We cannot believe that we are already in month two of our After School Program, with over 250 registered members! This month the Milford Youth Center will not be having the after school program on Wednesday, October 5th and the building will be closed on Monday, October 10th for Columbus Day. There will be no After School Program on Friday, October 28th in preparation for Halloween event which will take place at the Youth Center that night from 6-9 pm. We hope to see you there in the Kids Zone for $5 and/or the Haunted Basement $10/person! For a look at the entire October calendar, click here.

This month the MYC is offering:

• Open Gym, Game Room, Dinner & Snack daily
• Arts & Crafts
• Gardening
• Fishing
• Nail Painting
• BINGO
• STEAM
• Weight Room
• Social Emotional Learning  
• FitFun
• Milford TV
• Quiet Zone 
• Life Skills
• Give Kids the Arts
• Soccer 
• Badminton

The Youth Center’s after school program is open for Milford youth ages 8-18, free of charge, from 2:15-6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Only students registered by 1PM each day will be allowed to attend. Any forms received after 1PM, will be allowed to attend the following program day, if completed correctly. This is to ensure we have adequate time to process registrations. For more information about the program, click here. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here!

The MYC is excited to announce that we are officially launching Book Club starting in November! Every month we recognize a theme that highlights current societal issues and injustices, commemorates groups of people or events, and celebrates influential people in the lives of young readers. Each month the students will have the opportunity to pick what they read based on the monthly observance!

In November the MYC is observing Native American Heritage Month! The youth will have to opportunity to pick from four books:

1. Rez Dogs, by: Joseph Bruchac
2. Two Roads, by: Joseph Bruchac
3. Five Little Indians, by: Michelle Good
4. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, by: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Our five meetings in November will be on Tuesday 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, and 11/29! At our first meeting the youth will choose their book that they will rent out from the Youth Center! If you want your child to participate you will need to sign them up in advanced due to limited space!

If you have any questions, please email the Assistant Director, Emily Stienstra estienstra@milfordma.gov or call 508-473-1756. If you want to see the MYC Book Club for 2022-2023, please click here.