The Center Youth Programs

We built something just for our teens this summer — and it's completely FREE.

Introducing OFF THE CLOCK 2026 🕐✨
Teen Summer Hangout Series at South Side Help Center

This is a safe space for young people ages 14–19 to kick back, make friends, and have a real summer. Every week is something different:

🎮 Gaming Tournaments | 🎤 Karaoke Battles | 🎬 Movie Nights
🏀 Sports & Recreation | 🎨 Arts & Crafts | 🎧 Music & Chill | 🍕 Food & Fun

No pressure. No boring lectures. Just your community showing up for you.

📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
🗓️ June 23 – August 13, 2026
📍 10420 S. Halsted | Chicago, IL 60628

Tag a teen in your life who needs to know about this! 👇
Spaces are limited — scan the flyer or visit southsidehelp.org/youthprograms to sign up.

South Side Help Center Youth programs is bringing 9 weeks of real trips, real skills, and real fun to rising 6th–8th graders. Swipe through to see everything we have lined up 👉

From STEM projects and digital skills to Fear Factor Day, Deep River Waterpark, and the Chicago Architecture Center — every week is packed. Every day has a purpose.

We take care of breakfast, lunch, and snack too. ✅

Summer hit different when it's built for YOU. The trips? Teen-picked. The workshops? Teen-led. The summer? This is the summer they'll actually want to talk about when school starts back.

✅ Membership is FREE — trips are the only fee.
✅ Members also unlock year-round programming at The Center, so the connection doesn't stop when summer ends.

📅 June 15 – August 14
🕘 Monday–Thursday, 9AM–5PM
📍 10420 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628

⚠️ Spots are limited — register today!
🔗 www.southsidehelp.org/youthprograms
📞 773-701-4241