Afterschool Program

The Afterschool program is a program for children in grades K-5. It provides help with homework, plus additional activities such as crafts, Bible stories, recreation, and computer lab. Field trips are also scheduled during the year. We can pick up children at some area schools. Parents are responsible for transportation from the Community Center to home.

Monday: 1:45-5 pm.
Tuesday-Friday: 3-5 pm.

Contact Amber Barmore at (608) 250-2275

Tutoring

The Salvation Army sponsors a free tutoring program for middle and high school students seeking help with schoolwork. A trained teacher and volunteers tutor students to help them improve and maintain academic performance. This program also provides a hot evening meal, rides home, and occasional field trips.

Monday and Wednesday: 5:30-7:30 pm

Contact Amber Barmore at (608) 250-2275

Enrichment Program

The Enrichment Program provides exciting activities that give youth the opportunity to explore a variety of educational topics, including, art activities, photography, baking and computer exploration. The programs are offered through out the school year in six week sessions.

Contact Amber Barmore at (608) 250-2275

Computer Lab

The Computer Lab is the "hot spot" of the Community Center. It is equipped with Internet access and word processing programs. People of all ages use the lab for homework, classes, and resume building, as well as just fun and games. Whenever the lab is open, a staff member or volunteer trained in computer operation will be on duty to assist users. There is no fee for computer use, but printouts cost 10 cents per page.

Thanks to donors, the lab is able to offer an incentive program in which a personal computer is awarded to each of the three high schoolers maintaining the highest grade-point average for the semester. The top student receives a laptop, and the others are given PCs.

Computer Lab Hours: Monday-Friday. 2-6 pm

Contact Craig Henrickson at (608) 250-2257

Play and Learn

Play and Learn is a traveling pre-school sponsored by United Way at the Community Center each Thursday and Friday morning.. It is a free program for children from birth to 5 years and their caregivers that offers a variety of activities, including stories, pretending, building and crafts.  Children learn math, literacy and social skills, while caregivers gain a greater understanding of child development.

Contact Chris Casey at (608) 250-2263

English as a Second Language

Madison Area Technical College conducts an ESL program at the Community Center two days each week to assist people who are not native English speakers.

Contact Chris Casey at (608) 250-2263