Before and After School Programs

What do the before and after school programs offer?

The Gorse Before and After School Programs and the Mt. Carmel and Montgomery Street After-School Programs offer before and after-school activities to children ages 5 to 12. However, if a child is 5 years old, they must be in Kindergarten in order to be eligible for the after-school program. Additionally, our programs will:

Help children with homework, preparing them for academic success in school.
Include organized arts and crafts activities to maximize creativity.
Host activities such as foosball, board games, sports and team-oriented games to help children learn teamwork and develop social skills.

Along with meeting a service need, family income can’t be more than 50% of State Median Income in order to qualify for tuition assistance.

Service Area: The Mt. Carmel and Montgomery Street After Schools Programs can serve any parent from Massachusetts that has a child care voucher and wants their child to attend the program located in Chicopee. Parents who are going to pay out of pocket are also able to participate. Before school programming is only offered at the Gorse Children's Center.

Transportation: Transportation is available to Mt. Carmel's after school program from the following schools: Stefanik, Fairview, & Bowie. Transportation is available to Montgomery Street's after school programs from the following schools: Barry, Belcher, & Strieber. Transportation is available to Gorse from the following schools: Plains, Mosier, and Michael E. Smith.