March After School Program!
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We can't believe it's already the third month in 2020, with over 500 registered members! For full March after school calendar, click
here
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New Programs:
- March Madness: March 2nd at 3:30 there will be a mandatory meeting for all registered after-school members who have signed up for our March Madness Tourney! During this meeting we will have team sign ups and create a schedule for the games this month. Sign up before or on March 2nd at the Milford Youth Center to participate! All games will be scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:30 with the final championship game and three-point contest on Monday March 30th.
- Pound: On Wednesdays with Cara from Ferrone FIT / Project FIT Nutrition, which is funded by the Milford Regional Medical Center This will give youth the chance to stay active during this cold month and learn how exercise can be fun, especially with a music beat.
One time programs:
- Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy: Dawn Foley and her therapy dogs, Callie and Daisy will be back March 18th to visit with any youth who would like to take some time to relax and learn more about therapy dogs.
- BINGO: At the end of the month (March 31st) we will have a fun game of for our after-school members, so try your luck and play some Bingo with us!
Returning Programs:
- Milford TV: With Liz Harkins, Nicholas Coelho and Logan Keefe on Mondays where youth will learn how to use the MTV camera equipment, how to become a member at MTV and help film our March Madness 3 vs. 3 Tournament this year on Mondays. There will be a mandatory training session Monday March 2nd at 3:00 p.m. that members must attend to continue filming in March.
- Creative Writing: With Victoria Williams where youth will have a chance to get their creative ideas flowing.
- Martial Arts: Mondays with Anthony Miele and MYC staff where youth will learn basic skills and discipline.
- STEAM: Lead by Kim Wach, who has a degree in civil engineering will help teach the youth about science, technology, engineering, art and math while having lots of fun!
- Quiet Zone on Tuesdays with Madeleine Poitras and Sarah Schneider Watson where youth can use our computer lab and take some much-needed time out.
- Boxing with Brian Bell and MYC staff on Tuesdays where youth will learn the basic skills needed to continue their training. As the youth continue their boxing training, we will be incorporating our new boxing ring!
- Knitting will continue this month on Tuesdays and Fridays with Beverly Prescott and Joann Smith-Barnes where youth can continue or make new knitted/crochet creations.
- Homework Help with Pamela Wilkinson and Lily Robinson will continue to be offered on Wednesdays where youth will have the opportunity to get some outside help.
- Youth Council with MYC staff Chrissy Ferrucci and volunteer Lily Robinson will continue on Wednesdays where youth will learn how to get involved in their own community including how to create their own initiatives. This month the youth will be learning about the importance of the Census!
- Crafts with Darlene Dulude and Joanna Abrantes on Thursdays where youth will get creative with different art styles.
- Nutrition with Darlene Dulude and our Assistant Director Katie Covell on Fridays where youth will learn the benefits of healthy eating while learning to cook/bake.
- Science Club: Thursdays with Victoria Williams. Kid's will get a chance to do experiments and learn how the world around them works!
- Gardening with Chrissy Ferrucci will continue on Fridays where youth will learn how to grow and maintain their own food source.
Reminder:
- The Youth Center will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 20th, in preparation for our 10th Annual MYC St. Pat's Fundraiser! For more info on how to donate or purchase tickets, click here.
- You must be a registered After School member to participate! Click here for ways to register.
We would like to recognize some our weekly volunteers who help serve dinner and/or snacks and also help monitor space, including: Dave Rizzo, Barbara Brashier, James
Brevigleiri, Kathleen Barros, Matthew Hayes,
Shah
Shreyaunsh and numerous volunteers from Amazon! Finally, thank you to the Special Operations Unit Team Officers who join us every afternoon and thank you to Jacquelyn Murphy and Lisa Tamagni of the Milford Board of Health for helping us create a fun and educational obstacle course this past month!
The Milford Youth Center has become the focal point for the children of Milford. It hosts many different activities and events throughout the year for the youth of Milford and/or the Milford Schools. The Milford Youth Center's after school program is open for youth ages 8-18, free of charge, from 2-6 pm, Monday through Friday (check monthly calendar, website and social media for any changes due to weather, holidays or vacation weeks). All Youth members must be picked up by time of closing (unless they walk home). Pick up is outside of the building on 24 Pearl St. Please visit our
website
for both our
weather policy
and
traffic control plan
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All participants must fill out a
registration form annually to be a member. Once this form is completed and returned to the Center, the member will be provided with a key tag and ID number (if they are new
members to the program).
This will be how the
Youth Center staff will track
attendance. Therefore, all members are required
to bring in their key tag in order to enter the facility. If key tag is lost, the Center will charge $1.00 for replacement.
The game room, lounge and gymnasium will be offered daily. There will be structured programs that participants must sign up for to participate in. Members are also able to use our washer and dryer, free of charge, during operation hours. The Center also offers a free snack and dinner program, due to the collaboration of CACFP, Hockomock Area YMCA and the Milford School Food & Nutrition Services department.
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Get Your Tickets NOW:
MYC's 10th Annual St. Pat's Fundraiser!
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The Milford Youth Center would like to invite the community to our
10th annual St. Pat's Fundraiser on
Friday, March 20, 2020!
Please consider joining us for our largest fundraiser of the year at CraftRoots Brewing, which is located at 4 Industrial Rd., in Milford from
7 - 11 PM. The event will include community awards, raffles, appetizers and live music from the Pub Kings!
Tickets are available at the Youth Center and online through UniPay
here
! Tickets are $30 each and come with a pint of beer (if purchased before event)! We would appreciate and be so grateful for your support to make this event a success by considering attending, donating, and/or contributing a raffle prize. All proceeds of the event go towards the free physical fitness and educational programs of the Center. To thank you for
your contribution we will
publicly recognize your business/organization at the event, in our monthly
newsletter, social media and the newspapers.
Fundraisers like this, help staff continue to work towards our mission, which is to provide a safe environment that promotes self-esteem, builds character, and fosters the notion of community and the importance of respecting and serving others. By providing Milford youth with 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 promote the partnership among community members to ensure a comprehensive vision and plan for the health of the youth in the town of Milford.
We have now been in our renovated facility for over three years and have seen the attendance, programs and events flourish! We have over 500 registered After School members for this school year alone, and the number continues to grow each day. We see hundreds more throughout the week through our additional programs and rentals.
If you need additional information, please call the Center at 508-473-1756. Thank you in advance for your contribution. Thank you to the families and businesses who have donated or purchased tickets already! Full list will be available after event!
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After School and Summer Camp Counselor Positions Available!
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The Milford Youth Center is looking for after school part-time staff and summer camp counselors to join our team!
Please return application to Milford Youth Center, along with a resume, at 24 Pearl St., Milford., MA 01757.
Applications and resumes are due by Friday, March 13, 2020.
You must be 16 or older to apply. For more information:
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Zombie Prom Raised $1,500!!!
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The Milford Youth Center would like to thank New England Legends and Amped Up Promotions for hosting their "3rd Annual Zombie Prom" to benefit our future music and multipurpose room! The event will be held on Saturday, February 15
th
at Central Tavern and raised another $1500 towards the project!
We would like to extend a huge thank Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger from the New England Legends Podcast and Dustin Pari from Ghost Hunters, Tim Rice Photo, Central Tavern and the bands including; American Slang, Templeton's Holiday and Justin and Ray for participating in the event!
We would like to thank all the raffle prizes donated by: The Dulude Family, Diane Whire-Olson, Dustin Pazi, Jeff & Megan Belanger, Ferrone Fit and Project Nutrition, Jere Shea, Rubber Chicken Comics, MyFM Media, Tim Rice Photo, Andrea Larson Ellsworth, Ray and Molly Auger and Julie Atherton! For more photos from Tim Rice Photo, click
here. We would also like to the thank Jake Cahill, who did did the MYC staff's make-up for the event!
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MYC Receives a Donation From
The Giving Group MA!
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We are so excited to announce that the Milford Youth Center received a $1,150 donation from the Giving Group MA! This donation is to support our future music and multipurpose media room!
The Giving Group MA is a group of 100 friends dedicated to making amplified contributions to four selected non-profits each year. We would like to thank Ray Auger for selecting the Youth Center as his non-profit choice! For more on the Giving Group MA, click
here
. They are looking for more members!
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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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Natalie Tessicini
for donating craft and jewlrey supplies, games, puzzles and laminating paper;
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Kristen Payton & MHS
for donating food from Oliva's for a special treat for the kids;
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Bay Equity Home loans (Village Mortgage)
for their monetary donation;
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Adonnys Cruz
for donating a football and an air pump;
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Kim Wach
for donating STEAM supplies;
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Anthony Miele
for donating t
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shirts for the kids who participate in his martial arts program;
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Ed Motuzas
for donating puzzles, books and dvds;
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Hopedale Library
for donating boxes of books for our reading nook;
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Julia Kidman
for donating hearts and arts and crafts for the Hearts of Kindness project;
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Sheila Santello
Young for donating some
bean bag chairs;
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Kathy Fisher
for donating a race track kit and cars;
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Pam Wilkinson
for donating a clarinet for our future music program;
- St. Pat's Fundraiser Raffle Donations: Ferrone FIT & Project Nutrition, Simply Charming Resale, The Dulude Family and Bellagente Salon Inc.!
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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MYC Summer Camp Info Available Soon!
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 It is time to start thinking about warmer weather and sunny days at Summer Camp!
Some field trips will include the popular Canobie Lake Park, Pinz, Water Wizz, Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park and and still more to come! The first day of camp will be July 6th and will run 6 weeks straight! Our camp is for ages 8-14.
Th registration forms and sign ups for campers and a calendar of events will be out in our April newsletter!
Mark your calendars!
For any questions please call, 508-473-1756!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Lily Robinson!
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 We are always looking for ways to thank our community and especially our volunteers. This month we would like to recognize the efforts of Lily Robinson!
Lily is one of our youngest volunteers at the Milford Youth Center but has not been shy about getting involved in as much as possible. Lily started volunteering right before our big Halloween event last year. During this event Lily not only volunteered to help do facing painting for our community, but also brought some of her own supplies! Since that event she has been consistently volunteering during Homework Help and Youth Council on Wednesdays. Although Lily is not from Milford herself, she has become a great addition to our volunteer family and we are so thankful to have youth volunteer who holds the qualities we like to promote within our Youth Center After-School members. Thank you Lily!
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MYC Youth Council Updates!
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 Our Youth Council kids have not stopped this year! Several weeks before Valentines Day our Youth Council kids have already been hard at work making Valentines for both Senior Center members and in honor of Hearts of Kindness week last month. The kids were so excited to hear they would be making 100 Valentines cards for members of the Milford Senior Center. We love all of our Senior volunteers at the Milford Youth Center and what better way than to have one of our volunteers, Barbara Brashier deliver the cards on Valentines Day during the Senior Center's Valentine Celebration.
We truly
hope they enjoyed their cards and that the messages from our kids put smiles on their faces.
 Our heart theme did not stop on Valentine's Day! Our Youth Council continued to make hearts for February's Hearts of Kindness week, where they created heart shaped pockets to hold all of the acts of kindness that our After-School Program kids have made an effort to do last month. This year our numbers have grown to over 100 acts of kindness. Thank you to Lisa Trusas from the Milford Police Station for donating the craft supplies for this project and for taking on such a large task of collecting and presenting all of the acts of kindness in Milford. Click here for video that our After School member Joshua Rodriguez edited this Valentines Day piece with his training from Milford TV!
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MYC Kid's Play Group: March Dates!
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Join us for our MYC Kid's Play Group on March 5, 12, 19 & 26th!
This is a children's play group for parents and/or guardians to bring their kids to play, craft and socialize! The groups will run on
Thursday afternoons from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
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Each session will include activities such as circle time, free play, crafts, snack, story time, and clean up! There is a requested donation of $5 per family per session, so the MYC can continue and expand groups and programming. Come on down and bring your child to run and play while adults socialize and meet other families in the community! Please click here for weather policy.
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MYC Morning Walking: March
Dates!
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The Milford Youth Center will continue the indoor walking program from 9 AM to 10:30 AM, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Milford residents to use the gym for walking (this will be the last month)!
Reminder that you will have to complete a liability waiver the first time you join!
For
March
, the Center will be open during those hours for the following dates (we have coffee and tea too!):
- March 3rd & 5th
- March 10th &12th
- March 17th & 19th
- March 24th & 26th
- March 31st
Please click here for weather policy.
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Adult Open Gym will
Continue
into March!
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Adult Open Gym will continue on Wednesday nights, including March 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th from 9:00 pm-10:30 pm.
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.
Please check Facebook and/or Twitter page for cancellations). Click here for weather policy.
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Teachers Driving Academy (TDA)
2020 Classes!
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 The Milford Youth Center would like to thank the TDA for $28,000 worth of donation funds through their 2018-2019 sessions! 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!
TDA 2020 registration information:
- You are now able to pay the $119.00 fee here! We no longer collect payments at the Youth Center. 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.
- For more information, please visit the TDA website here.
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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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Town of Milford - March Updates:
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In an effort to help Town Hall get information out to the public, the Milford Youth Center will help distribute upcoming dates, deadlines and information. Please click
here
for this month's info!
For any questions, contact the Town Clerk's office at:
- Town Clerk's Office:
- Town Hall Room 12
- 52 Main Street
- Milford, MA 01757
- Ph: (508) 634-2307
- Fax: (508) 634-2324
- aneves@townofmilford.com
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Why is the Census Important?!
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School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need. Census results affect your community every day! Help get the word out to make sure that everyone is counted!
The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into communities every year for the next decade. That funding shapes many different aspects of every community, no matter the size, no matter the location.
For more on the Census and the facts, click
here. It's not too late to apply for a temporary part-time position with the 2020 Census. Apply to earn extra income and help your community. Click
here for more details!
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