A Joint YYFAP/City of Yachats Project
Why a New Facility?
-
YYFAP running out of space in basement
- Need for services is growing
- Participation is up: 262 individual children and youth, 223 adults, 368 volunteers
- Population growth is projected
- Need to meet
strict state standards for After School and Daycare programs
- Regulations are being tightened
- Daycare not an option in current facility
- Need
to add Daycare services
- Currently no licensed daycare south of Newport
- Opportunity to expand inter-generational and Elder programming
Key Outcomes
- An enhanced Yachats Commons community center:
- A design that integrates and takes advantage of current elements of the Commons: Park, playground, picnic shelter
- A sheltered courtyard as an attractive outdoor space for all residents
- YYFAP better situated to meet community needs:
- Relieves space constraints, allows programs to serve its clients as needed, in spaces expressly designed for the purpose
- Allows addition of badly needed childcare services
- A facility that meets current and anticipated state regulations for youth services
- Allows addition of elder services to program offerings
- Services for the entire community
- A stronger Yachats
community:
- More essential services centrally located
- A more attractive and functional Commons as an anchor for community
- Strengthened collaboration between City, Friends of the Commons and YYFAP
Why Now?
- The need for the type of services we provide (including the services YYFAP is planning to add) is growing.
- There is fantastic support for this project among City Council, Parks and Commons commission and Friends of the Commons, and the community at large. Every stakeholder was heard in the process.
- Joint capital Campaign team: YYFAP, Council, P&C, Friends