City of Long Beach Offers Low-Cost, Afterschool Program

City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine’s Afterschool Program is dedicated to providing youth ages 5-12 a safe, fun, healthy and positive atmosphere.

Participants will enjoy recreational activities and homework help while practicing social distancing and other guidelines set forth by the CDC. All youth should bring a snack, a refillable water bottle, and a mask each day. Participants will be assigned to a specific group and will remain with that group for the entire week.

The camps will take place at the following parks:

Bixby Park, 130 Cherry Ave.
Cesar E. Chavez Park, 401 Golden Ave.
College Estates Park, 808 Stevely Ave.
Coolidge Park, 352 E. Neece St.
Drake Park, 951 Maine Ave.
El Dorado Park West, 2800 N. Studebaker Rd.
Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Ave.
MacArthur Park, 1321 E. Anaheim St.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave.
McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Orizaba Park, 1435 Orizaba Ave.
Pan American Park, 5157 E. Centralia St.
Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St.
Scherer Park, 4600 Long Beach Blvd.
Silverado Park, 1545 W. 31st St.
Somerset Park, 1500 E. Carson St.
Stearns Champions Park 4520 E. 23rd St.
Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St.
Wardlow Park, 3457 Stanbridge Ave.
Whaley Park, 5620 E. Atherton St.

Online registration for After School Camps begins at 10 a.m. on March 26. In-person registration will be available between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon on March 26 at the following sites:

Parks, Recreation and Marine Administrative Office, 2760 N. Studebaker Rd.
Pan American Park, 5157 E. Centralia St.
King Park Pool, 1910 Lemon Ave.
Belmont Plaza Pool, 4320 E. Olympic Plaza

For in-person registration after March 26, please call 562.570.3150 to make an appointment. The weekly cost for this program is $10 per person. Financial assistance is available on a first-come, first served basis.

Click here to earn more about the City of Long Beach’s low-cost youth programs.

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