CHILDREN AND TEENS

Give your child a place to learn, grow, and belong! The YMCA of the Suncoast's Before & After School program provides a safe, fun, and enriching environment for children from preschool through eighth grade. Led by caring, trained staff, each day is filled with engaging activities, meaningful friendships, and opportunities to build confidence and character through the YMCA's core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.

A free life skills and career preparation program for students in grades 7 - 12. YMCA of the Suncoast's Bridging the Achievement Gap (BTAG) is a curriculum-based academic support program that teaches and encourages teens to be themselves as they work towards their bright futures.

Every child deserves a strong start. YMCA Early Learning Readiness is a free program for parents, caregivers, and children ages 5 and under. Through fun, interactive activities, families build early literacy, learning and school readiness skills that help children enter kindergarten confident and ready to succeed.

Looking for a fun way to celebrate your child's next birthday? Celebrate with a Pool Party, Gymnastics Birthday, Dance Birthday Party and more. Host a unique and affordable birthday party at one of the YMCA of the Suncoast branch locations.

The Kids Zone provides safe supervised age appropriate activities for children 6 weeks to age 11. Branches also offer additional dedicated programming in The Zone for ages 7 and up during dedicated hours.

Enjoy a well-deserved night out while your children have a blast at the YMCA! Activities may vary by location, but all programs are supervised by YMCA staff and designed to keep children active, entertained and connected with friends.

Teen Leaders Club at the YMCA of the Suncoast is an annual, year-long Y-based service and leadership development program for teens ages 13-18. The purpose of the YMCA of the Suncoast Leaders Club is to provide teens with experience and training to influence college knowledge, academics, positive relationships, life skills, and positive identity.

Youth in Government is a national program of the YMCA that involves thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized model-government programs.

The following days are Pinellas and Pasco County school administration days/breaks for the school year. The Y will run the School Age Program at select locations on no school days.