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Starting A Birthday Tradition, and Continued Fun in the Snow
KYC is starting to celebrate birthdays in 2026, with a cake baked each month for the occasion. Our January experience came after a nice yoga session. And the cake was made fully from scratch by a talented volunteer, Diane!
Making wishes is as easy as 1…2…3.
Outdoor activities include biking and bike maintenance. Some talented folks can even pull off stunts, like the wheelie shown here.
And if you’re stopping by this week, there’s a tunnel to be seen. Snow fort deluxe!
We’re out in the community and swimming around!
KYC was at the Windrifter in their heated pool yesterday, and will be headed there for an afternoon of fun and splashing again today. 
Hoping more teens will join us! It’s a fun shakeup of our winter programs.
Kitchen Snapshot: Cooking up a Storm
It may be cold outside, but here at KYC we’ve been sharing good food. Karen from 4H has been taking us through a multi-week crockpot course. With valuable lessons on how they conduct heat (and how a crockpot should be operated safely), Karen got us started. And with chili on the menu, soon there was chopping and cooking to be done.
Another culinary adventure combined budgeting with real-world experience. Teens went to Hannaford’s with a $30 limit to buy a meal for later in the week, sides and all. Pickles were a must, and waffle fries (with extra crispy edges). Chicken quesadillas as the entree was a smart move with crowd appeal. 
And finally, the festive season lingers as long as there’s cookies to be had. We’re lucky to have some treats on hand — from coconut cookies to cocoa with white chocolate chip — baked from scratch by our loving volunteers. Big compliments to our bakers, as we happily hand out one… no two… more.
Annual White Elephant Swap
This year’s swap included mysteries, Grinches, and some festive hats with gifts to match. KYC finds traditions to celebrate every season. So come join us! The more the merrier.
Festival of Trees participation… and a paper airplane competition
Monday was a fun start to the week at KYC. A group of us went out into the neighborhood — taking down our trees at the Wright museum and handing out holiday cards to local business partners.
The rest of our participants held down the fort with a great effort in a paper airplane competition. Furthest wins, and our top prizes went to planes that flew the whole length of the youth center and would have kept going if walls didn’t stop them first!
Thanks for the good times! More to come soon.
KYC and Whitehorse Recovery
Gracie from Whitehorse brought a special guest to Kingswood today. Tiana (far left) gave a great speech on the impact of teen addiction and her lived experience.
And later, a couch pile!
We’ve got pine trees and waffles at the KYC… and a visit to Santa on the way
It’s the holiday season, and we’re seeing who’s taller — us or the tree? In any case, it’s a nice spot for a good meal.
Also on the horizon, a visit to Santa’s Hut. Teens will be handing out cocoa and cookies as an act of community service. 
Kicking off Summer!
Our first day of summer programs was so fun! We attended a show at the Wolfeboro Public Library by Showtime Steve! It was AMAZING and some KYC teens were even selected as participants in the Mentalist part of the show! Then of COURSE we had to go swimming on this hot day! @wolfeboro.public.library @showtimesteve.official
Last Week of School
To wrap up the school year we went on a great hike up Rines Hill, celebrated our June birthdays, and went to the beach! We hope everyone is enjoying their summer break and not melllltinnnnggggg in this heat! 
