Glen Cove Youth Bureau Programs

Glen Cove Youth Bureau Programs include activities such as arts and crafts, sports, STREAM workshops, games, and positive socialization. The programs also offer trips to trampoline parks, amusement parks, sports centers, zoos, and aquariums. Additional activities include workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and personal success, along with goal setting and time management training, comprehensive resume writing, mastering interview techniques, and work ethics and etiquette, plus guest speakers, video presentations, homework tasks, and assistance in Math, English, Science, and Social Studies.

• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Afterschool program options Monday–Friday from 3 pm–6 pm, plus a typical 5-week summer camp session
• Price: The Youth Bureau Afterschool Program is available free of cost to students entering grades 1–5.

Glen Cove Youth Bureau Summer Camp is described as a typical 5-week program for youth entering grades 1–8, with onsite activities and trips 2–3 times weekly to various locations. The Youth Bureau Afterschool Program is available free of cost to students entering grades 1–5 and takes place weekdays from 3 pm–6 pm at the Carol Sucharski Youth Center.

Through the Seasonal Youth Employment Program (SYEP), SYEP Green Teams are for 8th and 9th graders who will be 14 by July 1 and focus on work responsibility, including punctuality, teamwork, following directions, and community involvement. SYEP Interns are 10th–12th graders, many of whom step up from SYEP Green Teams, and they apply for internships offered within City of Glen Cove departments, non-profit organizations, and local business partnerships.

The Youth Bureau facilitates 1:1 mentoring for youth at risk, pairing youth with adult members of the community who serve as role models, with mentors serving for 1-year terms and meeting within the community. The Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board is a 501(c)(3) organization formed to support and augment many of the programs offered by the Glen Cove Youth Bureau and offers scholarships to Glen Cove youth who demonstrate extraordinary service to their community. The Friends assist in providing back to school supplies to students who could not otherwise afford these essentials, and food baskets and Thanksgiving dinners are distributed to needy families in the community. The mission states that they strive to improve the lives of students through education of academic, behavioral, cognitive, and social skills.

The leadership team includes Spiro Tsirkas as Executive Director; Anna DiGiuseppe as Account Clerk; Charmaine Clarke as Youth Mentoring Program Coordinator; Carolina Guastella and Sandra Potter as Youth Program Coordinators; and Steve Nelson, Ron Bieber, Roberto Telese (Chairman), and Rich Hall as Board Members.

Last updated February 7, 2026.