MYC Summer Camp
Starts Next Week
Register TODAY!
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We cannot believe that Summer Camp is starting next week!!!
We will be open to collect registrations this week from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday, with exception of July 4th, we will be closed!
Reminder: We must receive registrations forms for week 1 of camp (July 8- 12) by this Wednesday, the 3rd!
Spots are filling up fast! Our registration forms can be found on our website
here or you can stop by in person to grab one! Camp runs from 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, with an extended day option until 5 pm.
To reserve your child's spot:
- $50 deposit per week of camp you want them to attend;
- Milford residents: $160 per week;
- Non-Milford residents: $175 per week;
- Single Day fee:$60 per day;
- Extended day until 5 pm: $15 per day.
Field trips include Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park, Water Wizz, Canobie Lake Park, Pinz, Skating, Hopkinton State Park, Paw Sox Game! The first day of camp will be
July 8th and go until August 16th for ages 8-14. For the calendar of activities and more information, click
here. For the registration form, click
here.
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MYC Fashion Show a Success!
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We would like to thank everyone that helped make our 9th Annual "Dressed Up, Not Messed Up" Youth Fashion Show a success this year! Over 30 youth participated in the event! Each year the show gets better and better, with more youth participating and community involvement but we did have a transition year and just hired our new program coordinator this last month so instead of cancelling the event we decided to still do it but at a smaller scale! The show must go on!
 We would specifically like to thank: TJ MAXX of Milford, Chair Secrets by Meredith Carbary, Carolyn Federico, Glamour Hair Salon, The Chop Shop, Jay's Classic Barbershop, Next Generation Barbershop, Siobhan Foley, Giana Acquafresca, Olivia Acquafresca, Brooke Ferreira, Kaleigh Wilcox, Jake Cahill, Eduarda Costa, Danica Crim, Patricia Fernandes, Yvy Lima, Juliana Morin, Sebastian Soares, Victoria Williams, Milford TV, John & Darlene Dulude, Elissa Hayes and Elissa's Cakes, DJ Ron Auger, Pizza Palace, MYC staff and all the amazing youth participants!
 Through this event we look to raise awareness about underage drinking and help teens become better informed about the dangers of alcohol so they can make healthy decisions throughout life. We also hope this event helps to increase youth self-esteem and attitudes toward their body image. When we created this event years ago, along with JAG we were following the Search Institute's, 40 Developmental Assets, which are 40 research based, positive experiences and qualities that influence young people's development, helping them become caring, responsible and productive adults. Over time, studies of more than 5 million young people consistently show that the more assets that young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range of high risk- behaviors and the more likely they are to thrive.
Of the 40 assets, multiple reference
the importance of having
positive adult relationships, whether they are family or non-family members! While the participants were getting ready, we had each them write down that person on a little chalk board and took a photo of them to share! We hope you enjoy (Thank you Tori Williams for the awesome photos)!
- For results from the 2018 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey, click here.
- For more on Development Assets, click here.
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MYC After School Program
End of the Year Party!
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To celebrate the spectacular end to the 2019 after-school program, the Youth Center hosted an End of the Year Party on the last day of school, with 80 members in attendance! The event included an inflatable water slide, photo booth, jumpy, snacks, music, and the MYC Paul F. Seaver Scholarship presentation!
We would like to thank Debbie Seaver who came and presented Reagan McGrath with the 2019 MYC Paul F. Seaver Scholarship. Thank you to our Board members who attended the presentation as well! We would like to also thank all of
the volunteers who came out
to spend the afternoon with
us:
Kim Wach, Darlene and John Dulude, Barbara Brashier and Victoria Chimeno.
Finally, thank you to all of our wonderful after school program staff for a great year! Without the help of our dedicated staff and volunteers these special events would not be possible. We are so appreciative and are looking forward to working with you again in the new school year!
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MYC After School Program
2018-2019 Recap!
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We would like to thank all the families and volunteers who helped make our 2018-2019 After School Program such a success! We had over 680 registered After School members this year alone and we were able to offer over 35 different programs with help from our volunteers, staff and community partners! Some programs included boxing, fishing, sign language, soccer, nutrition, homework help and a month long March Madness basketball tourney, just to name a few!
The MYC works together with other community organizations to provide resources and opportunities for youth to make healthy decisions. The MYC works to provide local youth with the necessary activities and events that help them develop physically, mentally, socially and emotionally through their adolescent years. By providing Milford youth with these types of programs and a safe environment during the after-school hours and during our monthly events, we hope to address adolescent risk factors as well as promoting the partnership among community members to ensure a comprehensive vision and plan for the health of the youth in the town of Milford.
For this reason, we would like to thank our over
90
after school volunteers for this year, hundreds more through our events, as well as all of our community partners! For example, we couldn't run many of our fitness programs without the support of the Milford Regional Medical Center! The Milford Regional Medical Center funds the instructors for our programs, like POUND, Cardio Dance Jam and Fit Camp! We also served over
900
nutritional snacks, which is provided to members who participate in any of our physical fitness and/or nutritional programs.
The Center also is able to offer a free snack and dinner to all after school members, due to the collaboration of CACFP, Hockomock Area
YMCA, Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition and
the Milford School Food
&
Nutrition Services department!
Due to this
partnership, we have served
over
8,000
dinners and
snacks during this year's After-School program!
Without all of our community support we would not have achieved this! We are so excited for our After-school program to grow with new volunteers and programs and can't wait to see what new and returning programs we offer next school year!
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MYC Youth Council (MYCYC) Yearly Recap!
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It's a wrap! On June 5th, the final Youth Council meeting for the school year was held. From the Veteran's Day Parade to now, the group certainly made strides and Marissa, our
Social Capital Inc. AmeriCorps member and the MYC staff cannot possibly thank the kids enough everything they've done this year!
The leadership group partook in numerous community events, as well as helping with out here at the MYC!
Some events included the Milford Veteran's Day Parade, decorating a tree for the Milford Gala of Trees, participating in the Santa Parade,
decorating gifts to give our
volunteers at the MYC Holiday
Party,
decorating our Community
Outreach Board,
learning how to properly use filming
equipment with Liz Harkins from Milford TV, learning about banking and finance
with Bill Stark from
Commerce Bank, participating in the Milford
Family Fun and Disability
Awareness Fair,
participating in Milford Beautification Day, the Milford Family Bridges Night at Woodland Elementary School, assembling lawn games for our MYC Summer Camp, attending District Attorney Joseph D. Early's Student Wellness Conference and creating our very own MYC Youth Council Time Capsule, which will be opened in 2034! Here's to a great year full of community service, outreach, and volunteerism; and may there be many more! We hope to see everyone back next September and to have new members join!
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Our SCI AmeriCorps Member Graduated!
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On June 20th, MYC staff accompanied Marissa at her AmeriCorps graduation at Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester!
Marissa is almost done with her 1,700 hours of service for the Youth Center. We are so proud of her accomplishments over the year with running the Youth Leadership Council and the many other tasks she has completed for the Center!
Marissa will be continuing on with us for Summer Camp but then will start college in the Fall! We wish her good luck and we are excited to have two new AmeriCorps members in the Fall. If you know someone
who maybe interested in these positions, click here.
After the graduation, MYC staff joined other volunteers at Cradle to Crayons. Cradles for Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school and at play. They supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities. Thank you to all those who donated to our MYC collection over the last couple weeks!
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Join the MYC as an SCI AmeriCorps Member!
2 Positions are Open!
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 The MYC is looking for two
Social Capital Inc. AmeriCorps members, for two positions starting in September!
The SCI AmeriCorps program supports youth success by increasing volunteerism and providing leadership training and community service opportunities for youth. The goal of the SCI AmeriCorps program is to connect youth with relationships, experiences and resources they need to succeed. Members implement volunteer outreach and capacity building activities that increase volunteer participation, and provide leadership training and community service opportunities for youth.
When you join AmeriCorps, you use your energy, ideals, and talents to help others. Plus, you'll earn money for education, learn to be a leader, and gain real job skills. SCI AmeriCorps members aim to build social capital in their communities through civic engagement opportunities, while gaining valuable experience in the process!
 SCI AmeriCorps members are placed into one of two teams, Volunteer Outreach Coordinators and Youth Leadership Coordinators. We are currently filling two positions at the Milford Youth Center that will serve 1700 hours from September 2019 to June 2020.
If you are interested, please review the position descriptions here:
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to the program manager
here. For more information about Social Capital Inc. visit
here.
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MYC Building and Staff Updates!
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The Youth Center has been keeping very busy over the transition from our After School to Summer Camp Program!
In terms of the building, we took advantage of this time to get our beautiful gymnasium floor refinished. This day long process of sanding and polishing will help maintain our gym floor but there is no use for at-least 5 days. Re-finishing your athletic hardwood floor on an annual basis is critical to the overall maintenance of the floor. Not only will an annual "screen and re-coat" remove topical marks and scuffs from your floor's finish, but refinishing your floor will provide added protection for your hardwood flooring and paint. Thank you New England Sports Floors for doing a great job! The Center has also been meeting with the Town Engineer and Davey Engineering to prepare the plans to have AC installed in the head-house, thanks to a Town Meeting allocation!
 We also were able to start construction on our dance and movie room! We are so excited to get this project up and running and to work with E5 Builders LLC and mjh Architects. Thank you to the Greater Milford Community Health Network for this grant to allow it all to happen. We are also so appreciative of the other community support to come, including Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Benjamin Moore and Lumber Liquidators. Click here for Milford Daily News Article. Finally, the entire staff and some community service volunteers helped organize the building for summer camp and worked on a building wide cleaning and organizing/creating an inventory of supplies!
 In terms of administrative work, staff participated in numerous trainings and meetings, as we always are trying to grow as a staff and program within the community!
In preparation for Summer Camp, we conducted our summer camp counselor meeting and training with our 22 staff. We would like to thank the Benefits and HR departments for joining us, Ron Auger for conducing two days of CPR and first aid lessons and Milford TV for filming. MYC staff also attended a Y.O.U., Inc. "Systems of Care" meeting to share about our summer camp info for families in the area. We also learned of some great resources to share with our families for fun summer ideas to keep kids busy and learning.
Staff also attended a grant training, conducted by the Foundation for MetroWest in Natick. It was a great opportunity for MYC staff to attend and improve our grant writing. We also gave a tour to the Foundation to learn more about the Youth Center and to hopefully partake in their future grant cycle.
In addition, the Foundation is in the process of completing a community needs assessment project, "Impact MetroWest." Their goal is to use available data and community voice to assess strengths and challenges within our communities to build awareness and drive change. Community data will be available publicly in the Fall of 2019 through a dedicated, interactive website, and will house municipal and/or county-level data coupled with important analysis, interpretation, and trends. The voice of the community will be woven into this project through key stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and a community-wide survey, which will result in a comprehensive and complementary report. They are hoping this will be a useful tool for the Milford community! To participate in this survey, please click
here.
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Lisa White, MYC Board Member,
Honored at State House!
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Lisa White of Milford was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women's 2019 class of Unsung Heroines. Representative Brian W. Murray (D-Milford) nominated Ms. White for this recognition because of her commitment in meeting the diverse health, social, emotional and educational needs of students and their families in the community. Ms. White was honored with 130 other Unsung Heroines for her outstanding contributions in a ceremony on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the State House in Boston.
Lisa White is a Registered Nurse who has served various roles in the Milford Public Schools for almost 20 years. She is presently a Wellness Nurse and has worked to: Implement and coordinate programs for behavioral health and substance abuse prevention, education, and awareness; Facilitate health education programming for students with intellectual disabilities; Serve as a liaison between school staff and community agencies to identify students at risk; Provide professional development to teachers, coaches and parents covering various health topics, and; Participate in numerous community agencies and organizations. 
Lisa has also served as a volunteer for the Milford Summer Food Program, bringing meals to our underserved students. She is a board member at the Milford Youth Center and provides free alterations to prom gowns for students in need at Jackie's Boutique. Lisa is a tireless advocate for the physical, social and emotional health of Milford's children. She is passionate in her belief of giving back to her community with her sole purpose to improve the quality of life for our families.
The Unsung Heroines are women who do not make the news, but make the difference. They are the women who use their time, talent and enthusiasm to enrich the lives of
others and make a difference
in their neighborhoods, cities and towns.
They are mentors, volunteers
and innovators who do what needs to
be done without
expectations of recognition or gratitude. These women are the glue that keeps a community together and every community is better because of their contribution.
The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women is an independent state agency that was legislatively created in 1998 to advance women of the Commonwealth to full equality in all areas of life and to promote their rights and opportunities. The MCSW provides a permanent, effective voice for the women of Massachusetts.
Representative Brian W. Murray represents the 10th Worcester District which includes Hopedale, Medway, Mendon and Milford.
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3rd Annual Telethon Scheduled:
Help Us Build a Music/Multipurpose Media Center!
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The Milford Youth Center is reaching out to YOU to help raise funds to build a music and multimedia music room! For this reason, we are requesting for your support to help the Center with our third Annual Telethon on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 3-9 PM.
In an effort to help the Center, after State funding was cut, Milford TV offered to join forces and put on a telethon to draw attention to the Youth Center's endeavors to finish our multimedia and music
rooms,
areas that were not a part of the scope of the Armory renovation.
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e have raised a total of $15,000 so far through our first two Telethons and we are looking to start some of the beginning stages of the project, which we have received a quote for $50,000 to accomplish, after this year's event. As a thank you, all sponsors and donors will be recognized throughout the telethon broadcast and are welcome to join us as well!
 Check out some of the things you will be able to enjoy at the Telethon: We will have a dunk tank down at Fino Field where there will also be a softball game between the Fire and Police Departments, musical acts of all ages being shown live at the Youth Center and multiple other surprises!
- If you are interested in performing or volunteering for the event, please contact our program coordinator, Kathleen Irwin here.
- if you are interested in being one of our sponsors for the event, please contact the Director, Jen Ward here.
- If you would like to make a monetary donation, please click here!
Help us get this project off the ground! Thank you!
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MYC Thanks Community for Donations:
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The Youth Center would like to extend a very appreciative thank you to the following list who donated items and/or their time this month to the Center:
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- Celebrate Milford for the generous donation of $1,000;
- Milford Federal Bank for the generous donation of $1,000 towards our summer camp scholarships;
- John Dulude for assisting in setting up the Fashion Show runway with MYC staff;
- Ron Auger for donating the CPR books for our summer camp staff training and a travel first aid kid;
- Candi Abbiuso, Grace Lavallee and Elaine McNanna for your generous donations towards summer camp scholarships;
- Walther's Family for your generous monetary donation;
- WAIIT Cause Marketing and Michael Shain of Village Mortgage for your generous monetary donation;
- National Grid for your generous monetary donations through the employee giving program (C. Alves, Joseph Arcudi and Joseph Berry)
- Janet Frye for donating puzzles;
- Pam Wilkinson for donating board games and puzzles;
- Mary Candini for donating a fish tank and filtration system;
- Jackie Hensel for donating an Amazon Alexa, craft and school supplies;
- Bunny Porter for craft supplies and books;
- Danielle Sarkisian for donating bags of girls clothes;
- Tracey Andreotti, Ellen Samiagio and Tanya Mano for donating to our drive of Cradles to Crayons!
The Youth Center relies on donations to help sustain our programs! Please contact the Center if you would like to donate!
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Adult Open Gym will
Continue
into July!
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Adult Open Gym will continue on Wednesday nights through July 31, 2019 with the new summer hours! Adult Open Gym will be Wednesday nights from 8:00 -9:30 pm!
**THERE WILL BE NO ADULT OPEN GYM WEDNESDAY JULY 3RD**
check Facebook and/or Twitter page for cancellations).
This is only open to adults (18+). You will have to fill out a waiver your first time participating, along with providing a license and/or ID. Milford residents will be charged $3 each and out-of-town participants will be charged $5 each week.
For any questions, please call Center at 508-473-1756.
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Teachers Driving Academy (TDA)
Registration Info:
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 The TDA is accepting registrations for the 2019 school year! The Milford Youth Center is pleased to partner with Teachers Driving Academy to offer students a great program, at a reasonable price, with added convenience of taking classes right at school!
We are very grateful for this collaboration and support!
- This classroom registration price INCLUDES the fee that must be paid to the RMV for the teen's driver's education certificate. THIS IS A FEE THAT THE RMV MAKES ALL DRIVING SCHOOLS COLLECT ON BEHALF OF THE TEENS who complete driver's education.
- You are now able to pay the $119.00 fee here! We not longer collect payments at the Youth Center.
- For more information, please visit the TDA website here.
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Milford Summer Lunch Program
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For the fourth year in a row, the YMCA and the Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition, in collaboration with Milford Public Schools Food Services, will operate a summer meal program in the community of Milford known as our Milford Summer Lunch Program.
The program begins Monday, June 17th at Memorial Elementary School (
12 Walnut Street) and will offer a free lunch to any child (under the age of 18) and their family. Lunch will be prepared and offered every day, Monday through Friday through August 23rd between the hours of 11:30am and 1:00pm. We also have fun, interactive activities and games for all to enjoy during the mealtime.
At the Milford Public Library (80 Spruce St.), a free lunch will be offered on Tuesday, July 16th between the hours of 11:00am and 1:00pm. Please visit the Library or Library website for more information.
This initiative last year served over 14,516 meals to children and families in the greater Milford region and provided fun, interactive activities after lunch for the community to come together. Through this program, over 2,110 hours were contributed by volunteers of all ages!
on behalf of the Milford Youth Center, we are very thankful for this program which also allows all of our summer campers to have a free breakfast and lunch!
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Rentals Available at MYC!
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The Milford Youth Center is available for rental purposes. The spaces available to rent are the gymnasium and/or stage area, conference room and batting cages. We do require an application to be filled out 3 weeks prior to your event and must comply with our rules and regulations. All information required must be submitted prior to the approval of your request. Please contact Assistant Director, Katie Covell,
here or at 508-473-1756 for more information. All booking for rentals are by appointment only!
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July 2019
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