Fort Carson Youth Center
Partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and National 4-H, the Fort Carson Youth Center offers a wide variety of recreational, educational, and social programs for middle and high school age teens! This is an at-will program; youth are allowed to sign themselves in and out of the facility at their discretion.
— After school open recreation available for youth grades 6-12. (Before school care is offered to grades 6-8 at Patriot School Age Center.)
— Youth may bring personal items, but they are solely responsible for these items. The youth center assumes NO responsibility for lost or stolen items.
— Facility has full-time audio and video CCTV.
Youth Programs Registration Form
Activity Areas
• Art
• Studio
• Performing Arts
• Technology Lab
• Homework Lab
• Life skills
• Fitness Studio/Weight room
• Big and Small Gyms
Meals and Snacks
• After-school snack provided from 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
*Youth provided with their snack when they arrive at the center
• Late snack provided on Fridays at 7 p.m.
Youth Center Shuttle
The Youth Center Shuttle is a free service for all youth registered! No additional sign up is required. Pick-up time begins at 3:50 p.m. in front of the Middle School and continues until the last youth is picked-up. Transportation is optional, and youth are allowed to walk to the center.
Open Recreation Programming
• Sports and fitness programs
• Health programs
• Life skills classes
• Leadership opportunities
• Arts, leisure and recreation activities
• Mentoring, intervention and education support service
Program areas are staffed to accommodate youth interests and to support growth and development. Youth may transition into different areas freely.
Ready Resilient (R2) Program
The Youth Center integrates ready and resilient skills into our programming to build optimism, self-regulation, self-awareness, strengths of character, mental agility and connection.
Youth of the Year
Meetings are held at 6 p.m. on every other Wednesday at Fort Carson Youth Center. All military-affiliated youth (14-18 years old) who are interested in running for Youth of the Year, presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, should attend these bi-weekly meetings.
Youth of the Year is our signature effort to foster a new generation of leaders, fully prepared to live and lead in a diverse, global, and integrated world economy. Each year, one exceptional Clubs member is selected to be the National Youth of the Year and to serve as an ambassador for Boys & Girls Clubs youth, as well as a voice for all of our nation’s young people. Over the decades, these individuals have exemplified the Boys & Girls Clubs mission and are proof of the impact the Clubs make in transforming and saving kids’ lives. National Youth of the Year winners have achieved success in a variety of industries, including entertainment, politics, business, and sports.
Becoming the National Youth of the Year is an exciting and inspiring journey. Each year, thousands of Clubs teens participate in local, state, and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens, including five regional winners and a National Military Youth winner, advance to the National Youth of the Year Celebration, where one outstanding young person is named the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national teen spokesperson. The National Youth of the Year is a role model, leader, and advocate for more than 3 million youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs each year and all of America’s young people.
