Provides an opportunity for youth and adults to learn how to do bike repairs, earn a bike, helmet, and lock through service to the community and peers at the shop. Engages youth and adults by providing access to a variety of cycling events, activities, and rides. Provides access to shareable bikes at through various partners at community events.

Provides a program for middle school youth. Participants are taught leadership skills, are trained to be peer tutors to primary students, and plan service projects for the community.

Provides various programs and activities to youth. Programs and activities focus on the following five areas: leadership development (Keystone Club, Torch Club); education, tutoring and career development; health, nutrition and life skills (SMART moves); arts and crafts; and fitness and recreation.

Offers an enrichment program for middle school students with fun hands-on activities that align with Next Generation Science and Common Core State Standards. Curricula are inspired by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees.

Provides hands-on programs to educate students about career readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Volunteers from the community are placed in classrooms to teach the Junior Achievement curriculum.

Provides programming that enables youth ages 7 to 12, facing challenging life circumstances, to achieve their full potential. The five core program areas are character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; and sports, fitness, and recreation.

The YES Program strives to help youth become self sufficient by providing access to services such as Tutoring/Academic help, Continuing Education support, Job-shadowing and employment help, job shadowing and job training, Community Service opportunities, Guidance and referrals to other agencies.

Maintains park and recreations areas. Features include sporting complexes, playgrounds, dog park, pavilions, fishing, grills, sledding, splash pad, fitness equipment, and walking trails. Parks: * Betzstone Park Betzstone Drive * Brushwood Park Lilac Court * Buckeye Community Park Riva Ridge Drive * Burton Park 1177 Sunset Boulevard * Central Park 1 Park Avenue West * Clearfork Reservoir Rt 8, 2678 Grass Road * Deer Park 100 South Home Road * Dewey and Vine Field Park Dewey and Vine Street * Dickson Park 470 Davis Road * Ford Hill Park 1 Cardinal Avenue * Fox Glen Park 496 West Straub Road * Hamilton Park 344 Fern Avenue * John Todd Park 199 Bowers Avenue * Johns Park Stocking Avenue and Dudley Avenue - includes splash pad * Julia Underhill Park 1175 Dillon Road * King Street Park 778 King Street * Lahm Airport Park Mansfield Lahm Airport * Liberty Park 491 Grace Street * Lily Street Tot Lot Park 520 Lily Street * Maple Lake Park 265 Fairlawn Avenue * Middle Park 665 West Fourth Street * Newman Street Park 414 Newman Street * North Lake Park 270 Rae Avenue * Optimist Park 756 Carol Lane * Prospect Park 542 Marquis Avenue * Redwood Park Redwood Road * Ritter's Run Park 255 Ohio Street * Sherman Estate Park Sherman Place * Sterkel Park 767 Hollywood Lane - includes dog park * Straub Road Park Straub Road * Tappan Park 394 Laird Avenue * South Park 100 Brinkerhoff Avenue

Year-round program designed to meet the needs of boys and girls and their parents. The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness. Service projects, ceremonies, games, and other activities guide youth through core values and give them a sense of personal achievement. Through positive peer group interaction and parental guidance, boys and girls also learn honesty, bravery and respect.

Provides groups to assist in the development of urban youth through the telling, discussion, and interpretation of mythological stories.

Promotes cultural specific lifestyles and self-esteem through classes in creative writing, computer, poetry/spoken word, drama, art, African dance, drumming, jewelry making, fashion design and sewing. After school and summer prevention sessions focus on increasing knowledge of negative effects of violence, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, and development of resistance skills.

Offers a day camp for Lakewood middle school students, where they collaborate with college and high school mentors on service activities, such as preparing lunches for the needy and sorting donated clothes, as well as participating in group skill-building activities.

Provides girls the opportunity to experience physical, mental, and emotional growth through participation in a variety of sports (including basketball, running, biking and walking) and academic enrichment community projects. The academic piece has a main focus of critically thinking.

Offers a morning with a variety of programs for children centered around Akron and Summit County history. The children will participate in arts and crafts, storytelling, music, and sports. With a hands on approach to learning, they will also be able to see and touch historical artifacts from the Historical Society's collection.

Offers a variety of activities to promote healthy social interaction and help youth maximize their social, emotional, physical, and academic potential. Includes activities such as hiking and kayaking in local parks and more distant locations. Offers healing and adventure oriented retreats in Florida in conjunction with other agencies.

Offers enrichment activities for children of Latino/Hispanic families. Program focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content, as well as cultural activities.

Provides programs and activities for youth that focus on these areas: character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation.

Scouting Programs that develop leadership skills while instilling values. Specific programs include: Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Venturing and Exploring.

Provides after school programming for Akron area refugee and immigrant youth grades K through 12th, assisting in homework help, social and emotional learning, American acculturation, career readiness, and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education and prevention.

As part of our Discovery Play program, families can drop-in to utilize our community space for fun and learning together. Includes climbing and tunnels for large motor fun in all weather, a touchless and interactive floor projector, an augmented reality sandbox and high powered microscope, educational exhibits, rotating STEM-focused table top activities, sensory experiences, access to toys/tech/tools for featured activities, pop-up demonstrations by staff, etc. Target ages are 3-11, but younger and older siblings and their accompanying adults enjoy the space as well. Current public hours are Thursdays 9-noon, 1 to 4pm, and 5-8pm. And Fridays and Saturdays 9-noon and 1 to 4 pm. Low daily admission fee, financial accessibly pricing for EBT card holders, camp and membership scholarships widely available. In June and July, we offer half-day summer camps, with income-based scholarships. These are for school agers who have completed kindergarten though fifth grade. Opportunities for high school volunteers to assist with camps.

Designed to develop character, citizenship and fitness. With the Scout Oath and Law as a guide, Scouting helps a boy develop into a well-rounded citizen in the local community. In the program, youth members take responsibilities for the activities of the troop. By planning and organizing activities, they develop teamwork and learn to lead as well as follow. With the support of parents, adult volunteers and organizations, scouts develop an awareness and appreciation of their role in the community.

4-H is a non-formal educational, youth development program offered to individuals age 5 and in kindergarten to age 19. Ohio 4-H youth development reaches more than 240,000 youth each year – helping kids “learn by doing” through hands-on activities. All 4-H programs focus on active involvement and quality experiences which stimulate lifelong learning of values and skills. 4-H members learn valuable lessons in leadership, communication and collaboration while increasing their knowledge in math, science, technology and a variety of other topics. All 4-H programs focus on active involvement and quality experiences which stimulate lifelong learning of values and skills. 4-H members learn valuable lessons in leadership, communication and collaboration while increasing their knowledge in math, science, technology and a variety of other topics.