Youth Programs

KidsTime

Kids Time is a free after-school program for youth aged 5-11 (K-5), focused on food, fun, nutrition, and exercise that will get your young Eastsider outside, growing and learning about healthy lifestyle and eating habits. Kids play games, tend their own garden, try their hand making recipes, and even have a chance to earn points towards exciting rewards like trips to see MSU sports games, movies, and theater shows!

Sessions held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00pm-5:30pm at the Hunter Park GardenHouse.

Youth Service Corps

Youth Service Corps (YSC) is a free after-school program for youth aged 11-17. Youth participate in community service projects such as Garden-In-A-Box, drum circles, and sustainability and energy efficiency projects that build job and life skills. Youth also learn nutrition education, learn Peace Jam curriculum, play games, go on fun field trips, and eat healthy snacks.

Sessions held Wednesdays, 3:30pm-5:30pm at the Hunter Park GardenHouse.

For more information, or to enroll in a youth program, contact Rita O’Brien, at 999-3910 or email her at ritao@allenneighborhoodcenter.org