(AGES 6-14) SLIDING FEE SCALE LIMITATIONS …

1 Fun ds for Sl iding Fee Scal e Assis tance hav e been madeava ilable throughthe generousco ntributionsof Y frien ds tothe Y s Strong Kids & FamiliesCampaign,Y-Kids to Camp GolfTournamentand the United Way of Franklin Cou nty. SLIDING FeeScale assistancefor some program s, camps and classes may belimited and the Y reservesthe right to modify these policiesand the income sca le at any MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPPSS ((AAGGEESS 66--1144))&& YYOOUUTTHH PPRROOGGRRAAMMSS ((AAGGEESS 11--1144)Assista nce may be gra nte d fo r Youth Member shipsan d youth programs (some limitati ons apply).)

2 App lica tions are available at the Y Welc ome or guardi ans must provide household grossincome and household size. Children betwe en theages of 1 and 5 years old are not old en ough to havetheir o wn Facility Membershi p, but they can use asliding SCALE discount for Program Associate classfees. A lso a pa rent can join with the child as part ofa 1-Adult Fami ly or 2-A dult Family F aci li tyMem ber ship and use the SLIDING SCALE disc ou nt offFacility Membe r p rogram rates. Pr ogram Associat eclass fe es will be discounted the same percentag ebased on the chart on the inside o f this MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPP BBEENNEEFFIITTSSThe following activities are included with YouthMem ber ships: the Game Room and KidFit Center (ages6-14), yo uth recreation open times in the Gym (seeGymnasium schedu le) and se veral y outh sw ims eac hweek.

3 (See program brochure and schedules foractivity infor mation.) In addition, youth members areelig ible for Faci lity Member rates on all classes. Youthages 6 & 7 must have parent or legal guardian in theYMCA a t all MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPPSSAdu lts have tw o membership options: Silver or review the Y s membership pri cing brochure todetermine which membership w ill me et your needsan d b udge t. WWOORRKK TTRRAADDEE DDEETTAAIILLSS((BBAASSEEDD OONN AAVVAAIILLAABBIILLIITTYY OOFF TTHHEE WWOORRKK TTRRAADDEE PPOOSSIITTIIOONNSS))1.

4 Mu st be eligible for Sli ding Fee discounts to qu alify for Wo rk Work Tr ade is based on 100% of the normal member ship fee or whatever percentag e the app licant cannot pay for .3. Everyone must make an affordable pay ment towards their me mbership. The balance is earnedat the minimum wage rat e ( ie a balance of $400 is divid ed by $ 8/hour for a total of 50 hours of work).4. Work Trade appl icants must sign a contract . Violating the te rms of the contrac t canc els the membe , Honesty, Respect and Responsibi lity arethe cornerstones of the FFEEEE SSCCAALLEE LLIIMMIITTAATTIIOONNSS1.

5 SLIDING SCALE discount s are not available for allpro grams and services (usually these are activitiestaught or provid ed by a Non-Y instructor). Check atthe Welcome Center for det Day Camps , Before & Afterschool Child Care and Y-Preschool have a separate assi stance application pro Use of the SLIDING fee SCALE is limited to a first-come, first-serve basis for programs such as day camps, child car e, Preschool, swimming lessons If you are a Facility M ember ( Gold or Silv er) with SLIDING Fee SCALE approval, your discount for pro grams and/or classes will be reduced from the Silver Membership class fees.

6 If you are a Prog ramAs sociate , yo ur reduced rat e will be tak en off the Pro gram Associ ate pric pag e 3 of the Member Handbook foradditional FFOORR SSLLIIDDIINNGG FFEEEE SSCCAALLEE::1. Recipients must re- apply every 12 months for ass istance ($ FILI NG FEE each year).2. Applic ants who r e-apply in subsequent years are encouraged to wri te a brief letter explain ing ho w they o r their chi ldren benefited f rom their prev ious Y involvement and attach it to the ir appl icat We encourage all of our members to volun teer.

7 If funds are limited , applic ant s who write letters and /or volunteer at t he Y during the previou s y ear wil l be given pri ority when they If the Y m odi fies this policy c urrent members wil l be given a two mo nt h not :: All me mberships, including YouthMembership s, can be paid f or in 10 equal payments at the Welcome Cen ter. The monthly paym ents for a YouthMembership at 80% off would be a bout $2 E YMC A IN GR EENFIELD451 Main Street, Greenfield MA 01301-3367413- 773-3646 ymcai FFEEEESSCCAALLEEPPRRIICCIINNGG FFOORR AALLLLThe Y will not deny anyone from becoming a member or participating in most activities due to lack of funds.

8 Some programs, classes or campsdo have a limited number of SLIDING fee 02/2012 SSLLIIDDIINNGG FFEEEE SSCCAALLEE FFOORR MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPPSS,, PPRROOGGRRAAMMSS && CCAAMMPPSS based on Household Gross Income and s izeHousehold#MonthAnnualMonthAnnualMonth AnnualMonthAnnualMonthAnnualMonthAnnualM onthAnnualMonthAnnual80% off80% off70% off70% off60% off60% off50% off50% off40% off40% off30% off30% off25% off25% off20%

9 Off20% off1$ $14,200$1,375$16,500$1,510$18,200$1,650$ 19,850$1,830$22,000$2,060$24,800$2,275$2 7,300$2,560$30,00021,58019,0001,85022,20 02,03024,4002,21026,6002,46529,600277033 ,2803,05036,6003,35040,20031,99023,9002, 31527,8002,55030,6002,78033,4003,09037,1 003,48041,7503,81545,8004,20050,46042,39 528,7502,79033,5003,06536,8003,35040,200 3,72044,6404,18050,2004,60055,2005,06060 ,70052,80033,6003,25539,1003,58043,0003, 91547,0004,35052,2004,89058,7005,38064,6 005,91571,00062,94035,3003,42541,1003,76 545,2004,10549,3004,55554,7005,13061,600 5,64067,7006,20074,50073,30539,7003,8504 6,2004,25051,0004,62555,5005,14061,7005, 79069,5006,36576,4007,00084,00083,68044, 2004,28051,4004,71556,6005,14061,7005,71 568,6006,42577,1007,06584,8007,78093,300 Per add'lperson3754,5004305,2004755,7005156, 2005756,9006507,8007158,6007809,400 SSLLIIDDIINNGG FFEEEE SSCCAALLEE PPOOLLIICCYYTh e Y will not deny anyone a Y Membership orpartici pation in most activities due to lack of funds(Some p rograms, classes or camps have a lim itednumber of slidi ng-fe e slots).

10 While participants areexpected to pay their fair share of operating costs, useof the SLIDING fee SCALE and/or work t rade may beobtain ed by completing a SLIDING fee SCALE applicat e amo unt of assistance is determined by family sizean d hou sehold income. Ad ult applicants may receiveassistance of 20-70% for membership and program c an re ce ive 20-80% assistance for memberships,ca mps or progra ms The source of these funds are theY s Strong Kids & Family Campaign, the Y s K ids toCamp Golf Tournament and the Unit ed Way of Fr anklinCounty.