Appendix K. Alternative Providers

Appendix K Alternative Providers
Alternative Providers: Public, Private and Non -Profit
The following list of alternative recreation, fitness, gym and cultural arts. Specific information was obtained through the consultant' s site tours and stakeholder interviews, Albany' s telephone yellow pages and various
websites. Following this list is a general description of the YMCA organization services and fees.
PRIVATE FITNESS CLUBS
Young Life
500 N. Slappey Blvd.
DANCE INSTRUCTION
Gold' s Gym
2700 Dawson Rd.
229 -434 -7385
1211 W 2nd Ave.
229. 888.3305
Murphy Dance Studio
229 -432 -2444
Youth Outreach Center
PT Gym Person Training
1500 S Slappey Blvd.
Pink Slipper School Of Dance
1420 Dawson Rd.
229 -435 -0750
193 Cedric St.
229.436. 7117
Leesburg GA
229 -446 -7686
Tony' s Westside Athletic Club & Personal Training
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
623 N Westover Blvd.
King Slater Adh Center
Pritchett Peggy & Barbara Pippin School of Dancing
229.483.9977
400 W Highland Ave.
605 Baldwin Dr.
229 -439 -9686
229 -435 -1226
Curves
Fax 229 -439 -9698
2722 Dawson Rd, Ste 4
Ritz Cultural Center Inc.
229.436. 9480
R S Boney Senior Center
225 S Jackson St.
141 Park Ave. SE
229 -889 -1473
229 -759 -0909
YOUTH AGENCIES
Albany American League Dixie YouthBaseball
Senior Advisors
YOGA
1600 Gillespie Ave.
235 W Roosevelt Ave.
Kai Yoga
229 -446 -1330
229 -883 -5535
1801 Dawson Rd.
229 -888 -2435
Albany Area YMCA
Central Facility
SOWEGA Council On Aging
1105 Pahnyra Rd.
Kundalina Yoga -Meditation
1701 Gillionville Rd.
229 -432 -1124
1534 Dawson Rd.
229 -436 -0531
Boys &
also operate out of satellite sites)
229 -888 -1353
Girls Clubs Of Albany
GYMNASTICS
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
711 N. Monroe St.
Albany Gymnastics Academy
Flint RiverQuarium
229 -439 -0196
2722 Dawson Rd.
101 Pine Ave.
229 -420 -0809
229 -639 -2650
Administrative Office
operate out of 10 program sites)
A hybrid educational facility that is part aquarium, part children s
museum, natural history museum, botanical garden, and science
Casa De Fuego
1512 W Broad Ave.
YMCA
229 -878 -1196
4508 Gillionville Rd.
Girls Incorporated Of Albany
229 -435 -8389
701 Park Pl.
229 -435 -1897
museum.
The Albany Chorale
QUAIL HUNTING
229 -439 -2787
There are seven quail hunting plantations in the area.
Stonebridge Golf &
Country Club •
319 Osprey Ridge Court
229 -889 -0312 ( Club)
229 -889 -9944 ( Pro Shop)
Albany Symphony
GOLF COURSES
229 -430 -6799
The Mount Zion Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum
326 Whitney Ave
Doublegate Country Club
Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club
3800 Old Dawson Rd
2459 Highway 280 West
229 -436 -6501
Cordele, GA 31015
229- 276 -1004
229 -432 -1698
First Tee of Albany
The Parks at Chehaw
110 W. Mercer Ave.
Philema Road (Georgia Highway 91 North)
229- 888 -0800
800 -459 -1230
Radium Country Club
310 Skywater Blvd.
229 -430 -5275
Grand Island Club
Thronateeksa Heritage Center at Union Station
2725 Ledo Rd.
100 W. Roosevelt Ave.
229 -878 -1800
229- 883 -2683
RiverPointe
801 River Point Drive
229 -432 -6955
Albany, GA 31701
Please note: There are many otlier cultural institutions not listed here.)
229- 883 -4885
Below is a general description of the YMCA organization services and fees. This is provided as background information to better understand this important alternative recreation provider in the Albany community.
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Mission:
YMCA' s mission is to foster the spiritual, mental and physical development of individuals, families and communities according to the ideals of inclusiveness, equality and mutual respect for all. To accomplish this,
YMCA instills the following core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
History:
The YMCA is a non -profit organization founded in London, England, on June 6, 1844, in response to unhealthy social conditions arising in the big cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution. Together, the nation's
more than 2,500 YMCAs are the largest not -for -profit community service organizations in America, working to meet the health and social service needs of 18.9 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in
the United States. YMCA' s are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Because all communities have different needs, all YMCAs are different. YMCAs
stretch beyond the United States. About 230 U.S. YMCAs maintain relationships with YMCA' s in other countries.
Core Competency:
Local YMCA' s programs vary from one community to another based on the unique needs of each market.YMCA has five (5) main programs relating to youths and youth services. YMCA provides Aquatic, Athletics,
Child Care, Health &
Fitness and Leadership Programs. A summary of each program follows:
Aquatics - YMCA Aquatics Programs include infant-parent classes, preschool classes, classes for people with disabilities and classes for teens. These include water exercise, aquatic therapy and water sports.
Competitive programs are also available for youth.
YMCA' s Athletic Programs include basketball (ages 6 - 12), wall climbing (ages 14 - 18), jump roping (ages 8 - 14), and cheerleading (ages 8 - 12).
Fitness - YMCA' s Health and Fitness Programs include Teen Weight Training( ages 13 - 17), Tae Kwon Do, Fitness Camp ( ages 5 - 12), and Kids' PACE, a class combining music with aerobic exercise,
Athletics Health &
and resistance training. The class intends to improve a child' s strength, speed, endurance and flexibility.
Child Care -
Most of the YMCA locations offer child care services. These services include Infant /Toddler Creative Curriculum, Preschool Creative Curriculum and School age YMCA School -Age Care Curriculum
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Supplemental Programs:
Aquatics -
YMCA offers adult swim classes and private swim lessons. In addition, they offer specialty and fitness aquatic classes, including CPR, American Red Cross Lifeguard classes, Underwater Photography,
and Scuba Diving, and Water Aerobics.
Athletics - Local YMCAs offer adult athletic classes, including Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Racquetball, and Basketball.
Dance - Local YMCAs offer adult dance classes, including Salsa, and ballroom dancing.
Health & Fitness - Local YMCAs offer adult Health &
Fitness Programs, including equipment orientation, Massage, Dance Aerobics, Cycling, Yoga, T' ai Chi, and a climbing wall.
Senior Services - Local YMCAs offer senior services, including SASSY and Y Cardiac. These programs are senior fitness classes aimed to ease tension, and reduce stress.
Years in Service: 161
Fee Structure: YMCA offers monthly and yearly memberships. Members receive free use of the facilities and discounts on all classes. Non -members may sign up for classes and pay the full price.
Strengths:
Proniotional/Marketing Strategy - The YMCA utilizes their long history and well-known name as an industry leader in youth related programs to market their organizations.
Years in Service - YMCA has been around for 161 years, and has a name that is well known and respected.
Fee Structure -
Being a non -profit organization, the YMCA is able to supplement their program costs with government grants and contributions. Therefore, YMCA is able to keep the fees comparatively low.
Programs Offered - YMCA offers a wide breadth of Youth Services, Health &
Fitness, Athletics, Aquatics, Dance and Senior Services programming.
Weaknesses:
Mission - Those who do not share the mission of the organization may not wish to participate.
Fee Structure - Those who don' t want membership based fees, or those who prefer less commitment or opportunities for drop -in activity fees may not wish to participate.
Capacity - The current facility has only three lap lanes in the pool and is presently at capacity.
Facilities/ Equipment - As a not -for -profit entity that has a relatively low reliance on funding from fees, YMCA may not be able to generate significant capital to purchase adequate amounts of current " state of the
art" new equipment and facilities similar to the for profit operators or even certain non -profit operators that charge higher fees.
National YMCA Statistics:
According to Li Li„ Senior Vice President of The Winfield Consulting Group, Inc., as of May 31, 2005 the YMCA' s national average market share is 4.5% of all households in a community that show a great deal of
interest in joining a YMCA. This statistic refers to the number of households regardless of the number of persons in the household (which could be 1 to 4 plus.) The Winfield Consulting Group is a market research and
strategic planning company for nonprofit organizations that has conducted many market share analyses for YMCA' s across the country.
The relevance of the Winfield studies to studies is its potential or future impact on market share for new facilities. The demand for additional facilities and services can best be met by the city by providing the necessary
renovations, repairs and expansions to existing facilities, as well as working with the YMCA as a potential partner for the provision of services if the opportunity presents itself.
According to their national web site, the YMCA' s mission is " to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all." Because all communities have different needs,
all YMCAs are different. A YMCA in one community may offer child care or teen leadership clubs. A YMCA in the next town may have swimming lessons or drawing classes. Every YMCA makes its own decisions on
what programs to offer and how to operate.
Together, the nation's more than 2,500 YMCAs are the largest not -for -profit community service organizations in America, working to meet the health and social service needs of 18.9 million men, women and children in
10,000 communities in the United States. YMCAs are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay. YMCAs' strength is in the people they bring together.
While YMCA' s can fundraise for the construction costs of a new facility, many cities pay $60,000 or more per year to subsidize the operations of the facility and have often allowed construction on city property at no
Operations are funded through memberships, fees and charges, and donations; however, memberships are often higher than public agency annual fees. Refer to Table 26 for an average fee matrix.
cost to the YMCA *.
In Hamilton, OH, the city pays the local YMCA over $67,000 per year to operate the four outdoor, seasonal aquatic facilities, and provides the labor to maintain them.
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Table 6: YMCA Average Fee Matrix
Monthly Rates
Category
depends on what part of country and the amenities
at the facility)
Average Monthly fees based on high and
Average Annual Fees based on
low from studies
average monthly fees
One -time Joining Fee
No joining fee
Youth/ Teen Under 18 years
25
14
19. 50
234
Young Adult 18 -23/ 24 years
38
22
30
360
20- 75
Individual Adult Age 24/ 25 or Over
53
26
39. 50
474
50
Adult Couple
44
35
39. 50
474
100
Family
75
40
57. 50
690
50 -100
Household
75
48
61. 50
738
50
Single Parent Family
65
42
53. 50
642
50
Senior 65 years or Over
54
22
38
456
50 -75
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Source: Winfield Studies for neza or additional facilities, April 2004 for Las Cruces, NM, and date undetermined for Fargo, ND /Moorhead, MN.
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