The Youth Center is located near the West Gate within one mile of Eglin Elementary School. Use of the center averages approximately 70 youth per day. The center provides instructional classes,social functions, and before-and-after school care.  Instructional class is offered in dance, guitar, and gymnastics. In addition to these events, the summer months offer AF sponsored and locally developed camps and field trips. The Youth Center staff is joined by an additional 50 volunteers that lend a helping hand throughout the year. We want to make your child’s experience in our program a positive and enjoyable one. We hope to help them build a strong self-concept, develop self-reliance and a curiosity for learning. 

The vision of Youth Programs is to provide a “POSITIVE PLACE FOR KIDS” and to encourage cooperation between fellow youth members; to challenge young people to be responsible for their actions, resourceful with the environment and respectful of the ideas and customs of others.

This is accomplished by offering the highest quality programs available to the greatest 5 to 18 year old youth population in the Air Force! Professionally trained leaders display the characteristics necessary for every child to excel in the five core programs of Boys and Girls Clubs of America; Character and Leadership, Education and Workforce Readiness, Health and Wellness, The Arts, and Sports and Recreation.