Building Confidence
Through Engagement

Our unique programs offer social growth and interaction while helping kids maintain their personalities and embrace their uniqueness.

Program Schedule

Our current schedule of regular programs focuses on social skill building and genuine interaction.

Monday

Community
Impact Team
(Starting 7/8)

1:00PM - 3:00PM

Tuesday

Middle School
Basketball
(Until 6/18)

7:00PM - 8:00PM

High School
Basketball
(Until 6/18)

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Middle School
Drop-In

3:30PM - 6:00PM

Youth Directions & Alternatives Programs

Our regularly run programs aimed at youth development, social interaction & community impact. Free, no sign ups and fun for your kids.

Our galleries below show what each program is all about: social growth, together.

Community Impact Team

A student-driven community service club with projects ranging from food drives, supply drives for local shelters, etc.

Drop-In

A recreational program designed to give youth a safe space to hang out with their friends, watch movies, play video games, listen to music, make art, and just be themselves.

Middle & High School Basketball

Play fun pick up games, all skill levels welcome, in a fun no pressure atmosphere located at Dickinson Avenue Elementary School.

Middle School Youth - Tuesdays at 7PM-8PM
High School Youth - Tuesdays at 8PM-9PM

Grandfriends

An intergenerational program that pairs Northport High School students with seniors living at The Atria, an assisted living facility located in East Northport.

Arts & Crafts

Inspiring and expressing creativity through a variety of fun projects using different techniques, methods & mediums.

Huntington Youth Bureau Programs

The Town of Huntington Youth Bureau is a comprehensive system of projects, services and agencies for youth and families in the Town of Huntington.

Visit Town of Huntington Youth Bureau Website

Drug & Alcohol Project

Substance abuse counseling, crisis intervention, referrals and education.

631-271-3591

Project Excel

Career, academic, and enrichment oriented. Programs include GED tutoring, vocational counseling, job development and placement, dropout prevention and creative expressions workshops.
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631-271-5499

Sanctuary

Provides assessment and intervention for runaway/homeless youth and their families. Emergency short-term housing is available when appropriate.

631-271-2183

Youth Court

Trains teens to dispense justice to their peers.

631-271-5547

Youth Directions & Alternatives is funded by the Town of Huntington Youth Bureau, Suffolk County, the Northport/East Northport School District, the Town Wide Fund of Huntington, local churches, private grants and generous donations.

Building Confidence Through Engagement