Children & Youth
Promoting the healthy development of children has always been at the heart of what we do. Today DCS provides supervised, structured out-of-school time programs for several hundred children between the ages of 6 to 18 years old. These offer well-rounded enrichment experiences that include instruction in arts/culture (dance, music, drama); athletics and sports (basketball, golfing, karate, swimming) as well as educational activities -- homework help, reading and literacy projects, computer instruction, supplemented by field trips to the area's rich cultural & historic institutions.
Older youth programs equip young people with academic, work readiness and social skills to succeed in life:
- Hoops for Life -- basketball leagues and conflict resolution workshops
- Summer Career Exploration -- paid summer internships
- Youth Entrepreneurship -- youth operated water ice business (Read Philadelphia City Paper article here)
- Skills for Life - year-round enrichment program for teen residing in public housing.
