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With the Y, you’re not just a member of a facility, you’re part of a cause. With a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, improving health and well-being, and giving back and supporting our neighbors, your membership will not just bring about meaningful change in yourself, but also in your community.
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Back to School, Back to You!
With the kids headed back to school, now is a great time to get into a new fitness routine! The YMCA of Columbia is currently offering a discounted rate on a 3-month membership package now until August 15.
At the Y, you can take advantage of our state-of-art strength and cardio equipment, group exercise classes, personal training packages, aquatics, sauna and steam rooms, child watch, and more.*
*Some amenities not offered at all locations. Visit our locations page to learn more.
3-Month Special Offer:
- $199 Family (Includes 2 adults, plus dependents)
- $129 Single (Ages 21 and up)
- $99 Young Adult (Ages 15-20)
How to Sign-Up:
- Visit any of our five midlands locations and mention the Back to School Special.
- Online by clicking the link below – promo code B2S22
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Learn more about your local branch by visiting our locations page.
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Group Exercise Classes
With your membership, you can choose from hundreds of exercise classes for beginners up to the fitness enthusiast. Our Ys offer traditional aerobics, yoga, pilates, cycle, and many other group exercise classes, including barre, kettlebells, ZUMBA® and BODYPUMP™, all taught in a fun, welcoming environment. In addition to the group exercise classes, our trained wellness staff can help design a fitness program that meets your individual needs.
Strength and Cardio Equipment
Each Y has a variety of strength and cardio equipment for members. Whether you prefer running on a treadmill, cycling beside a friend, reading while on an elliptical trainer, lifting free weights or using strength training equipment, you can do it at the YMCA. Our wellness centers have individual TV monitors on cardio equipment.
Swimming and Water Activities
Many of our facilities have year-round indoor pools with time for recreational swim and water aerobic activities.
Certified lifeguards staff our pools, and our swim lessons are taught by trained instructors.
Quality Child Care
We provide quality child care in our ChildWatch and Kids’ Club while you’re working out or participating in other Y activities for up to two hours per day with a family membership. (not available at Downtown YMCA)
Special Rates on Family-Friendly Programs
As an added benefit, members receive special rates on afterschool, camps, youth sports, swim lessons, personal training and more.
Community-wide Memberships
All family memberships and individual community-wide memberships include access to all five YMCA of Columbia locations. Our membership is month-to-month, so you’re not locked into lengthy contracts. View cancellation policy
The YMCA for All
Our YMCA is a membership organization open to all people.
The YMCA welcomes women and men, girls and boys of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities and financial circumstances. Programs and branches embrace diversity, reflecting the needs and composition of our community.
Financial assistance is available for qualified members funded by our Annual Campaign. We are community-based and believe that our programs should be available for everyone. Stop by the member services desk to fill out a financial assistance application or download it below.
Membership Categories
The YMCA of Columbia is available to everyone. We have a number of membership options to accommodate all needs – rates depend on the type of membership (single, family, young adult).
If you still need more information, please contact us at [email protected] You can also view our Member Handbook for more information on automatic drafts and our cancellation policy.
* Dependent children must reside in the same address as the listed adults.
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MONTHLY
DRAFT
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Young Adult
(Ages 15-20)
$50
$34
Individual
(Ages 21 & Up)
$50
$51
Family
(2 adults +
dependents*)
$50
$76
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MONTHLY
DRAFT
COMMUNITY WIDE MEMBERSHIP
Young Adult
(Ages 15-20)
$50
$36
Individual
(Ages 21 & Up)
$50
$54
Family
(2 adults +
dependents*)
$50
$80
Membership Categories
The YMCA of Columbia is available to everyone. We have a number of membership options to accommodate all needs – rates depend on the type of membership (single, family, young adult).
If you still need more information, please contact us at [email protected] You can also view our Member Handbook for more information on automatic drafts and our cancellation policy.
* Dependent children must reside in the same address as the listed adults.
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Operation Hours and Holidays
Our branches are open seven days a week.
We are closed for the following holidays – New Year’s, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Operation Hours and Holidays
Our branches are open seven days a week.
We are closed for the following holidays – New Year’s, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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MON-THURS
5:00am-9:00pm
FRIDAY
5:00am-8:00pm
SATURDAY
8:00am-6:00pm
SUNDAY
1:00pm-5:30pm
Guest Policy
If you are considering Y membership, we invite you to visit us for a complimentary tour of the facility. Non-members may purchase a daily guest pass for $12 per visit. Guest passes may be unavailable during high use hours.
Please call ahead for availability.
Any person that does not hold a current membership must be 18 years or older to visit without a parent or guardian. All guests are required to present a photo ID, sign a daily waiver and wear a guest wristband during visit.
Nationwide Membership
With a YMCA membership, you’ll automatically become part of the Y’s Nationwide Membership program, meaning you are always welcome At YMCAs! Present your member ID card at YMCAs throughout the country while traveling. You just must use your home YMCA 51% of the time. ** Based on each person usage, not family usage. If you are planning a trip, we’ll gladly call ahead to confirm guest policies in that area.
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Back to School, Back to You!
With the kids headed back to school, now is a great time to get into a new fitness routine! The YMCA of Columbia is currently offering a discounted rate on a 3-month membership package now until August 15.
At the Y, you can take advantage of our state-of-art strength and cardio equipment, group exercise classes, personal training packages, aquatics, sauna and steam rooms, child watch, and more.*
*Some amenities not offered at all locations. Visit our locations page to learn more.
3-Month Special Offer:
- $199 Family (Includes 2 adults, plus dependents)
- $129 Single (Ages 21 and up)
- $99 Young Adult (Ages 15-20)
How to Sign-Up:
- Visit any of our five midlands locations and mention the Back to School Special.
- Online by clicking the link below – promo code B2S22
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Minimum wage to rise in 2022 in 26 states
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Presumably, in any family, celebrating the New Year, they think about how they will live on.
They make promises to themselves to change something, plan important purchases and alterations in the house, figure out how much money they will receive in the coming year.
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For millions of Americans, with the last stroke of the clock at midnight on December 31, their earnings are rising. Not much, but still growing. A legal factor comes into force – an increase in the minimum hourly wage.
Growth is not happening for everyone, but still for many, and most importantly – regularly, every year, since the US Congress at 19In 1938, a federal law called the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed. It provides a mandatory minimum for people employed by certain types of organizations or performing work of a certain nature. This applies both to the private sector and to the public at any level – federal, state, city. For example, if you are employed by a business or organization with an annual turnover of at least $500,000, you must be protected by the FLSA.
The same is true if you are a teacher, kindergarten teacher, government agency employee, hospital worker, etc.
This New Year is no exception, and, as expected, once again the minimum wage will increase in some places. A little: where per dollar, where even less. In Minnesota, for example, by 25 cents, in Michigan – by 27 cents.
The list below will give you an idea of the increase. The left column shows the minimum hourly wage in 2022. Figures in brackets for 2021. If they have changed upwards, they are in bold. If not changed, then not highlighted.
The list needs some explanation. The biggest low next year (as well as this year) is $15.20 in the District of Columbia. But it’s not a state. California leads the way with $15.00. However, this only applies to companies with 26 employees or more. And if there are 25 or fewer employees, they will pay $14 per hour.
Same in Maryland: $12.50 for companies with 15 or more employees. For the rest – $12.20. The difference seems to be insignificant, but still it is.
In Minnesota, a slightly higher minimum of $10.33 applies to large businesses with annual revenues of at least $500,000. Small businesses are only $8.42 per hour.
In Nevada, $9.50 will be paid to employees who receive health insurance from their companies. If not paid, the minimum will be $10.50.
In New Jersey, $13.00 per hour is set for non-seasonal businesses with 6 or more employees. For “seasonal workers” and very small businesses (5 people or less), the minimum will be $11.90.
In Oregon, the difference is based on where you live. Let’s say in a big city like Portland, the minimum wage would be $14.00. And in rural counties, only $12.50.
For New York State, the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, on December 31, 2021, the minimum will rise to the planned “ceiling”, i.e. to $15.00 per hour. In New York City, this happened even earlier. In other areas in 2022, the minimum will remain lower. That’s what they’re talking about in the table.
High expectations
So in 25 states the minimum wage will go up. In five states and in the District of Columbia will remain at the same level, different from the federal. And in 20 states, local legislators decided, as before, to focus on the federal level of $7.25. This figure has not changed since 2009. The number, of course, is negligible. Democrats in government and Congress have repeatedly talked about what should be increased. In Biden’s campaign program, raising the federal hourly minimum to $15 was seen as one of the top priorities. But for now, it has been relegated to the background. Too many other serious worries and urgent expenses. And it is not known whether the proposal for a significant increase in the minimum wage on a national scale will meet with sufficient support from those politicians on whom it depends. Such a move would require huge expenses and would cause serious protest from business owners who fear ruin.
But, fortunately, the Fair Labor Standards Act leaves a lot of room for local authorities to make decisions depending on the specific situation in different states and cities.
It may seem like a curiosity, but in Georgia and Wyoming the minimum is $5.15, which is less than the federal one. That is what the state legislatures decided. However, businesses that qualify under the FLSA are required to pay federal rates.
Private companies can also set their own minimum wage. And this is done all the time. Target is already paying $15 an hour. Amazon raised the minimum to $18 for some workers. In San Francisco, effective July 1, 2021, employers are required to pay $16.32 an hour to everyone, including seasonal and temporary workers. In Seattle, large companies (501 employees and more) already paid $16.69 in 2021per hour, and in 2022 they promise $17.27.
What minimum seems reasonable? Until recently, the goal was to reach the level of $15 per hour. It still remains relevant today. This milestone has already been reached in the District of Columbia, somewhere in the state of New York. California will join this “club” in 2022. In 2023, Connecticut and Massachusetts will become its “members”, in 2024 – New Jersey, in 2025 – Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Rhode Island, in 2026 – Virginia and Florida.
When plus turns into minus
An increase is an increase. And no matter how small it may be, the recipient will not refuse it and, on the contrary, will accept it with gratitude. However, we must be aware that the current increase in the minimum wage comes in troubled times. Prices are rising for almost all goods and services. The cost of gasoline has jumped 49.6% over the past 12 months.
Due to high inflation, the average hourly earnings in the country actually decreased. The Ministry of Labor recently shared good news with the citizens of the country: in October, the average hourly wage increased by 0.4%. But it immediately added a fly in the ointment: inflation for the same month increased by 0.9% and thus not only “ate” the increase, but also pulled the indicator down. That is, the actual cost of an hour worked decreased by 0.5%.
Such an important indicator for the economy as “consumer confidence” is going down. It usually stays at 5%.
But now it has decreased to 1.2%. Michigan State University researchers, who closely track consumer sentiment, say the confidence index is now at its lowest in a decade.
Who can you trust – yourself or “Uncle Sam”?
The very idea of a minimum wage has caused and continues to cause controversy. The employees are very supportive. Entrepreneurs just as resolutely reject. Both of them can be understood.
Supporters of the mandatory minimum and its permanent increase emphasize that it not only gives extra money to low-paid workers, but is also good for the economy as a whole: it increases consumer demand, promotes productivity growth, and reduces staff turnover. And business owners are warning that in response they will have to cut staff and raise prices for their products, which is actually happening.
Philosophical or ideological arguments are added to economic arguments. The American of conservative views believes that, they say, there is nothing to rely on “Uncle Sam.
” We must work ourselves in such a way that the owner has a desire to increase your salary. You can’t argue with that. However, a person of more liberal views will quite reasonably object that this is so, but not every owner has such a desire, and sometimes there is such a gap between what he pays people and the real cost of living that regulation becomes vital. Who is right? Each in their own way.
Adjusted for COVID
COVID-19 has made significant adjustments to the minimum wage. A few years ago, the goal of $15 an hour seemed far away. In local legislatures, deputies fought for every cent. You won’t surprise anyone with this number. What seemed unrealizable today is spoken without much reverence: well, what is there, some $15!
As it was already mentioned, the companies introduce their own standards, which exceed those that the state can offer.
Minimum wage recipients are mostly young people. Many of them are employed in the hospitality and entertainment industry.
These industries have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
Amanda Cohen, owner of renowned New York vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy, has found the few workers who avoided layoffs at the peak of the pandemic to be in financial distress after her establishment reopened in May, unable to live as before. And she decided to raise their salaries to all of them. Before COVID-19chefs were paid $18 to $21 an hour, and front-line staff were paid $23 to $25. Amanda gave them all $25 an hour, followed by automatic raises based on seniority. And she believes that even this is not enough.
A very typical story for today’s restaurant industry, and not just for the restaurant industry.
The pandemic has caused a psychological shift in attitudes towards work and, accordingly, earnings, including the hourly minimum. In sociology, the term The Great Resignation has already come into use. That is, “The Great Leaving Work.” In the US, from April to September 2021, 24 million workers involuntarily or voluntarily left their previous jobs and are in no hurry to return to the labor market.
They seek to rethink their lives and are ready to seek a better share. You can’t lure them with a minimum of $15 an hour. And while most of these people are under 40, the Great Resignation movement has caused major upheavals in employment.
Against this backdrop, how should one react to the new scale of minimum wages published at the beginning of the article? Not much drama. Mentally say “thank you” for the increase and be ready for the impending changes, which are not yet very clear even to experienced experts, but are already clearly changing the face of the country’s economy.
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