Contact the Kids Place Team

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Questions? Our Team is Here to Help.

Our YWCA Kids Place team is here to assist you! Please get in touch with a member of our staff from the descriptions below. 

 

YWCA Kids Place Site Directors

Please refer to the YWCA Columbus Kids Place webpage for contact information.  

  • I oversee the daily before and after school program, supervise the staff at the program site, and plan all the curriculum and special events.
  • I can talk to families about the activities at their child’s before and after school program.  
  • I can help families with behavior or discipline issues at the program.  

 

YWCA Kids Place Enrollment and Staffing Specialist

Beverly Frierson | bfrierson@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1275

  • I can help families enroll, withdraw or change their YKP program.
  • I can tell families their waitlist status.  
  • I can help parents having difficulty logging into their parent portal.

 

YWCA Kids Place Education Administrative Assistant

Loren Beckett | lbeckett@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1204

  • I help the Admins, Coordinators, and Directors with technology, communications, and
    trainings.
  • I help families with questions they may have in regards to our school year and
    summer programs.
  • I can answer questions about communications from the YWCA Kids Place Administration. 

 

YWCA Columbus Accounting Team

YKPFinance@ywcacolumbus.org

  • We work in the Finance Department and help with many Kids Place accounts, I oversee Individual EZ Child Track accounts, apply charges, and issue credits.  
  • We can help parents and guardians who apply for scholarships. 
  • We can help parents and guardians who need credit applied to their accounts.
  • We can help parents and guardians who have questions about charges. 

 

YWCA Kids Place District Coordinators 

Kristy Hylton—Gahanna | khylton@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1259
Mandi Buchwald—Westerville | mbuchwald@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1239
Justin Morrow—United Schools Network | jmorrow@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1256

  • I assist the District Administrator in overseeing the YWCA Kids Place Site programs. 
  • I oversee the Summer Day Camp program and Full Day programs.  
  • I help families understand and navigate the Publicly Funded Child Care (PFCC) system. 

 

YWCA Kids Place District Administrators

Tameka Donaldson—Gahanna | tdonaldson@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1211
Laura Miller—Westerville | lmiller@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1271 
Justin Morrow—United Schools Network | jmorrow@ywcacolumbus.org | 614-224-9121 ext. 1256

  • I oversee the YWCA Kids Place Site Directors at the before and after school program and/or campsites, coordinate district-wide communications with families, and work to increase the partnerships with the community and the school districts. 
  • I can help families understand and navigate the Publicly Funded Child Care (PFCC) system.  
  • I can help families work with their Site Directors to resolve issues around program quality.