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Afterschool Care
The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina Afterschool program provides after school care that focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, offering students a variety of activities to explore their interests and talents. Activities include sports, team building, outdoor play, arts and crafts, and more. Click the button below to find your site in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, and Sampson Counties or keep reading to learn more about the program. 2025-26 Afterschool registration opens on 4/3/25 at 8am.
About the Afterschool Care Program
Children in our after school care program receive a healthy snack and at least 30 minutes of structured homework help. Our afterschool program follows Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards and promotes well-being of spirit, mind, and body.
Afterschool care is available each day that school is in session, with our after school program running from school dismissal until 6:00 pm. Depending on the site, children may remain at school under YMCA staff care or ride a Y bus to their designated location.
Thanks to our YMCA Financial Assistance program, we provide need-based scholarships to remove financial barriers and reduce after school care cost, ensuring all students can benefit from our after school programs and afterschool care. YMCA Financial Assistance
Exciting Update for 2025-2026: Site-Based Afterschool Clubs
Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, our after school program is introducing site-based afterschool clubs. In addition to our regular activities, students can choose from a variety of quarterly clubs, such as:
- Sports: Basketball Basics, Soccer Skills, Track & Field Fun, Yoga for Kids, Dance
- Arts: Acrylic Painting, Clay Art, Photography, Theater Workshops
- Reading: Book Club, Storytelling Circle, Comic Book Creations
- Math: Math Games, Puzzle Challenges, Lego Building, Sudoku
- Writing: Creative Writing, Journalism, Card Writing for Causes
- Community Service: Environmental Club, Volunteer Club
Club days and offerings will vary by afterschool care location each quarter.
View our parent handbook, afterschool care program guide, and financial assistance information to learn more.
Find Your After School Care Site!
Brunswick County
Brunswick County Elementary Afterschool Sites
View our Brunswick County Afterschool sites below. Click here to register online. If your family needs assistance to make Afterschool a reality, please click here to apply for financial assistance.
Belville Elementary
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Southport Elementary
Town Creek Elementary
Union Elementary
YMCA Middle School Afterschool Program
Town Creek Middle School
The YMCA's Middle School Afterschool Program focuses on safety, health, social growth, mental health, physical fitness, and academic enhancement. This program is for students in grades 6-8 attending Town Creek Middle School and provides a variety of programmatic and activity options to enhance your child’s confidence, enrich his or her social and physical development, explore and develop interests and talents, and encourage self-expression.
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Elementary Afterschool Sites
The Y offers Afterschool for elementary students at several locations throughout New Hanover County, including multiple elementary school sites, Nir Family YMCA, Midtown YMCA, and GLOW Academy. Click below to view all of our sites and to learn more!
YMCA Middle School Afterschool Program
The YMCA's Middle School Afterschool Program focuses on safety, health, social growth, mental health, physical fitness, and academic enhancement. This program is for students in grades 6-8 attending our Midtown YMCA and Nir Family YMCA and provides a variety of programmatic and activity options to enhance your child’s confidence, enrich his or her social and physical development, explore and develop interests and talents, and encourage self-expression.
Pender County
2024-25 Pender County Elementary Afterschool Site:
Hampstead United Methodist Church
15395 Highway 17, Hampstead, NC 28443
*North Topsail Elementary School
*South Topsail Elementary School
*Topsail Elementary School
*Students will be picked up by a YMCA bus and transported to Hampstead United Methodist Church.
2025-26 Pender County Elementary Afterschool Sites:
Hampstead United Methodist Church
15395 Highway 17, Hampstead, NC 28443
*South Topsail Elementary School
*Topsail Elementary School
Barlow Vista Baptist Church
22340 US-17, Hampstead, NC 28443
*North Topsail Elementary School
*Surf City Elementary School
*Students will be picked up by a YMCA bus and transported to their appropriate Afterschool site.
Sampson County
Sampson County Elementary Afterschool Sites
Clinton City Schools
For the 2025-26 school year, the YMCA is operating a 21st Century Community Learning Center Afterschool Program at Sunset Elementary. This program is a FREE afterschool program for students in grades K-5 who attend Clinton City Schools and approved private schools.
Sampson County Schools
Roseboro Elementary School
Salemburg Elementary School
Afterschool Care takes place onsite at Roseboro Elementary School and Salemburg Elementary School.
Intercession Camps, Teacher Workdays & Breaks
Intercession Camps, Teacher Workdays & Breaks
During Intercession breaks, Christmas break, Spring break, Teacher Workdays, and Holidays, children have the opportunity to come to the Y for a full day of activities where children will learn new sports and games, create arts and crafts, develop good sportsmanship, be a part of a team, build new friendships, swim, learn to be healthy, and much more! During each week, we will take at least two field trips that will engage the mind and body and give students the opportunity to explore their local community and engage in activities outside of the Y such as Camp Kirkwood, Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Flip N Fly, and more. Teacher workdays and holidays will mainly be held in Brunswick County at Belville Elementary, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary, and Town Creek Middle, in New Hanover County at the Midtown YMCA and Nir Family YMCA, in Pender County at Hampstead United Methodist Church, and in Sampson County at the Sampson County YMCA, but may include a trip to the local park. Your child will be active, have fun, and will want to keep coming back day after day.
Family Events
Family Programs & Activities
Families love coming to the YMCA, and we love having them. Whether you want to deepen your relationships, play and be active, or meet other families, our activities, programs, and events encourage families to grow together. We hope to cultivate the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement.
Contacts
New Hanover County
Heather Rogers
Youth Services Regional Program Director
New Hanover County
(910) 726-9847 x931
[email protected]
Beth Eanes
Youth Services District Director
Alderman, GLOW Academy, Rachel Freeman, Snipes Academy, Wrightsboro
(910) 726-9847 x257
[email protected]
Griffin Dunne
Youth Services District Director
Anderson, Bellamy, Carolina Beach, Codington, Holly Tree
(910) 726-9847 x318
[email protected]
Madison Swann
Youth Services District Director
Castle Hayne, College Park, Masonboro, Midtown YMCA, Murrayville, Wrightsville Beach
(910) 726-9847 x303
[email protected]
Katie Wayman
Youth Services District Director
Blair, Eaton, Gregory, Nir Family YMCA, Ogden, Porters Neck
(910) 726-9847 x114
[email protected]
Brunswick County
Elisha Dixson
Youth Services Regional Program Director
Brunswick County
(910) 726-9847 x242
[email protected]
Pender County
Lexi Bennett
Pender County Program Director
(910) 726-9847 x317
[email protected]
Sampson County
Alyssa Fox
Regional Youth Services Athletics & Program Director
Sampson County
(910) 726-9847 x236
[email protected]
Ashley Bethea
Executive Director of School Age & Early Learning Programs
(910) 726-9847 x930
[email protected]
Corey Maarschalk
Vice President of Youth Services
(910) 726-9847 x255
[email protected]
