• Family Center earlier closing times:
• Monday – Friday: 9:00pm
• Saturday: 8:00pm
• Sunday: 7:00pm

• In an effort to provide necessary child care services for essential employees including healthcare providers, public safety personnel and additional first responders in our community, we plan to continue operations at the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center as regularly scheduled. We will also offer full-day programming for our kindergarten-5th grade students. If you are interested in Kirby full-day programming, please contact Karen Fusco, [email protected], 973-377-4945 ext. 3226.

• Fitness staff will monitor and evaluate Group Exercise class size to avoid crowding. 
• We are temporarily suspending towel service.
• We are temporarily limiting hosting of outside organization meetings and larger community gatherings.
• We will move to remote/distance training options for participants in Paths to Wellness group programs. We have temporarily postponed all in-person support sessions.
• We are temporarily suspending access to Nationwide Memberships and guests. 
• We are no longer providing Kids Central Babysitting Hours from 12:30-4:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Babysitting is limited to one hour and we will further restrict participation numbers to 20 at any given time. Open Play has been suspended until further notice.
• Teen Scene and Kick Back Fridays have been postponed for the remainder of March. After-school programming in the Teen Center will continue, however, we are strictly limiting group size to 6 teens or less.
• Families and/or members with children under the age of 17 are asked to visit us after 3 p.m. on weekdays. 

• Increased cleaning frequency of common surfaces throughout the day, including doorknobs, exercise equipment, light switches, tables, chairs and handrails.
• Availability of antibacterial wipes.
• We have implemented additional sanitation procedures with our F.M. Kirby Children’s Center bus transportation. All seats, buckles, and railings are cleaned and disinfected after each bus run.

• A complete cleansing of our facility nightly by an outside company.
• Daily cleaning by YMCA staff in high traffic areas of the facility.
• Our pool filtration systems run 24/7 and utilizes chlorine to neutralize and kill bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19. In addition to automated monitoring systems, our aquatics staff manually tests the water every two hours to ensure we always meet state safety and operating guidelines.

• Nationwide Membership Suspended/Non-member Guests Not Permitted - For the safety of all members we are temporarily suspending access to Nationwide Memberships and guests. This policy will go into effect on Monday, March 16.
• Suspension of Towel Service - For the safety of all members we are temporarily suspending towel service, beginning on Monday, March 16, in order to mitigate potential risks to staff and fellow members.
• Fitness staff will monitor and evaluate Group Exercise class size to avoid crowding. Changes to the Group Exercise schedule will be communicated through MemberHub.
• With recent distance learning in effect in our communities, if you are visiting the Family Center with your children, please keep in mind that we serve all populations, including active older adults that may be especially vulnerable or at risk. Please consider visiting us after 3 p.m. on weekdays in an effort to avoid the 12-3 p.m. window when many of our older members utilize our facility.
• We will temporarily limit hosting of outside organization meetings and larger community gatherings at our facilities.

• Monday – Friday: 5:00am – 9:00pm
• Saturday: 5:45am – 8:00pm
• Sunday: 7:00am – 7:00pm

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick and only return to the Y when you are feeling better.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
• Remember the three Cs: Cover, Clean and Contain!
• With recent school closures, if you are visiting the Family Center with your children, please keep in mind that we serve all populations, including active older adults that may be especially vulnerable or at risk. Please consider visiting us after 3 p.m. in an effort to avoid the 12-3 p.m. window when many of our older members utilize our facility.

• We are asking all members to clean equipment BEFORE AND AFTER workouts with the antibacterial wipes provided by the Y.
• Children in our F.M Kirby Children’s Center and Kids Central babysitting at the Family Center are not permitted to participate when ill and cannot return until a minimum of 48 hours after being deemed symptom free.