Most locations have indoor pools and extensive aquatics programs. The Downtown branch has a women s fitness center. Also available are special programs for people with physical disabilities, arthritis, and hearing impairments. Camp Thunderbird Outdoor Center is at 9300 Shawondassee Road, a mile from Chesterfield Courthouse, 748-6714. The YWCA , temporarily at 408 E. Main St. while its Fifth Street building is being renovated, focuses its programs on the needs of women and children.
Full scholarships are available.
Women s Advocacy Program , the largest domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center in central Virginia, provides counseling, support groups and legal advocacy along with two shelters for battered women and their children. Physical limitations Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Hospital offers recreation programs for persons with physical limitations. Activities include golf, canoeing, bowling, hunting, Tai Chi, exercise for those with arthritis, water sports. The hospital has a fitness, wellness and recreation center at its North Side location.