Children’s books sought for Rockwall Y’s Book Drive

By on    Good Cause, Good Reads, Good Times, Heath, Rockwall  

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 2, 2018) As YMCAs across America prepare to celebrate National Healthy Kids Day, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will kick off a new Summer Reading Program with a Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Book Drive. The Book Drive Kick-off Party will be held at noon Saturday, April 14. Bring the family and […]

Keeping children healthy, safe

By on    Good Cause, Good Living, Guest columns, Heath, Living Well by Liz Jones, Rockwall  

(April 1, 2013) April is Child Abuse Awareness month.  At the YMCA we champion child abuse prevention every day, but during April we will be working hard to bring awareness to this issue. I have seen child abuse from many angles.  As a former executive director of domestic abuse and sexual assault programs, I saw […]