Community Resource

Second Street Youth Center Foundation, Inc.

908-561-0421
Plainfield

The Second Street Youth Center Foundation, Inc. (SSYC) is a multipurpose non-profit organization seeking to bring about better community relations by providing educational, vocational, cultural and recreational activities for youth and adults in the Plainfield community.

It is the intention and purpose of SSYC to promote the interest, welfare, educational and social development of all children in the Plainfield, NJ community by actively working to create an environment that will nurture and shape their growth. Our Mission is to develop children’s competency, self-esteem and self-reliance through opportunities to make choices, experiment, create, imagine and inquire. We provide programs and events to improve and strengthen the lives of the families and the community we serve.

Programs and Services:

Preschool program -the reschool program focuses on Kindergarten readiness and can support a maximum of 180 students in 12 classrooms. Each classroom has a certified P-3 teacher and a teacher’s aide and follows the High Scope curriculum prescribed by the Plainfield School District. Under the Wrap Around program the Pre-school schedule is extended from 7AM to 6PM. The Preschool program was accredited by the National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in 2011 and re-certified in 2014.

After school program - the after school program is a bridge between home and school and offers literacy strategies, leveraged learning, standardized test preparation and STEM projects such as robotics.

Family and Community Outreach the evening Teen Resource Center began in 2003 as a prevention program offering arts & crafts and homework assistance. In 2009 the program also offered Computer Skills training, Life Skills, mentoring, Friday Fun Night and a monthly family night.Our Family and Community Outreach Programs are designed to promote the education and social development of children and families in our community. We have created an environment that will nurture and shape a young person’s growth towards competency, self-esteem and self-reliance. Opportunities to make choices, experiment, create, imagine and inquire.

Summer Camp- Summer Camp is provided for 34 children between the ages of 6 and 11, from July 1 to August 31. Our center provides full day service during the entire summer. Activities include roller skating, bowling, swimming, field trips, games and summer school work projects.

 

Contact Us

For information about our programs, to schedule a tour of our facilities or to answer any questions you may have please email us at: [email protected] or call Ivory Fennell: 908-561-0421, ext. 14.

Second Street Youth Center Foundation, Inc.
935 South Second Street | Plainfield, NJ 07063

Age Groups
  • Children
  • Adolescents
Community Services
Arts & Recreation
Education
Family & Support Services

Last Updated: 10/11/16