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Sumter Youth Center offers activities such as outdoor basketball courts, table games, movies, computer time, and a snack bar area. The program includes homework assistance, academic enrichment, arts and crafts, athletic fitness, and access to computer labs and classrooms. Participants also have chances to play basketball, four square, and pool, and to take part in activities like learning how to plant and maintain a garden, playing a musical instrument, singing in a choir, and participating in sports, along with bus trips to the Orlando Science Center and Aquatica.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
SYC is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, community-based organization serving the social service needs of youth and families on the north and south ends of Sumter County. Its combined facilities have more than 34,000 square feet of recreation areas, including outdoor basketball courts, computer labs, classrooms, table games, and snack bar areas. SYC offers quality supervision for youth ages 5–17, with bus service from schools to the centers, and provides both after-school and summer programs. The mission of Sumter Youth Center is to provide a place where youth can develop healthy lifestyles and quality relationships that will help produce productive caring adults. SYC began in 2001 as a joint project of Sumter County community leaders, and on May 21, 2002, SYC opened the doors to its Wildwood center.
Parents and supporters describe the center as a family-oriented place where children enjoy activities such as basketball, four square, pool, movies, computer time, and socializing with friends, along with getting help with homework, snacks, and drinks. Testimonials also note bus trips to the Orlando Science Center and Aquatica, learning how to plant and maintain a garden, playing a musical instrument, singing in a choir, and participating in sports, as well as an emphasis on being polite, having good manners, following directions, completing assigned tasks, and having respect for others.
Last updated February 19, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
SYC is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, community-based organization serving the social service needs of youth and families on the north and south ends of Sumter County. Its combined facilities have more than 34,000 square feet of recreation areas, including outdoor basketball courts, computer labs, classrooms, table games, and snack bar areas. SYC offers quality supervision for youth ages 5–17, with bus service from schools to the centers, and provides both after-school and summer programs. The mission of Sumter Youth Center is to provide a place where youth can develop healthy lifestyles and quality relationships that will help produce productive caring adults. SYC began in 2001 as a joint project of Sumter County community leaders, and on May 21, 2002, SYC opened the doors to its Wildwood center.
Parents and supporters describe the center as a family-oriented place where children enjoy activities such as basketball, four square, pool, movies, computer time, and socializing with friends, along with getting help with homework, snacks, and drinks. Testimonials also note bus trips to the Orlando Science Center and Aquatica, learning how to plant and maintain a garden, playing a musical instrument, singing in a choir, and participating in sports, as well as an emphasis on being polite, having good manners, following directions, completing assigned tasks, and having respect for others.
Last updated February 19, 2026.
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