Summer YouthConnect 2020
July 13th – August 21st
Monday – Friday
Free 6-Week Summer Evening Program for Ages 11 to 15
➔ Must Register Online by the Monday ONE WEEK prior to starting program.
• Online Registration Only
• Dinner and Snack are provided.
• No Transportation provided this summer.
Youth can only attend one site per week.
All participants must wear masks or face coverings.
Staff will also wear masks and follow state guidelines for health and safety.
Staff will conduct wellness screenings for youth before entering the site, which includes questions about their health and taking their temperature. Parent/Guardian must be with child during this process.
Parents/Guardians cannot enter the building, so the screenings will take place outside with staff.
There is a specific capacity at each site, so please only register for the weeks your child will attend.
Parents/Guardians must register youth one week prior to the day they want to start YouthConnect.
Program Sites and Offerings
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, 65 Boys & Girls Club Way (Formerly Tainter Street), 508-753-3377; jfowling@bgcworcester.org
M – F (Coed) 5 PM – 9 PM:
Basketball Drills & Skills, Outdoor Walking Club, Social Recreation- Arts & Crafts and Minute to Win It Activities, Visual Arts, Virtual Dance & Beyond Activities, College & Career Prep, Swimming (instructional), Prevention, Gender Specific Programs (Passport to Manhood & Girls Only Programming), Babysitting & Childcare Certifications, Music Recording Exploration.
Friendly House, 36 Wall Street, 508-425-0493; ddelgado@friendlyhousema.org
M, T, & Th (Coed) 5 PM – 9 PM:
Gym Activities (Basketball Skills and Drills), Nutritional Cooking, Creative Baking, Arts & Crafts.
YouthConnect Worcester is a program of the United Way of Central Massachusetts
Girls Inc., 125 Providence Street, 508-755-6455; ajames@girlsincworcester.org; jdaly@girlsincworcester.org
T & W (Girls Only) 5:30 – 8:30 PM:
Free Choice Expressive Arts, Swimming, Wii, Gym Games, Technology Center, Cooking/Baking.
YMCA, 766 Main Street, 508-755-6101;
acox@ymcaofcm.org
M – F (Coed) 4 PM – 8:30 PM:
Workout Room, Rock Gym, Gym Games, Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Room, Computer Lab, Swimming.
YWCA, 1 Salem Square, 508-791-3181;
kmcgrath@ywcacm.org
M – TH (Coed) 6 PM – 9 PM:
Gym Activities, Strength & Cardio Room, Expressive Arts, Gender Specific Programs for Computer Coding.
For more information or registration please visit the YouthConnect website.