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Central Ohio Afterschool Programs

AIMS Columbus Partners

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Bold Girl Collective

Bold Girl Collective helps girls discover their voice, value, and power, as well as connect with accomplished women of color. Contact them to learn more about their after-school programs.

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Community Development for All People

Community Development for All People develops young leaders by building skills in social-emotional intelligence, health, and wellness, alongside academic enrichment.

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Directions for Youth & Families

Activities include education, STEM, art, music, dance, fitness, recreation, life skills, and homework help. They aim to reduce risky behavior and increase positive decision-making.

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Girls on the Run

Central Ohio

This nonprofit program inspires girls in 3rd-8th grade to build confidence, develop life skills, and strengthen friendships while training for a 5K.

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We Amplify Voices

This program provides a safe, supportive, creative environment for exploring and developing artistic interests through hands-on experiences. 

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Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio 

BGCCO's programs are focused on helping students with health and well-being, character and leadership, academic success, life, and workforce readiness.

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Community Refugee & Immigration Services

CRIS programming focuses on inclusion, health and wellness, arts, activities, field trips, and wraparound services, while promoting cultural understanding for all.

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The Driven Foundation

​This program provide a safe, fun afterschool environment for kids.

It features a meal, mentorship classes, educational guest speakers, tutoring, games, and engaging STEM projects.

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Lower Lights Ministries

This is a safe, engaging space where youth can hang out after school to rest, learn, have fun, explore interests, build positive relationships, and grow holistically. 

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YMCA of Central Ohio

This safe, inclusive environment improves leadership skills and social-emotional development and helps teens explore new interests and practice healthy living habits. 

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Central Community House - TRANSIT ARTS

TRANSIT ARTS engages young people, ages 12-21+, with a wide variety of interactive, multi-disciplinary arts workshops, and performance and exhibit opportunities.

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Concrete Orkidz Foundation

Concrete Orkidz Foundation serves youth through year-round support and encouragement to close the achievement gap and lessen the burden of families in need.

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Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services

ETSS provides academic support focusing on math and literacy, social-emotional learning, health and wellness, cultural enrichment, and professional development.

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The PAST Foundation

STEM programs that provide a variety of activities and choices for students to pursue and engage different interests that they may have outside of a traditional school setting.

Other Central Ohio Afterschool Programs

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Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio

BCCO provides free specialized homework support, subject matter tutoring, snacks, and fun activities for Bhutanese and other South Asian Central Ohioans.

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Community for New Direction

Through innovative programs and positive relationships, CND empowers individuals to achieve their potential.

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Highland Youth Garden

Hilltpp and Franklinton children in grades K-6 garden, plant seeds, harvest produce, cook food and snacks, enjoy garden-based activities, and explore the arts.

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The Opportunity Zone

The Opportunity Zone bridges gaps in education, wellness, and community resources by providing year-round programming for the Bronzeville neighborhood and beyond.

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TECH CORPS

TECH CORPS delivers meaningful, career-connected technology programs that create opportunities for K-12 students and educators.

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Columbus Literacy Council

CLC's summer camp offers a full-day summer experience with themed weeks, STEAM projects, art, artistic expression, character building, cultural awareness, leadership development, and more. 

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The City of Columbus Recreation and Parks

Programs feature competitive and strategy games, field trips, sports, arts and crafts, science experiments, special guests, and more.

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Kaleidoscope Youth Center

Provide a safer place, programming, and leadership opportunities so that youth can be free to explore who they are and empowered to become their confident, truest self.

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OSU LifeSports

LifeSports offers sports clinics and positive youth development programming for ages 8-14 that introduce individual sport technique and strategy.

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YWCA Columbus

YWCA Columbus nurtures children's development through STEAM activities, social-emotional learning, and community engagement.

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

The library offers school help, Reading Buddies, and afterschool programming for Teens. Many locations offer afterschool snack as well as crafting or gaming programs.

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Dowd Education Center

The Dowd Education Center builds capacity for youth-led prevention programming within Franklin County, Ohio, especially youth on the West Side of Columbus.

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Kingdom Image Arts

KIA's activities cultivate resilience, self-expression, leadership skills, and empathy. They guide afterschool youth through the skills needed to build brighter futures as adults. 

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See Brilliance

Provide youth and families with educational opportunities rooted in Black and Latinx cultures that equip them to discover their innate brilliance.

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