Our Youth Zone offers homework assistance, literacy activities, and a myriad of other academic and social activities including dancing, drumming, stepping teams, peer-to-peer mentoring, gardening, cooking, singing, writing poetry and attending Youth Leadership Council, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Key Club (Lake Worth Kiwanis).
Academic Enrichment: Provides youth with coordinated programs to help with homework and prepare for FSA, with an emphasis on writing, math, and science for those students with a score of 1 and 2. We also offer computer skills, community service, job shadowing, college preparation classes, and career exploration.
Healthy Lifestyles: Focuses on positive decision-making, fitness, nutrition, body image and awareness, and personal safety in small and large group settings. Kids learn how to stay active, garden, cook healthy meals and snacks, handle peer pressure, and develop a sense of belonging and self-worth.
Multicultural Arts Program: Concentrates on drawing, painting, photography, video production, and performing arts such as modern dance, folklore, Hip Hop, drama, choir, and music. Youth are involved in a variety of performances like the City of Lake Worth Christmas Parade, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day Celebrations, the Multicultural Day Celebration in partnership with Barton Elementary School and other agency partners.
Recreational Activities: Provides small group tutoring in soccer, flag football, martial arts, musical theater, volleyball, basketball, cooking, arts and crafts, gardening, yoga, photography, animation/broadcasting, computer literacy, boys and girls club, tennis and video games.
Youth Leadership Development: Encourages youth who excel in the areas of academic, behavior, attitude, and the willingness to become leaders. These youngsters are trained as peer mentors to mentor children ages 3-8. They assist in the classroom in small group enrichment activities and other program-related tasks. They run a youth council and meet twice monthly to address issues such as neighborhood cleanup, fundraising, community service learning projects, and other activities.
Program Hours and Locations:
Barton Elementary School
1700 Barton Road
Lake Worth, FL 33460
1718 South Douglas Street
Lake Worth, FL 33460
Hours on Monday-Friday: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hours on half-days: 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Hours on holidays and summer months: 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
To register for our program, do it here.
To manage your child’s information and/or make a payment, click here to access the Parent Portal.
Learn more by calling us at 561-493-1190 or 561-541-6833.