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Cathy Hudgins Community Center Youth Programs include activities such as basketball, pickleball, ping pong, table tennis, billiards, board games, cards, bingo, craft classes, acrylic painting, watercolor painting, and gardening. Youth at the center also have access to an art room, a computer lab, and a teen room. The center offers additional programs at the same site such as yoga, Zumba, line dancing, strength training, aerobics, badminton, ESOL class, computer and smart device classes, knitting and crochet groups, and various fitness and wellness classes.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Center hours Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Saturday noon–10 p.m.; Therapeutic Recreation hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate offers recreational, cultural, and educational programs for youth, adults, and seniors, and youth programs provide a safe space for 1st through 12th graders to socialize and work on academics in a structured environment. The center hosts community events, and rooms are made available for meetings, educational classes, and social gatherings. All NCS Community, Senior, and Teen Centers serve as warming and cooling centers during extreme weather, and visitors using the center for warming or cooling services do not have access to programming or classes unless they are current registered members. Therapeutic Recreation Services at the center provides opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to develop skills to participate in recreation and leisure programs of their choice, and a noon meal is provided on weekdays to senior center members who register.
The Cathy Hudgins Community Center (CHCC) Advisory Council was established on May 17, 2002, and on May 4, 2021, Southgate Community Center was renamed in honor of Supervisor Catherine Hudgins. The mission of the Cathy Hudgins Senior Center is to engage with older adults in the community and provide a supportive environment that encourages them to be active physically and mentally. The professional and creative staff collaborates daily to share program ideas and ensure that the services being provided meet the needs and interests of the community. Chris Scales serves as Division Director. The Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate will be closed from August 16, 2025, through January 2026 due to renovations and HVAC replacement at the center, and the courts will remain open during this time.
Last updated January 20, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Center hours Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Saturday noon–10 p.m.; Therapeutic Recreation hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate offers recreational, cultural, and educational programs for youth, adults, and seniors, and youth programs provide a safe space for 1st through 12th graders to socialize and work on academics in a structured environment. The center hosts community events, and rooms are made available for meetings, educational classes, and social gatherings. All NCS Community, Senior, and Teen Centers serve as warming and cooling centers during extreme weather, and visitors using the center for warming or cooling services do not have access to programming or classes unless they are current registered members. Therapeutic Recreation Services at the center provides opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to develop skills to participate in recreation and leisure programs of their choice, and a noon meal is provided on weekdays to senior center members who register.
The Cathy Hudgins Community Center (CHCC) Advisory Council was established on May 17, 2002, and on May 4, 2021, Southgate Community Center was renamed in honor of Supervisor Catherine Hudgins. The mission of the Cathy Hudgins Senior Center is to engage with older adults in the community and provide a supportive environment that encourages them to be active physically and mentally. The professional and creative staff collaborates daily to share program ideas and ensure that the services being provided meet the needs and interests of the community. Chris Scales serves as Division Director. The Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate will be closed from August 16, 2025, through January 2026 due to renovations and HVAC replacement at the center, and the courts will remain open during this time.
Last updated January 20, 2026.
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