Youth Services

The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department at Northwest Annex is an active, ongoing program that keeps the military children busy and involved. Call the Youth Center at 757-421-8004/8258.

The Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Department provides a variety of programs for 6-17-year-olds throughout the year as well as a series of summer camps through the Youth and Teen Programs.

Northwest Annex Youth Center

The Northwest Youth Center, located in Building 432, Cardinal Street, offers computers, board games, play stations, pool table and Homework Power Hour. The center is currently opened 5:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

In addition the center offers:

• Before & After school programs - K thru 6th grade
• Kindergarten program (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) - the bus drops off from Hickory Elementary Schools and the youth center picks-up from Moyock, NC elementary school.
• Summer day camp
• Spring and Winter break programs
• Homeschooling Events

Register for camps or child care at https://militarychildcare.com/.

For questions, contact the Northwest Annex Youth Center at 757-421-8004/8258.

Additional youth sports and recreation programs are available through the City of Chesapeake Recreation Programs.

Summer Camp

All Hampton Roads Youth Centers offer a Summer Camp program. The program runs from June to August. There is a deposit per family.

Boy and Girl Scouts

Installations in Hampton Roads do not sponsor any scouting programs; however scouting programs are available in the community. To find out more about Boy Scouts in the Hampton Roads area, visit the Boy Scouts website or call 757-497-2688. For more information about the Girl Scouts in the Hampton Roads area, contact the Girl Scouts Council of Colonial Coast at 757-547-4405 or visit their website.

Youth Religious Programs

The base Chapel offers programs for both Protestant and Catholic youths - religious development classes, summer Bible camps and group social gatherings (Currently, youth programs unavailable). For more information about the programs offered, times and days, please call 757-421-8204 or DSN 312-521-8204.

Youth Employment

Employment Readiness -- one-on-one counseling is available to include resume writing, job search techniques, completing an application, preparing for the interview, information about area Youth Employment Fairs and much more. Open jobs can be found on USAjobs.gov. For appointments, call FFSC Northwest at 757-421-8770.

Youth Calendar /Sponsorship

The youth activities calendar is available for pick up at the Youth Center.

Youth sponsorship program is available at the Northwest Youth Center. Call 757-421-8004/8258 to request a sponsor for your child when relocating to the Northwest area.

In the Hampton Roads area, the various cities impose a curfew on youth designed to ensure their safety. A child under the age of 18 may not be out between the hours of midnight and 4:00 am unless accompanied by the parent, guardian, or other adult who has the care, custody, or control of the child. The curfew states that youth may not be present on "any street, road, alley, avenue, park, or other public place" or in "any vehicle operating or parked thereon." Parents cannot give their child permission to break curfew.

Driving Curfew: Virginia's curfew laws prohibit drivers under age 18 who hold a learner's permit or driver's license from driving midnight to 5:00 am. If you hold a driver's license you may drive during these hours:

• In case of an emergency
• when traveling to and from work or a school-sponsored event
• when accompanied by a parent or other adult acting in place of a parent
• when responding to an emergency call as a volunteer firefighter or rescue squad personnel

After you have held your license for one year, you may carry up to three passengers under age 21 in the following situations:

• Travel to and from a school-sponsored activity;
• A licensed driver 21 or older is in the front passenger seat; or
• In case of an emergency.

Virginia's cellular telephone law prohibits the use of cell phones while driving, regardless of whether such device is or is not hand-held. Texting while driving is prohibited for all drivers in Virginia, no matter the age.