Provides daily recreational opportunities for local youth ages 7 to 15 years, from a number of city neighborhoods. Drop-in recreation is free of charge and includes a variety of fun, engaging activities. Some programs may have limited space and may required advanced registration.

Also offers programming at the Butternut Policing Center at Schiller Park, an after school program at Edward Smith School, the Northeast Community Center, and the Southwest Community Center.

* Offers afterschool activities for grades 7-12 including: Sports, enrichment activities, eSports, and leadership programs. Serves hot meals every day.

Provides local youth with a place in their community to find guidance, support, and companionship, plus have enriching cultural, recreational, and community service experiences.

*Provides the Kids with Promise Program, a structured safe environment with services including:

• Tutoring and homework assistance
• Dance class and creative arts
• Educational and recreational field trips
• Life skills instruction
• Computer lab for educational enrichment
• Dinner

*Provides counseling to victims of violence through DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended) for children who are already receiving services through Thea Bowman House. (On hold for now. 10/19/22)

Provides teens opportunities to make new friends within the community, to focus on new opportunities, to learn life skills, and participate in special activities.

Provides a year-round program for teens ages 13 to 19 years residing on the Westside of Syracuse focused on accepting and respecting individual differences, developing a positive identity, empowering teens, and treating them as valued members of the community. Activities include help with homework, field trips, study time, and a summer program.

* Offers afterschool activities for grades 7-12 including: Sports, enrichment activities, eSports, and leadership programs. Serves hot meals every day.

This program provides a safe space for teenage students to gather and socialize in a safe environment. This space was created by teens for teens. Junbo games like Jenga, Uno, Dominoes, and Connect Four are available along with video games, television and entertainment. Teens will receive snack and drinks. Teens are asked to donate $1 towards an event that they will facilitate.

Community center. Hosts meetings and provides youth services and a youth council. Also offers tax preparation assistance during tax season; see separate listing for Tax Preparation Assistance at Edward Saunders Community Center.

Open to children ages 4-12 during non-school hours; provides adult supervision and is open most school holidays including early release days and snow days. Activities include homework help, arts and crafts, field trips, special events, and use of a billiards room, game room, lounge and computer lab. Children ages 4-6 participate in the Funland Program. JYC may be available through the Ken-Ton Transportation Department. Request form required for alternate transportation.

* Offers afterschool activities for grades 7-12 including: Sports, enrichment activities, eSports, and leadership programs. Serves hot meals every day.

Offers a "Teen Centre" featuring a coffee house, juice bar, gaming consoles, computers, pool tables, HDTV's and organized trips during school breaks.

* Offers afterschool activities for grades 7-12 including: Sports, enrichment activities, eSports, and leadership programs. Serves hot meals every day.

Provides daily recreational opportunities for local youth ages 7 to 15 years, from a number of city neighborhoods. Drop-in recreation is free of charge and includes a variety of fun, engaging activities. Some programs may have limited space and may required advanced registration.

Also offers programming at the Butternut Policing Center at Schiller Park, an after school program at Edward Smith School, the Northeast Community Center, and the Southwest Community Center.

Provides a safe, supervised location for youth to gather free of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Offers community service opportunities, field trips, pool tournaments, and other activities.

Provides a year-round program for children ages 5 to 12 years focused on social competencies, educational support, and positive values. Activities are developed to enhance cognitive and large and small motor skill development. Activities include help with homework, field trips, group activities, and a summer program. Children are assigned to age appropriate groups. Summer day camp participation is based on attendance during the school-year program.

* Offers afterschool activities for grades 7-12 including: Sports, enrichment activities, eSports, and leadership programs. Serves hot meals every day.

A collaboration with O.C.A.D.A. A substance-free performance program run by teens, for teens. Ages 13-18. Weekly planning meetings held every Tuesday night at Nyack Center at 5:30. This is a free program.

Provides a safe space for middle school youth to socialize. Volunteer opportunities are available. Program is open to middle school students all over Long Island.

Focuses on bringing together small groups of children and teens so that they can learn to interact appropriately with others their own age and practice important life skills. The program runs in 8 week sessions. Topics include: conversation skills, making and keeping friends, body language, social cues, problem solving, cooperation, frustration and tolerance, anger management, self-esteem, and managing stress.

Provides after-school activities for teens during the school week, including hockey, tennis and basketball. Teen lounge is on Thursday evenings and Saturday evenings. There are monthly outings and discussion groups. Call for further information.

Offers an adult supervised drop-in teen center for 6th-12th graders with many activities including supervised use of gym and lounge, homework help and community service opportunities.

Provides safe, supervised environment for at risk youth ages 12-17 during after school hours. Offers homework help along with crisis counseling, and information and referrals. Parental involvement is encouraged. Also provides recreational activities including games, dance instruction, movies and video games. Offers prevention workshops on topics such as drug and alcohol use, gang involvement and pregnancy.

Offers licensed after school and recess camp programs, adult/youth tennis year round, swimming lessons, water aerobics (year round), lap swim (year round), after-school gym programs, toddler programs, Badminton (year round), adult floor hockey, basketball, volleyball and dodgeball, youth basketball lessons, open basketball, and floor hockey. Playground and playmobile (mobile playground) available on site. Concerts in the parks and various special events offered during the year. Programs available for both adults and youth with disabilities, including social programs, and Special Olympics training in basketball, track, and swimming. Crafts available year round for adults, and swimming offered in summers for youth. Services also available for dropouts and first offenders. Offers drug abuse prevention programs. Works to unite community resources to aid disadvantaged youth. ##REENTRY##