Milford Youth Center Monthly Newsletter

March | 2023

MYC March Madness Meeting TODAY!

Come to mandatory meeting to be on a team!

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MYC Golf Tournament!

Sponsors and foursomes needed for Golf Fundraiser on 5/5/23!

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Milford YouthWorks Program!

Income-Eligible Summer Employment Opportunities!

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Monthly Thank You!

See list of this month's thank you's!

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MYC Kids Play!

Click here for more info on our 0-5 playgroup!

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Senior Walking!

Check out March dates for walking!

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Mobile Food Pantry!

MYC collaborates with Hockomock Area YMCA to provide monthly food access!

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MYC Summer Camp Info Available Soon!

Camp registration will be available in our April newsletter!

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MYC Adult Open Gym!

18+ Open Gym March dates!

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Lovin' Spoonfuls Partnership with MYC!

Free groceries available to MYC Families!

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Teacher's Driving Academy:

Check out some TDA Updates!

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Town Hall Newsletter:

Check out the Town Clerk's February newsletter!

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March 2023

After School Programming! 

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We cannot believe that we are already in month seven of our After School Program, with over 500 registered members! This month the Milford Youth Center will be open from 10:30 am - 3:00 pm on March 17th for open gym (for registered after school members only) due to the half day at Milford Public Schools. For a look at the entire March calendar, click here.

 

This month the MYC is offering: 

 

  • Open Gym, Game Room, Dinner & Snack daily
  • March Madness
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Gardening
  • Book Club
  • Nail Painting
  • STEAM
  • Weight Room
  • F.O.N.F.I (Social Emotional Learning)
  • Milford TV
  • Quiet Zone
  • Life Skills
  • Boxing and kickboxing
  • Dance
  • Nutrition
  • MYC Youth Council
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The MYC is happy to announce this month’s Life Skills program, an introductory to proper use and safety of handling woodworking tools and the group will also build their own bird house on Wednesday, March 29th! David Abrantes, a current father of after school members and volunteer of the Youth Center will lead this month’s program. David graduated from the New England Institute of Technology of Rhode Island with a degree in Construction Management. He immediately apprenticed with an amazing company, Maple Mill Construction, and over 8 years, moved up to a lead carpenter and project manager. David then ran his own company for six years and after the pandemic, returned to his original company where he has been for the last three years. Encourage your child, who must be a current after-school registered member of the Youth Center. We have limited space, so please contact Joanna Abrantes, the Program Coordinator at jabrantes@milfordma.gov or at 508-473-1756. Upon completion, your child will receive a coupon for a free Slurpee!

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In collaboration with the Milford Regional Medical Center and Nadine from Connected and Inspired, the MYC will resume the Nutrition program on March 14th at 3:30. We are very excited to bring the importance of nutrition and the knowledge of making no-bake snacks for the kids who choose to participate. We also want the children to learn that this is something they can make for themselves! We’ve had a huge interest in this class in the past and hope to maintain the popularity by keeping it fun yet educational, while enforcing healthy-eating habits.

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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 (10 am on vacation weeks). Any forms received after 1PM (or 10 am on vacation weeks), 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!

New Monthly Gratification Post!

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Thank you Gail & Judy!


This month’s gratification post is dedicated to two of our amazing volunteers, Gail Jussaume and Judy Tusino! Each month we thank an individual, business and/or organization who supports our efforts, this month we would like to extend an extra thank you to Gail and Judy. Gail and Judy have gone above and beyond since the beginning of our 2022-2023 school year, participating in an event or more monthly. In September, Judy prepared and donated a raffle that was donated at our annual fundraiser. At our Halloween event, Friday Fright Night, they monitored and distributed snacks and drinks to the children. In November, they each made cupcakes and volunteered their time at our Youth Center’s Thanksgiving Dinner where they oversaw the dessert table. Since December, every Thursday, Judy has helped to divide and bag the weekly groceries for families with our Lovin’ Spoonful’s Food program and on Fridays, Gail is here to distribute the bags when the families arrive to pick them up. Together they have divided and conquered a list of over 500 companies to reach out to in hopes of connecting with them to donate to our new fundraiser that will take place on May 5th, a Golf tournament in collaboration with the Hockomock YMCA. We take pride and such gratitude toward our volunteers, as they are here because they want to be, under no obligation and together and individually make such an impact on the Youth Center. Their hard work and dedication allow for staff to utilize our time elsewhere, knowing that whatever task Gail and Judy work at, it will be done with awareness, care and all for the well-being and future of our Youth at the Center. Volunteering is a selfless act, and for that Gail and Judy are who we would like to acknowledge this month! 


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