Youth Programs
BEACON COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS
MS 72 The After School Program
and Beacon Center
133-25 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11434
Ph: 718-276-7728
Fax: 718-528-7726
- Beacon Director: John Oswald johnoswald@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Fri: 2:40-9:30 PM during the school year; Mon-Fri 8 AM-6PM during school breaks and summer; 10 AM-6 PM Saturday
- Services provided: Homework assistance, arts, drama, literacy enrichments, clubs, dance and sports
- Ages: 6-19+
- Languages: English
- Public Transportation: Buses—Q111, Q113
The Beacon Center at MS 226
121-10 Rockaway Boulevard
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Ph: 718-322-0011
Fax: 718-322-0989
- Beacon Director: Angelika Peacock angelikapeacock@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Fri 2:40-9:30 PM during the school year; Mon-Fri 8AM-6 PM, Sat: 10 AM-5PM during school breaks and summer
- Services provided: Homework assistance, arts, drama, literacy enrichments, clubs, dance and sports
- Special services: NYC Community Trust Service Learning Initiative, SES Tutorial Programs
- Ages: 6-19+
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Public Transportation: Subway—A to Lefferts, Buses—Q10, Q7
- Events: Annual Community Day
Beacon Center at Parsons Educational Complex
158-40 76th Road
Flushing, NY 11366
Ph: 718-820-0760
Fax: 718-820-9313
- Beacon Director: Traci Fantazzo-Koontz tracikoontz@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Fri: 2:40-9.30 PM during the school year; Mon-Fri 8 AM-6PM during school breaks and summer; 10 AM-5 PM Saturday
- Services provided: Homework assistance, arts, drama, literacy enrichments, clubs, dance and sports
- Special services: Youth Advisory Council, NAACP Youth Council, Girls Empowerment service learning program and Beacon newsletter
- Ages: 6-19+
- Languages: English, Spanish, Farsi
- Public Transportation: Buses—Q25, Q34, Q46
- Events: Annual Community Day
“Beacon by the Sea”
PS/MS 43 Beacon Community School Program
160 Beach 29th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Ph: 718-471-7875 or 718-471-7879
Fax: 718-471-7884
- Beacon Director: Andrew Dillon andrewdillon@childcenterny.org
- Site Director: Patty Quinde pattyquinde@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Thurs: 2-9 PM; Fri: 2-10 PM; Sat: 9-5 PM
- Services provided:
- After School Program: Snack, Homework Help, Step, Game Room, Gym, health, Study Hall, Journal Writing, Newsletter, Dance, Fashion, Double Dutch, Arts and Crafts, Martial Arts, Nutrition, Media, Instructional Basketball, Poetry, Boys & Girls Advisory
- Teen Program: Boys & Girls Advisory, Youth Council, Open Gym, Flag Football, Tournaments, Game Room, Media Arts, Martial Arts, Volunteer Opportunities, Chess
- Adult Programming: Adult Open Gym, Volunteer Opportunities, Advisory Board, Computers, ESL Classes
- Ages: 5-16+
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Public Transportation: Subway—A, Buses—Q22, Q113, QM17, N31, N33
Latimer Gardens Community Center
34-30 137th Street
Flushing, NY 11354
Ph: 718-353-0385
Fax: 718-353-2972
- Director: Rob Closs robcloss@childcenterny.org
- Hours: Mon-Fri: 2-9:30 PM, Sat: 8-6 PM, Mon-Fri (summer): 8 AM-6 PM
- Services provided:
- After School Program: Literacy (Partners In Reading), Homework Help, Recreation, Computers, Arts and Crafts, Snack and Hot Dinner provided.
- Summer Camp: Trips, Reading, Dance, Girl Scouts, Junior Achievement, Literacy (Partners In Reading), Arts and Crafts
- Teen Program: Youth Council, Open Basketball, Sports Tournaments, Game room, Service Learning, Media Arts
- Adult Programming: Fitness Center, Open Basketball, Volunteerism, Advisory Board, Community Computers
- Special services: Partners In Reading is provided through a partnership with the NYC Housing Authority and the Department of Education to provide quality literacy enhancement programming to our 1st-4th graders. The Latimer Gardens Community Center also works with Lewis H. Latimer House Museum to bring scientific and cultural programming to our after school and summer camp.
- Ages: 6-adult
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Public Transportation: Subway--#7, Buses—Q60, Q44L
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