Alfond Youth & Community Center

Saturday, August 24, 2019 Doc & Mardie 5K & Youth 1 Mile All Ages Run/Walk in honor of Doc & Mardie Brown! Saturday, August 24, 2019 Join parents pushing babies in strollers, active older runners, and folks of all kinds enjoying our many amenities to make this an incredible family event for every generation! There […]

The Girls Rock! Conference is an event planned BY girls FOR girls.  The high school girls on the Girls Advisory Board choose topics for the conference that are relevant to them AND YOU!  They are the speakers and the workshop facilitators. In fact, they design the workshops! It’s a  fun filled day of learning, sharing, […]

Alfond Youth Center and Northern Light Health Inland Hospital invite you to join them for a morning of active play and learn about summer camp opportunities.  Enjoy Adventure Playland, arts and crafts, fun games and activities, face painting, swimming, and more - all for FREE! For details and more family-friendly activities, visit northernlighthealth.org/Inland-Hospital or call […]

Rescheduled to 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Corpus Christi Parish, 70 Pleasant St, Waterville, ME Ken Walsh will be offering a 45-minute presentation on Personal Safety. We are looking for adults of all ages to attend this FREE opportunity to learn how to develop a better sense of safety. No physical conditioning is […]

Betina Tagle, Assistant Professor of Cyber/CIS Security, and an University of Maine WiCyS Chapter student will be able to demonstrate and answer any questions on keeping yourself safe on the web. Limited seating to 25 computer stations.

The Capital Area New Mainers Project is a cross-cultural organization that welcomes immigrants and works to create a thriving, integrated, multicultural community in central Maine. Based in Augusta, CANMP cultivates personal relationships between New Mainers and "old" Mainers, meets immigrant needs, and educates the broader community about the challenges that immigrants face and the benefits they bring […]

  GRAND OPENING   Mary Nash Beaupre Growing Dome   May 30th, 2018 from 3:30 - 5:00pm Alfond Youth Center 126 North Street Waterville, Maine 04917 RSVP   IT'S DONE! And we can't wait to show it off to you!     Our Sustainable Garden to Table Program started in 2011 with 4 raised beds, […]

Join G.E.A.R. Parent Network for an afternoon of family fun in celebration of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Families will have the use of two gymnasiums, the Adventure Playland, and the climbing wall. The pool will be available for family swim. Wear comfortable clothing and don’t forget to bring swimwear! A lifeguard will be on […]

Our battle was planned for March but was snowed out! The new date is May 2, and we are counting on tulips, crocuses, and most of all, no snow! Join us Wednesday, May 2, at the Alfond Youth Center, when members of the Waterville Police and Fire Departments will compete in their annual fundraising basketball […]

Pious Ali, a Youth and Community Engagement Specialist at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service, has spent the better part of his life focused on community engagement. Pious is the first African-born Muslim American to be elected to public office in Maine, becoming a member of the city’s elected Board of […]

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the final Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market of the season. Along with the fresh fruits and vegetables, there will be a Youth Booth managed by the After School Program at AYC. Something for everyone can be found at […]

  You're Invited! SATURDAY SNACKTIVITY FREE Snack & Arts/Science Activity  Every Saturday 11:00AM - 1:00PM thru August 2018 AYC Art Room Youth ages 6-12 years old       Snacks Include: Yogurt, Crackers, Fruit, Granola Bars, Water   Upcoming Activities for April 4/7 - Paper Spinners 4/14 - April Showers Sun Catchers 4/21 - Truffula Trees 4/28 - Egg […]

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, December 7, 2017 – April 19, 2018, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Along with the fresh fruits and vegetables, there will be a Youth Booth managed by the […]

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, December 7, 2017 – April 19, 2018, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Along with the fresh fruits and vegetables, there will be a Youth Booth managed by the […]

Lunch available at 11:30; speech starts at 12:00. Dr. James Richter’s current research pursues two different but related tracks. First, following upon earlier scholarship on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Russian governance under Putin, he is working on a long-term project that compares and contrasts the relation between state and society in Russia […]

  You're Invited! SATURDAY SNACKTIVITY FREE Snack & Arts/Science Activity  Every Saturday 11:00AM - 1:00PM thru August 2018 AYC Art Room Youth ages 6-12 years old       Snacks Include: Yogurt, Crackers, Fruit, Granola Bars, Water   Upcoming Activities: Bubble Art 1/20, Fluffy Slime 1/27 Parents are welcome but not required  *  Stay for all or […]

  You're Invited! SATURDAY SNACKTIVITY FREE Snack & Arts/Science Activity  Every Saturday 11:00AM - 1:00PM thru August 2018 AYC Art Room Youth ages 6-12 years old       Snacks Include: Yogurt, Crackers, Fruit, Granola Bars, Water   Upcoming Activities: Bubble Art 1/20, Fluffy Slime 1/27 Parents are welcome but not required  *  Stay for all or […]

Mid Maine Global Forum Program Announcement Colby Professor Hong Zhang   “Political Satire and the Authoritarian State in Contemporary China”   Wednesday, September 20 Alfond Center 12 Noon   This program is sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council as part of its “World in Your Library programs. We are grateful to the Council for its […]

Adotei Akwei is Managing Director for Government Relations for Amnesty International USA. Before rejoining AIUS he was Deputy Director for Government Relations for CARE USA. As CARE USA Deputy he worked on Climate Change, Emergencies, Countries in Conflict and Micro-Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining CARE he worked for 11 years for Amnesty in […]

Join James Westhoff of Husson University for a live demonstration of LinkedIn. James will cover all aspects of using LinkedIn. This includes how to use it to make networking more powerful, to learn more about people in your areas of interest, to learn more about companies in which you may be interested, and about the […]

Jess Knox will talk about how to build an authentic startup community in Waterville that creates jobs, attracts talent, and expands prosperity. Communities across the world are discovering that cultivating authentic startup and innovation communities are key to transforming their traditional regional economies into one that features high-aspiration companies with customers all over the world. […]

Join us for a morning of active play and learn about summer camp opportunities. Enjoy Adventure Playland, arts & crafts, fun games and activities, face painting, swimming and more — all for free! For details and more family-friendly activities, visit www.inlandhospital.org or call 861-3292. For a printable poster, click HERE.

Scott Erb is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine at Farmington, whose specialty is German politics and the European Union. In this talk, Professor Erb will discuss both the background of the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis, and the profound impact this has on Germany and the European Union.  The crisis […]

The Alfond Youth Center helps families stay healthy year-round! Join us to explore their facilities and programs - pools, gyms, and Adventure Playland open for all; healthy, kid-friendly snacks; 2017 program for kids and adults; discounted family memberships available. Bring your LET’S GO! Family Fun Passport and, after participating in three or more events, be […]

Steve Ball, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and MMGF Board Member, will give a talk on current efforts to address the ongoing problems associated with unexploded munitions left from wars in Vietnam and its neighbors, Cambodia and Laos, and what actions are being taken by Vietnam and partnering countries to alleviate the associated damaging social […]