Youth Services

Fort Bragg Youth Centers

Tolson Youth Activities Center – Bldg. 4-1431 Normandy and Rock Merritt Avenue. Hours for children: Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Administrative Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
School Out and Summer Hours: Monday - Friday 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Phone 910-396-4537

Tolson Youth Center is located on Fort Bragg near Soldier Support Center

Chay Youth Activity Center – Bldg. L-6824, 538 Rockefeller Blvd. Cameron, NC 28326. Hours for children: Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Administrative Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
School Out and Summer Hours: Monday - Friday 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Phone: 910-908-5012/5013

Chay Youth Center is located in the Linden Oaks Neighborhood in Cameron, NC.

The Department of Defense has a long history of providing positive youth programs that focus on alternative activities for youth during out-of-school hours. Today, DoD continues to be committed to youth by providing consistent guidance and stable and dynamic programs in more than 350 youth programs joint-service, worldwide. DoD promotes positive youth development by designing programs to recognize the achievements of youth and by developing partnerships with other youth-serving organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Programs for teens and pre-teens vary from one base to another but are governed by a consistent DoD instruction. Programs prepare young people to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood through a coordinated, progressive series of activities and experiences that help them become socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively competent. Programs usually include physical fitness and sports, arts and recreation, training in leadership, life skills and career/volunteer opportunities, mentoring, intervention and support services. Phone 910-396-8110 or DSN 312-236-8110.

There are two youth centers on Fort Bragg: Tolson Youth Center and Chay Youth Center in the Linden Oaks neighborhood.

Tolson Youth Center: children and teens, grades 6^th – 12^th. Center amenities include a homework center, computer lab, teen area, and game room. 

Open Rec hours: Monday – Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / School Out Days: 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Summer: 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tolson offers free transportation from Albritton Middle School to Tolson YC. Tolson YC offers free transportation to students living on-post. Students must be registered in CYS and Tolson YC for these services.

1745, 301 Normandy Drive, Fort Bragg, NC 28307 (corner of Normandy Drive and Rock Merritt). Phone: 910-396-5437. 

Chay Youth Center: children and teens, grades 6^th – 12^th. Center amenities include a gymnasium with rock climbing wall, middle school and teen gaming room, outdoor pool table, and 12-person laser tag equipment.

Open Rec hours: Monday – Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / School Out Days: 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Summer: 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Chay offers free transportation from Shugart and Highland Middle Schools to Chay YC. Tolson Students must be registered in CYS and Chay YC for these services.

Building L-6824, 538 Rockefeller Blvd., Cameron, NC 28326 (located on Linden Oaks). Phone: 910-908-5012

Youth Sponsorship Programs

Does your child have 101 questions about your next duty station? Let a youth sponsor answer them!

Youth sponsors connect with children before arrival at a new duty station, provide them with information about their new communities and answer questions from a youth perspective - while being guided by adults in the Child and Youth Services youth program and the schools.

If you're preparing for a permanent change of station move, contact a Fort Bragg school liaison officer today to sign up for a youth sponsor by e-mailing fortbragg_youthsponsorship@army.mil or calling 910-396-3338