Programs
Hours
Mon-Fri: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wed: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Staff Led Programs
Community Needs - United Way
The Southside Community Center will shift programs for 2021, with a focus on Community Needs, serving youth ages 9-18. This shift will align with the needs of these youths participating in extended opportunities with positive outcomes and increased attendance at the center. The goal is to serve 75% of the youth in the food program and direct services in the new program.
Availability
Monday – Friday
During Center Hours
Age Range
9-18
Structured Recreation
The Southside Community Center has a gymnasium on the first floor of the building, as well as the ability to use the Parley Coburn playground and fields. We also have a Computer Lab where kids can spend a half hour a day doing educational and recreational activities, a Maker Space full of materials for all kinds of arts and crafts activities, and we also use our main room for table games, as well as construction and creative toys and games. We always have at least one staff member with the kids in each category throughout our program time.
Availability
Monday – Friday
During Center Hours
Grade Range
All
Cooking with Brandy
Our cook and nutritionist Brandy leads weekly classes to teach kids nutrition and cooking skills. We've made pizza muffins, zucchini chips & fries, smoothies, banana bread, and so much more! Not only does this teach them the valuable skill of cooking, but it also teaches them to know what they're eating and the basics of nutrition.
Availability
Friday
3pm-4pm
Grade Range
All
Community Partnerships
Tanglewood Nature Center
The Tanglewood Nature Center visits the Southside Community Center regularly, bringing along cool and interesting animals, including snakes, iguanas, porcupines, and many many, more. Kids can handle the animals while learning about them from the Tanglewood educator.
Availability
During Visits
Grade Range
All
STEAM Ahead Chemung
STEAM Ahead Chemung is a collaboration between the Southside Community Center and the Tanglewood Nature Center, Arnot Art Museum, Chemung County Historical Society, Community Arts of Elmira, Friends of the Chemung River Watershed, Corning Museum of Glass, the Science and Discovery Center, and several Elmira youth centers. This program includes visits to the Center as well as field trips to the participating organizations centered around a yearly theme.
Availability
Monthly
Grade Range
3rd and Up
Corning Museum of Glass Challenge
The Corning Museum of Glass hosts a group of children for a ten week science process program. The participating children explore and use the scientific method to meet an engineering challenge. They also have the opportunity to explore and use the resources of the museum. In 2018, they created scribble-bots, which are robots which independently create art!
Availability
During Visits
Grade Range
4th and Up
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Cooperative Extension educators visit the center to teach nutrition through cooking. They also have a gardening program, which children can participate in and plant, grow, harvest, and cook their own vegetables from the Center garden.
Availability
During Visits
Grade Range
All
Kids' Farmers Market
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier every month hosts a Kids Farmers' Market in the gymnasium of the Southside Community Center. Children are able to collect a selection of fruits and vegetables, learn about nutrition and bring home ingredients for cooking at home, all for free!
Availability
Last Thursday of every Month
Grade Range
All
Bookmobile - Chemung Library District
The Chemung Library District's brings around the ever-popular Bookmobile biweekly, bringing the joy of reading to the children of the Southside Community Center. Kids can check out books to read while at the Center, however if they have their own library card, they can check out books to take home!
Availability
Every other Friday
Grade Range
All
Field Trips - Chemung Youth Bureau
The Chemung Youth Bureau provides tickets and transportation to local cultural events, such as Clemens Center shows, First Arena events, as well as the Harris Hill swimming pool.
Availability
Several per Year
Grade Range
All
Girl Scouts of NYPENN
Girl Scouts of NYPENN (Raising Awesome Girls) will present program for youth ages 10-18, focusing on self-esteem, sensitive issues, and problem solving. Through these activities, girls will develop leadership skills and enhance their confidence when making decisions.
Availability
During Visits
Age Range
10-18