The Starke County Youth Club
In 2000, SCYC was in the planning stages. Concerned citizens knew that Starke County children were spending too many hours unsupervised. The founders dreamed of a nurturing, guiding, and educational environment for our kids. Partnerships with schools allowed SCYC to begin hosting programs in 2001, achieving nonprofit status in 2003. In the intervening years, multiple sites have been added and hundreds of families benefited from the services provided. The Starke County Youth Club, Inc. (SCYC) is committed to supporting children and families. We believe that children deserve a safe, enriching environment with positive role models. At SCYC, we deeply believe in this mission and each of our projects build on this concept. We help young people find their own superpowers. Exploration and education leads to kids discovering that they're really great at math, are super kind, or have tremendous grit. For us, after-school is a great time to learn and grow. We host programs each weekday at three locations across the county. Our sites include: North Judson-San Pierre Elementary in North Judson, Oregon-Davis Elementary in Hamlet, and Knox Community Elementary in Knox. Our programs are built to answer the wide variety of needs found in our membership, from safety to academic struggles. Children in Starke County in kindergarten through twelfth grade are eligible to join SCYC. The registration fee for SCYC after-school is $20 per child per year. Scholarships are available for families that cannot afford even this modest fee. Our objective is to host accessible, safe programming, to assist families, and to improve academic achievement. Member since 2009