After School Program

Get connected with our exciting after school program for elementary and middle school youth.  Our elementary program provides academic enrichment, youth development, and related educational activities to support the academic achievement of participating students. Our teen programming provides academic enrichment, leadership development, and career awareness activities to support the academic achievement of participating students. A dinner snack is provided for both programs.  Financial assistance is available through YWCA Childcare Solutions for all who may qualify. We offer a variety of academic enrichment activities, as well as regular supervised indoor and outdoor physical activities, including but not limited to:

  • Group Building 
  • Tutoring 
  • Mentoring 
  • Enrichment activities to Science, Math, Technology and Engineering 
  • Health & Fitness activities 
  • Character Building initiatives 
  • Youth Learning Garden 
2025-2026 Details:
  • Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-7pm |August 14, 2025
  • YWCA Child Care Assistance and DCFS accepted 
  • $25 Registration fee, $18 per day fee
  • Click here to register online.
  • Call 815-964-6885 for more information.
  • After School Flyer 2025-2026

Summer Camp

This fun camp for youth entering 1st -5th grade includes activities such as recreation, crafts, reading club, mentoring and local field trips; all in a safe and friendly youth environment, while parents are at work or in school. Breakfast, lunch, and a dinner snack are provided daily. For more information, please contact us at +1(815)964-6885.

2025 Details:
  • Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm  | June 9th – August 8th (Based on RPS 205 calendar)
  • $20 Registration fee, $34 per day fee
  • YWCA Child Care Assistance accepted – must be approved prior to enrollment
  • Click here to register online
  • Summer Camp Flyer 2025

Let’s Talk – Teen Program

The Let’s Talk Teen Program is ran by the Kendel Sherman Foundation.  This program is for high school aged youth and focuses on life skills, job skills, college prep, more.  The program operates on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:30pm-8:00pm and the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Please call for more information.

 


Jr. Tackle – Northwest Knights

NWCC offers Junior Tackle football for youth, ages 6-11 years, with divisions covering lightweight and flyweight age brackets. NWCC Junior tackle program was developed in the mid-1990’s as a way to offer a competitive, but safe and family friendly, character development opportunity for the youth. For questions and more information, please contact Terrance Beloch at (815) 519-5264.