Middle School & Teen Program at Taylor Youth Center

Our Middle School & Teen Program is GREAT!

If you love dances, lock-ins, making new friends, water parks, movies, and music, the Middle School Program is just what you've been looking for. Taylor Youth Center provides recreational and educational programs for Middle School youth in 6th - 8th grade. The activities within the programs are fun, diverse, and, youth-driven. The goal of this program is to provide youth with many wide-ranging recreational, social, leadership and volunteer opportunities that will ultimately prevent at-risk behavior during the transition from childhood to young adulthood.

The Teen Program offers activities planned by teens, for teens. Activities offered include: social activities, volunteer opportunities, and job preparation and referral, and community service opportunities.

The Teen program at Taylor Youth Center strives to provide the challenges, experiences, and support to help teens develop to their fullest potential.  Youth development programs exist to promote positive, healthy, development of teens. To maximize youth developmental efforts, teen programs target five service areas – education support and career development, character and leadership development, health, wellness and life skills, the arts and, as well as leisure and recreation activities.

Visit MWR's CYS Online Services page to reserve hourly care, make payments, sign up for activities, view child care statements and much more!

Program Information

To accomplish our goals, CYS Services has identified 5 Services Areas that provide a healthy, stimulating, and positive environment for youth:

Education Support and Career Development

Character and Leadership Development

Health, Wellness and Life Skills

The Arts

Sports, Fitness, and Recreation

Both the Middle School and Teen Programs offer these service areas through different types of clubs, social events, and by partnering with 4-H of America, Boys & Girls Club of America, and championing Character Counts values in all youth. Our clubs include:

BGCA Smart Moves, Smart Girls, and Man Talk Clubs (Life-Skills & Informed Decision-making)

Keystone & Torch Clubs (Leadership Skills and Community Service).

Photography, Video, and Audio Production

Youth of the Year

Jr. Executive Committee

Performing Arts

Creative Arts

Robotic

STEM

Athletics

Outdoor Adventure

Homework Lab

We also have Youth Sponsorship Program which helps relocate youth to become familiar with their new home at Fort Campbell and assists young adults when moving to a new post. We are always looking for new youth sponsors. Our Jr. Executive Committee is comprised of youth who with Youth Services administration to integrate new programs and ideas into the Youth Services program.  Our Health and Wellness is a program that provides fitness activities, nutritional and well-being education and allows youth to organize and plan their own athletic tournaments.

Taylor Youth Center

Home to the Middle School and Teen of Fort Campbell, Taylor Youth Center (TYC) is a state-of-the-art facility that provides a wide variety of programs, game rooms, and social areas including: a computer lab, a dance/martial arts studio, a gymnastics room, a gym, and activities such as billiards, pool, video games, and table games. Open recreation, dances, lock-ins, and trips are events of special importance to our youth. Day camps, contests, special events, sports and gaming tournaments, theme parties and cultural events are also held at the center. Pick up our Monthly Calendar for details on our daily activities.