Youth Services

The SAC/YC provide workforce preparation skill-building programs throughout the year using both Boys & Girls Club and 4H curriculum.

School Age Services

The SAS program is accredited by the Afterschool Association and provides the following programs:

• After School Program - For youth in grades K through 5. The SAC bus goes in to the nearby communities of Tomah and Sparta and picks kids up each day. Youth are then transported back to the installation for enrichment programming, homework help, or open recreation activities. Programming is offered in our 5 Core Service Areas of The Arts; Educational Support and Career Development; Character and Leadership Development; Sports, Fitness, and Recreation; and Health, Wellness, and Life Skills. Parents pick youth up no later than 5:30 p.m. from the program. This program also operates during school holidays, in-service activities, non-school days and unexpected closures due to weather conditions, etc. Parents must provide transportation to and from SAC when utilizing this program on non-school days. Hours of operation are 6:30am until 5:30pm during non-school days and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. during school days.
• Summer Program - This program is offered during school vacations. Daily programming is offered in our 5 Core Service Areas of The Arts; Educational Support and Career Development; Character and Leadership Development; Sports, Fitness, and Recreation; and Health, Wellness, and Life Skills. Additional camp week activities include field trips to FMWR partner programs such as the swimming pool, beach, bowling alley, and local parks. The program is operated 6:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and is closed on all Federal Holidays. Parents provide all transportation to and from the program during camp weeks.

Middle School/Teen Program

The Youth Program provides after-school and non-school day activities for youth in grades 6 through 12. Daily programming is offered within our 5 Core Service Areas of The Arts; Educational Support and Career Development; Character and Leadership Development; Sports, Fitness, and Recreation; and Health, Wellness, and Life Skills. The non-school days and summer days, and at additional times for special events. Youth Center programming is free after 1 p.m. daily. Fees for full-day programs, special events, and field trips may apply. Transportation is provided from the Middle School and High School in Sparta and Tomah during school days. For more information, please call 608-388-4373.

The Youth Center offers special events programming to provide social and recreational opportunities for Middle and High School youth. For more information on upcoming teen activities, please contact the Youth Center at 608-388-4373 or DSN 280-4373.

Youth Sponsorship helps ease the transition for new youth coming to Fort McCoy by providing them with friendship, a warm welcome, and information about schools and the community. If you are new to Fort McCoy and would like to request a Youth Sponsor, please contact the School Liaison Officer at 608-388-6814. 

Boy and girl scouting opportunities are provided within the local communities in which youth reside.

Sports, Fitness, and Recreation as well as Health, Wellness, and Life Skills opportunities are provided during daily activities at the CDC, SAC, and YC programs. StartSmart Sports, skill-development clinics, pick-up sports, and open gym are examples of sports and recreation programs offered during regular programming.

For youth religious programs such as Center Shot Ministry, contact the Religious Support Office at 608-388-3528.  The Religious Support Office often partners with ACS for Resilience, Domestic Violence Awareness, EFMP programs, and many other workshops.