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After School
After School programming is conducted at FMMSC from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 P.M. during the academic school year. Hours are extended during school breaks such as Christmas and spring vacation. Activities provided include: homework help; tutoring/academic support; reading/literacy development; basic computer instruction; social development learning (e.g., conflict management, decision-making, and interpersonal communications); fitness activities/nutritional learning; arts & crafts; informal/formal games; field trips, and community service. After school snacks are served and transportation to and from schools is provided for those in need. FMMSC staff conducts occasional classroom visits, and maintains liaison with teachers to confer on homework assignments and to remain abreast of classroom issues children are facing and/or progress they are making.
Dream Keepers Spring Break Camp
Dream Keepers Spring Break Camp targets 150 youth ages 5-12 and focuses on promoting civic responsibility and peacemaking skills in our youth. Dream Keepers Spring Break Camp commemorates the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ted Kennedy and their pursuit of equality. Youth take part in programming focused on economic enrichment, conflict resolution, sportsmanship, civic responsibility, cultural enrichment, and artistic expression.
The program takes place during the Indianapolis Public School Systems Spring Break period during the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Dream Keepers takes place at Charity Dye Elementary school located at 545 East 19th Street.
For more information, please contact the Youth program Coordinator at (317) 545-1204 Ext. 300.
Summer Day Camp
"Ujima - Collective Work & Responsibility" is a 10-week summer day camp serving youth ages 4-16 living on the Eastside of Indianapolis. Participants are assigned to safe, manageable groups (not to exceed 25 per group) according to age. Children are involved in a variety of age-appropriate activities and experiences in a safe, structured environment. Activities include group and individual recreation, educational enrichment, problem-solving and leadership skill building, organized sports, community service program development and implementation, career/college exploration, arts education, field trips, arts and crafts, swimming, and mentoring.
"Ujima Summer Day Camp refocuses the activities of an at-risk population and provides a deterrent to crime involvement, as well as, victimization. Our program also addresses the problem of obesity, in young children, that plaques our community.
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