Milford Youth Center Monthly Newsletter

MYC's 14th Annual Fundraiser & Appreciation Event:

Click here to learn how you can be part of this exciting event and about who we are giving out awards to!

MYC Is Officially Launching the After School Program on 9/3/24:

Join us for an Open House on Thurs. 8/29! Find all the details here.

MYC Receives $40K YouthWorks Employment Program Grant:

For the fourth year in a row, MYC is awarded this grant; read details here.

YouthWorks August Update!

MYC was able to employ 12 youths at 4 locations this summer, read more here.

MYC Receives Over 60 Donated Backpacks!

Thank you United Way of Tri-County and the Hockomock Area YMCA! Read the details here.

MYC Is Seeking Volunteers!

Calling all skilled experts! MYC is seeking volunteers for the after school program. See how you might help here.

Monthly Thank You's:

We are so grateful for the help we receive! Check out our thank you list of amazing contributors to the MYC for August here.

Senior Walking in September:

Seniors, join us at the MYC on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Upcoming dates can be found here.

YMCA's Food Access Program

Upcoming Dates:

The Y offers access to food insecurity; see details and upcoming dates here.

Adult Open Gym:

MYC is offering Adult Basketball and Pickleball for September. Get Adult Open Gym details here and choose your game!

MYC Kid's Play Group

Our Kid's Play Group will be back in October! Click here for more info.

Weekend Groceries Available through Spoonful’s in October!

To see how you can register for free groceries, click here.

MYC Fright Night & Kid Zone: Friday, October 25!

Get your spooky on with fun Halloween events for all ages, see details here.

Town of Milford Update:

Stay informed on Milford happenings from the Town Clerk's Office here.

2024 Summer Camp

August Update

We cannot believe that summer camp is over! Campers enjoyed an action pack filled summer with our awesome staff and volunteers! Campers also have the opportunity to enjoy free breakfast and lunch due collaboration of SFSP, Hockomock Area YMCA and the Milford School Food & Nutrition Services department. Check out all the fun stuff we have done over the last three weeks!

Week 4 was Spy Week! Despite the rainy weather, the campers still had a blast attending the MYC Spy Academy, where they learned different spy skills and solved various challenges! Once the weather cleared up campers enjoyed Mendon Town beach on Tuesday and Fino pool on Wednesday! They also made puzzles for their craft!! 

Our big trip for the week was Canobie Lake Park, the campers had a blast on the Xtreme Frisbee and the Boston tea Party rides!

Friday started off at Milford Town library where they did various fun activities with the librarians! The kids also got to watch SPY Kids which matched with our “Dress as a Super Sky’ theme day! Our campers of the week were Miguel and Romeo and our counselors of the week were Antoniyo and Chloee.

Week 5 was themed Space Week! Campers met with Hannah from Milford Town library to check in on their passport project on Monday, and they also enjoyed Fino pool! Tuesday was filled with lots of fun and laughter at Mendon Town Beach! On Wednesday, campers made fun scratch space crafts and colored in their own spaces ships in the morning and cooled off in Fino pool that afternoon! Boston Museum of Science was next! The kids explored the museum and learned all about dinosaurs, electricity, gravity, weather and so much more!

Friday was dress as and alien day at the campers enjoyed watching the movie ‘Home.’ Some campers also participated in a gardening activity led by long time volunteers, Phyllis and Susan! Fresh from the MYC garden, that Phyllis helped to plant, they picked tomatoes and cucumbers and made a delicious salsa! Our camper of the week was Hunter and our counselors were Maddy, Jake and Jason! 

The last week of Camp was Color Wars! This is a fun filled week with team competitions! Campers are split up into 6 groups, identified by color, these groups compete against each other through a series of fun challenges throughout the week!

For their first team challenge, they had to plan out their team banners, using only their one team color! Afer lunch, they all headed to Fino pool to swim!

On Tuesday, the camp made their last trip to Mendon Town Beach for our summer camp program! The campers had a great time swimming, jumping off the dock, playing sports, and hanging out on the swing set! The most important activity of the day was that Color Wars teams built sandcastles to earn points for their team!

On Wednesday campers decorated bandanas for the scavenger hunt! They also played some Minute to Win It games to help earn points for their team and went to Fino pool! 

Thursday was the annual Scavenger Hunt for our Color Wars competition, for this activity campers and counselors find different hints and landmarks around town! They also played more Minute to Win it games, Team Family Feud, and Nerf Targets! After a long day campers had the opportunity to have snow cones!

Congratulations to Team Black for winning the entire event! We also announced our campers of the week Kalib and Luke and our counselors Miguel and Lauren!

Our final day of camp came on fast, both campers and staff enjoyed a sunny day at Onset Beach! We even had volunteers Phyllis and Sarah join us! Thank you for a great summer! Make sure to check out all of our social media pages for fun photos and videos of camp!

September Monthly Gratification Post

Each month we thank an individual, business and/or organization who supports our efforts! This month’s gratification post is to the Milford School’s Food Service Department! 

This amazing team at Milford High School organizes, prepares and delivers free snacks and dinners during our after-school program and breakfast and lunches during our summer camp program. MYC staff and volunteers then package the dinners into brown paper bags to be passed out during our programs! 

These lunches, dinners and snacks are completely free of charge to registered members of the MYC, due to the collaboration of CACFP and the Hockomock Area YMCA. During our 6-week summer camp program, the Center passed out 423 breakfasts and 882 lunches! They also accommodate those with specific gluten and or dairy allergies which is a tremendous help and relief to the children's parents and guardians. 

Thank you to Carla and her team at the Food Service Department for being such an amazing part of our community and we are so thankful for all that they do!