Do You Know Youth with Nothing to Do?
Check out our new Community Evening Resource Center aka the C.E.R.C. program.
Open 7 days a week: Sunday - Saturday, 6:00 pm - 2:00 am
- Doors open at 5:30 pm daily - 10:00 pm.
- Curfew youth from 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Call us at the C.E.R.C. Hotline: 267-235-2115
Community Evening Resources Center (CERC)
Registration is NOW OPEN!
***Transportation home for the CERC is free!
REGISTER ONLINE OR IN-PERSON. ALSO, IF you have questions, call the CERC Hotline at 267-325-9119.
- Cost: FREE. Time: 6:00 PM - Until. Ages: 10 - 17 years old.
- Open: Monday - Sunday. Also, MEALS INCLUDED!
- Program opportunities include: Homework help, Educational enrichment, Recreational activities (indoor and outdoor), Arts & Crafts, Hair Play/Nail Play (beginner/intermediate cosmetology), Building Trade exposure, Cooking classes, Top Tier Gaming & Mindset of Champions, Youth Podcast "CERC-IT, Basketball League (tryouts to be announced), Boxing, Field trips (most are free), and much more to be announced!!! STAY TUNED!
***Transportation home for the CERC is free!
REGISTER ONLINE OR IN-PERSON. ALSO, IF you have questions, call the CERC Hotline at 267-325-9119.
2025 - 2026: What's happening now?
Staff
Community Engagement
New Partnerships
- Angenique Howard, Chief Executive Officer
- Kendrick Murray, CERC Director
- Omunique Stratton, Intake Specialist
- Steven Howard, Property Manager
- Omhere Stratton, Community Marketing Manager
- Sade Howard, Media Marketing Manager
Community Engagement
- No Weapons Formed Grand Opening of the Community Support Center (5th floor)
- 15th Police District Captain's Town Hall meetings
- No Weapons Formed Weekly workshops
- Community Schools: Frankford HS Monthly Partner meetings
- Northwood Academy Charter Community Career & Resource Fair
- City of Philadelphia City Council Budget meeting (i.e., Public Safety); Philadelphia City Hall
- First Step Staffing & Community Legal Services Resource Fair
- City of Philadelphia Parent & Youth Resource Fair; Pennsylvania Convention Hall
- Mayor Parker's One Philly 2.0 Budget Town Hall; City Reach Church
- "May Day" - We are rallying all the community partners; Unique Dreams, Inc.
- Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) Reentry Resource Fairs
- CERC: Community Evening Resource Center Youth Basketball game vs. Philadelphia Police Department (15th District)
- Hosted 1st Philadelphia Police Department (15th District) Community meeting at the Garsed Center (in the Gym)
New Partnerships
- The Garsed Center
- Sharing Excess Inc.; Philabundance
- Food Donation Center (CDC); WaWa Food Share
- Northwood Academy Charter School
- Office of State Senator Christine M. Tartaglione
- St. Mark's Church, Frankford
- Northwood Civic Association
- Philadelphia Police Department (15th District)
- Friends of Overington Park
- Project Always Receiving
- Free Library of Philadelphia, Frankford & Northeast Regional
- It Takes A Village To Feed One Child