Fun For All and Free For All!

What do the Department of Community and Recreation Services' Teen Centers and Community Centers have in common? Free After-School Programs! We offer a variety of programs centered around learning and leisure. All kids aged 6 to 18 are welcome. Call 703-324-4FUN (4386), TTY 711 for more information.

After-school hours are a critical time for youth. That time can represent either an opportunity to learn and grow through quality after-school programs, or a time of risk to a youth's health and safety. With more and more children growing up in homes with two working parents or a single working parent, today's families can benefit from the safe, structured learning opportunities that after-school programs provide. These programs keep kids safe, improve academic achievement, and help relieve the stresses on today's working families. After-school programs are offered at our community centers, teen centers, 4-H programs and therapeutic recreation sites.

After-school programs provide kids with opportunities to:

• Hang out with friends and interact with our energetic staff
• Exercise their creativity
• Get homework help
• Access computers and the internet
• Participate in competitive sports
• Receive credit for community service
• Have fun at dances

Fairfax County Middle School After School Program

FUN FOR ALL AND FREE FOR ALL

What do the Department of Community and Recreation Service’s Teen Centers and Community Centers have in common? Free After-School Programs! We offer a variety of programs centered on homework help, prevention, learning and leisure. All kids aged 6 to 18 are welcome. Call 703-324-4FUN (4386), TTY 711 for more information.

After school is a critical time for youth. That time can be a time of risk to kid’s health and safety or an opportunity to learn and grow in a protected environment. Kids and families benefit from the safe structured learning activities that the after-school programs provide. These programs not only help relieve the stress of today’s busy families but offer kids a place to “hang out” with their friends in a supervised setting. In addition after-school programs provide youth with an opportunity to:

• Exercise their creativity
• Get homework help
• Access computers and the internet in a controlled setting
• Participate in competitive sports
• Receive credit for community service
• Have a great time at dances………..and:

HAVE A LOT OF FUN

Middle School After-School programs offered at every public middle school in Fairfax County. Programs are available five days a week and begin after the regular school day ends. Late buses are provided three days a week with parent-pick up on those days that transportation is available. This middle school program design provides students with a positive alternative to spending time on the streets or being home alone, an opportunity to develop skills, build character, and partake in challenging fun activities. There are four components to each program. They include:

• Academic support and enrichment
• Social skills and youth development
• Physical, health, and recreational projects
• Family and community involvement

Each middle school has an after-school specialist who coordinates these activities. Programs are free, there is no waiting list and volunteers are welcome. For more information on the middle school after-school program or to find out who the contact at a specific school please call Patti McGrath 703-324-5719, TTY 711.

After School Program Fact Sheet pdf

Computer Clubhouses

Be a Cyberkid

You don't have to be computer savvy to come to our centers because we take great delight in teaching you computer skills. This is a great place for kids without computers at home to develop computer and keyboarding skills. The computer clubhouses are open Monday through Friday from 3 to 8 pm. For more locations and info, call 703-324-5555, TTY 703-222-9693.

4-H After School Program

4-H for Head, Heart, Hands, Health...and FUN!