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Community Centers
Boise Parks and Recreation operates nine youth Kid City centers in neighborhoods throughout Boise. All of the centers provide free or low-cost programs for children in the 1st - 6th grade, including homework assistance, youth sports, art projects, STEM activities, games and a healthy snack.
Boise Parks and Recreation partners with the Boise and West Ada School Districts to provide space for these enriching programs at Garfield, Grace Jordan, Hillcrest, Jefferson, McMillan, Morley Nelson, Whitney, Whittier and Taft Elementary Schools.
Fort Boise Community Center
Fort Boise Community Center is located at 700 Robbins Rd., Boise, ID 83702. Amenities include a 4,500-square-foot Art Center, two dance studios, a gymnasium, fitness center, locker rooms, showers, and a Teen Activity Center.
Weight/Exercise Rooms has free weights, weight machines, treadmills, ellipticals, stair steppers and exercise bikes.
Grace Jordan Community Center
The Grace Jordan Community Center is located at 6411 W. Fairfield Avenue. Boise Parks and Recreation partnered with the Boise School District to open Grace Jordan’s Kid City after school program in 2008. Kid City provides free, or low-cost, programs for children in the 1st-6th grade including homework assistance, youth sports, recreation programming, STEM activities, art projects, games and a healthy snack (provided by the Boise School District).
Morley Nelson Community Center
The Morley Nelson Community Center is located at 7701 W. Northview St., Boise, ID 83704. Boise Parks and Recreation partnered with the Boise School District to open Morley Nelson’s Kid City after school program in 2008. Kid City provides free, or low-cost, programs for children in the 1st-6th grade including homework assistance, youth sports, recreation programming, STEM activities, art projects, gardening activities, games and a healthy snack (provided by the Boise School District).
Satellite After School Centers
After school centers are located at Hawthorne, William Howard Taft, Jefferson and Garfield Elementary Schools.
Whitney Community Center
The Whitney Community Center is located at 1609 S. Owyhee St, Boise ID 83705. Boise Parks and Recreation partnered with the Boise School District to open Whitney’s Kid City after school program in the fall of 2009. Kid City provides free, or low-cost, programs for children in the 1st-6th grade including homework assistance, youth sports, recreation programming, STEM activities, art projects, gardening activities, games and a healthy snack (provided by the Boise School District).
Whittier Community Center
The Whittier Community Center is located at 255 N 29th St, Boise, ID 83704. Boise Parks and Recreation partnered with the Boise School District to open Whittier’s Kid City after school program in the fall of 2019. Kid City provides free, or low-cost, programs for children in the 1st-6th grade including homework assistance, youth sports, recreation programming, STEM activities, art projects, games and a healthy snack (provided by the Boise School District).
