Youth Resources

Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club / BOLD Teens / Dorchester YMCA / DotWell

The Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club

Blue Hill Club members participate in a variety of programs and activities that provide the freedom for creative expression, allow them to explore new concepts, and create opportunities for them to become active participants in their own learning. The Club has an established 10-year foundation of positive youth development and quality programming. Our dedicated staff works with parents and the greater community to shape the fun and positive experiences at the Club, and to challenge our members to value lifelong learning and to believe in their future.
Daphne Griffin, Executive Director

15 Talbot Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02124
Tel: (617) 474-1050
www.bgcb.org/get_into_clubs/BLUE_HILL.cfm

B.O.L.D. Teens


The B.O.L.D Teens are committed to protecting and enhancing the environment through education and service. B.O.L.D. focuses on social and environmental justice and promotes advocacy for environmental awareness, local action, and wholistic thinking. The B.O.L.D. Teens seek to address the environmental and public health concerns in our community through education and outreach and to improve the quality of life by promoting healthy initiatives.

14 Euclid  Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617) 265-4189
boldteens.org

Dorchester Family Branch

Programs: Health and Fitness, Aquatics, Camping, Family, Childcare, Community Development, Arts, Sports, Teens
Facilities:Indoor/Outdoor Pool, Gym, Fitness Center, Free Weight Room, Aerobics/Dance Studio, Outdoor Field, Special Needs/Family Locker Room, Child Care/Preschool Room, Computer Room.
Kathy Townsend is the Executive Director
776 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Phone: 617-436-7750
http://www.ymca.net/yprofile/?assn=2667

DotWell Teen Center Programs

1. Dorchester Youth Council

The DYC consists of a diverse group of 12 to 17 year olds from the Dorchester community who work together to make a difference in the community, through distributing mini-grants to other youth projects and implementing other civic initiatives.

Meeting Time: Mondays, 6pm-7pm, at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center

For more information contact Keith Pernell at Keith.Pernell@Dotwell.org

 

 

2. Arts and Multi-Media Collaborative

• Film Crew: 5-6pm Tuesdays

The film crew meets weekly to teach teens how to use a video camera and editing software with the final goal of producing a short film.  Film crew is for teens of all ages, interests and experience.  The final film or series of films will be screened at the DotWell Teen Center and copied and given to members of the group.

• Drawing Club: 5-6pm Wednesdays

The drawing club is a weekly group for teens centered around the ?awesomeness of drawing?.   Drawing club provides teens with materials for drawing and encourages them to try different styles of drawing and to work with each other to get inspiration and feedback about their work.  The drawing club will also engage as a group in public arts projects and take field trips to see different works of art and meet with local artists.

3.  Teen Center Tutoring

• Tutors will be available to tutor in all high school subjects at the DotWell Teen Center

For more information, email Maggie.Casey@dotwell.org , Keith.Pernell@dotwell.org, or call 617-740-2580.