The term community-based recreation implies that participants are united by a common interest in recreation at the local level. Local parks and recreation departments and such community agencies as the YMCA, YWCA, Jeish Community Centers, Girls and Boys Clubs and Scouts offer general services. Some agencies may target specific ages through youth centers and senior centers. Parks and recreation departments are supported through a mix of local property tax monies and user fees from participants. No longer are these programs free to the public, given the increased competition for budgetary support among all town services (e.g., fire and police departments). As a result recreation managers are becoming increasingly creative in soliciting private sponsor ships from local companies to sponsor special programs to keep program costs low to the public. To support their programs, agencies like the YMCA Jewish Community Centers, and Boys and Girls Clubs often rely on a greater mix of funding sources, including user fees and membership private donations (such as United Way), grant programs from public and private sources, and in-house fund-raising events