA financial assistance is granted on the basis of financial need and available YMCA resources. Assistance is granted without regard to race, creed, color, religion, nation of origin, age, sex, handicap or marital status.

If a family or individual feels it cannot continue Y membership due to job layoff or other loss of income, come in and talk to us before dropping out. In many cases the Y can grant extended membership time so you can stay active until you can return to work. We pledge to support our members as long as we are financially able to do so. YOU ARE THE REASON WE ARE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS!

SUPERVISION OF YOUTH MEMBERS
ALL children under the age of 13 years MUST be supervised while at the Hobart YMCA. Children must be in a class or placed in baby-sitting. Children left unattended will be placed in baby-sitting at the parent's expense.

BABY-SITTING
Baby-sitting is available daily in the Baby Sitting Room Monday through Friday mornings for children of all ages. Evening baby sitting is available Monday through Thursday nights for Children ages two and older, and Saturday mornings for any member visiting the Y facilities. Check the schedule outside Babysitting Room for specific times. Cost is Free for Members who hold our Family Membership. All others $1.50 per hour, per child. Punch cards MUST be purchased for $10.00 and have $12.00 worth of baby sitting available on them. Purchase the cards at the front desk where you sign your child in before taking him/her into the baby-sitting room. Our baby sitters will not be responsible for changing diapers and will call for the parent if the child becomes disruptive or unruly. Parents MUST be in the building to use this service. The Y has the ability to change or remove babysitting hours without notice due to the need or lack of need for services.

FREE WEIGHT AREA  - Age Rules
The Free Weight Area located in the Fitness Center is also open during regular business hours. The Free Weight Area of the Fitness Center is restricted to members age 16 and over regardless of supervision or spotters. NO EXCEPTIONS.

FITNESS CENTER
The fitness center is open to Hobart YMCA members during all hours that the building is open. The Fitness Center is staffed with YMCA Fitness Professionals trained to work with you to assess your health condition, determine your fitness goals and design objectives to meet these goals. The staff is fully trained on all of the machines and members will be required go through a training on all of the equipment before use. The Hobart YMCA adheres to the YMCA of the USA Medical Advisory Committee recommendations in all cases to determine who may use the equipment and will not make exceptions based upon requests of members.

Members of the Hobart YMCA age 16 years and over may use the Fitness Center at any time. Our members, ages 10 - 12 may only use the Fitness Center after going through a formal orientation training provided by YMCA fitness staff and must be supervised at all times by a parent.  Members ages 13 - 16  may use the Fitness Center after going throug a formal orientation training by YMCA Fitness Staff.  All members must use Fitness Center equipment in a proper fashion and behavior must be consistent with YMCA core values and Fitness Center rules.  All members using the Fitness Center must complete a Par Q form.

Members may also use the Walking Track in the Fitness Center at any time. Twenty-six laps around the track equals one mile. This is only a Walking Track, ABSOLUTELY NO RUNNING ALLOWED!

Members may use the Cardio-Theater in the Fitness Center while working out by purchasing a FM stereo (preferably digital) with headphones tuned into the frequency indicated by the transmitter on tip of each television set. Please ask staff on duty to change TV stations.

GYMNASIUM
The gym at the Hobart YMCA is open during regular business hours and will be determined based upon the demands of league schedules, class schedules, child care etc. Open gym times for all age groups will be available on a daily basis, please check schedules posted outside the gym. Family open gym times require parent(s) to be in the gym with their child/ren It is the intent of the Hobart YMCA to run organized leagues for children and adults based upon interest and minimum numbers of participants. Check posting at gym and front desk for league information.

This is your YMCA

In an effort to maintain the cleanliness of the entire Y for everyone - including the locker rooms & bathrooms, please take it upon yourselves as guests of this facility to work toward that end by placing your garbage in the proper containers, picking up articles left on benches and in lockers. The goal of the Board of Directors is to keep the cost of your membership as low as we can. YOU can achieve this goal by keeping your YMCA neat and clean. Remember abuse of this facility will only cost you more in the long run in the form of higher members and program fees. THANK YOU!

Hobart YMCA 2008 / Board Of Directors 

Karen Nagy - President
Kevin Grace - Vice President
Carla Houck - Secretary
Tom Adamczyk - Treasurer

LAKE AREA UNITED WAY
The School-Age Childcare Program receive partial funding from the Lake Area United Way. Funds are available for low-income families needing Financial Assistance in order to have their children participate in these programs. In order to apply for this financial assistance, families must provide proof of application and rejection from Lake County Child Care Development Program (CCDF or The Step Ahead Program). Applications for Financial Assistance will be processed on a first come-first served basis. LAUW Funding is limited.

LAUW OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS
The Hobart Family YMCA receives funding for the 1st Choice School-Age Childcare Program to provide assistance to low-income families. Any LAUW funded programs require Outcomes based measurements of these programs. In order for us to measure the results of our stated program outcomes, we need your help. We need a sampling of children enrolled in our school-age childcare program to participate in this study. If you, as a parent, are interested in participating in the Outcomes Measurement Study over the course of several years, please contact the Executive Director at 942-2183, Ext. 13. Parents willing to participate in this study will receive a stipend for their participation.