About
The Youth Services Program is part of Westminster Neighborhood Services’ youth offerings, which have grown to include afterschool programming and a mentoring program. The program takes place at the Family & Adults Services Center, which includes a fully equipped catering kitchen, a large dining room, and three large classrooms. The center also operates one of the city’s largest food pantries and a soup kitchen that serve families connected to the program.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen hours include Mondays and Thursdays with a food pantry from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and a soup kitchen from 10 to 11:45 a.m., and Tuesdays with a food pantry from 6 to 7 p.m. with sandwiches served.
The Youth Services Program seeks to provide a safe, nurturing environment which reinforces and enriches academic skills, teaches social skills, encourages good citizenship, develops leadership traits, and provides activities to encourage a healthy lifestyle for children ages 6–14. Westminster Neighborhood Services provides education support, access to basic needs, and community connections to empower neighbors and strengthen youth and families on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis. In 1982, three Near Eastside neighborhood churches, including Westminster Presbyterian Church, began serving youth during a summer program, and Westminster’s youth program later expanded to its current offerings. Today, Westminster partners with more than 20 community organizations to assist with program services, including health and wellness classes and financial literacy. Westminster Neighborhood Services envisions a collaborative community in which all residents are supported to reach their full potential, and it states that no services are denied based on faith tradition and that services are not offered on the condition that people must listen and respond to messages designed to a particular faith.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen hours include Mondays and Thursdays with a food pantry from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and a soup kitchen from 10 to 11:45 a.m., and Tuesdays with a food pantry from 6 to 7 p.m. with sandwiches served.
The Youth Services Program seeks to provide a safe, nurturing environment which reinforces and enriches academic skills, teaches social skills, encourages good citizenship, develops leadership traits, and provides activities to encourage a healthy lifestyle for children ages 6–14. Westminster Neighborhood Services provides education support, access to basic needs, and community connections to empower neighbors and strengthen youth and families on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis. In 1982, three Near Eastside neighborhood churches, including Westminster Presbyterian Church, began serving youth during a summer program, and Westminster’s youth program later expanded to its current offerings. Today, Westminster partners with more than 20 community organizations to assist with program services, including health and wellness classes and financial literacy. Westminster Neighborhood Services envisions a collaborative community in which all residents are supported to reach their full potential, and it states that no services are denied based on faith tradition and that services are not offered on the condition that people must listen and respond to messages designed to a particular faith.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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