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King Street Center

Where kids and opportunity meet Our whole-person approach to youth development embraces the entire family, neighborhood, and community.

King Street Center is a not-for-profit community organization that provides children and families the core life-building skills necessary for a healthy and productive future. Our high quality programs build academic skills, improve physical fitness, and develop the fortitude needed to succeed at home, in school, and in life.

06/22/2026

Summer vibes on deck ☀️

Today marks the first day of our eight week summer journey! For 170 youth from 18 months to 18 years old, King Street Center will be a place to learn, play, explore, and simply be a kid this season. ✨ Help make it a memorable one by checking out our Summer Wish list! kingstreetcenter.org/wishlist

Your support helps create the safe spaces, caring relationships, and opportunities that make all the difference in a young person's life. 💛

06/19/2026

There are moments when a room becomes more than four walls. 💛

Recently, more than 200 youth, families, staff, volunteers, and community members gathered at King Street Center for our Family Dinner. What we experienced was more than a meal... it was belonging.

That same sense of connection lives here every day. In classrooms, afterschool programs, mentoring relationships, and opportunities that help young people discover who they are and who they hope to become.

This summer, 170 youth will walk through our doors looking for a safe place, a trusted adult, and the chance to simply be a kid. With your support, every young person can find the belonging, opportunity, and joy they deserve.

👑 Help keep joy within reach. Donate today at tinyurl.com/kscsummer26

06/17/2026

2026 Graduates 🎓

King Street Center is celebrating the first graduating class of our Academic & Career Exploration (ACE) Program. Eight incredible young people are taking their next steps into college, workforce training, career pathways, and international learning opportunities, each leaving with more than a diploma.

When ACE launched, our goal was to help young people build confidence, discover possibilities, and create a blueprint for life after high school. Today, that vision is becoming reality.

Congratulations Hawa, Stuti, Alex, Gloire, Brian, Angilina, Barwaaqo, and Ali Ali! We can't wait to see where your journeys take you next! 👑💛

📸 Pictures of these eight exploring Boston through ACE last summer and graduation yesterday. Make Boston dreams come true for our rising Seniors this summer 👉 https://ow.ly/2HkL50ZcMOC

06/11/2026

"Adults should know that we can be good people."

Three freshmen. One year of exploration. Endless possibilities.

Meet Kanchan, Maryan, and Batula—three young women in the first year of King Street Center's Academic & Career Exploration (ACE) program. In this conversation, they share what they're learning about high school, their futures, and the opportunities helping them discover what's possible.

Their voices remind us why investing in young people matters.

🎥 Watch their full story: kingstreetcenter.org/blog/ace1
💡 Listen to their perspective.
✨ Imagine what's possible when youth are given the chance to explore.

06/02/2026

What happens when the Vermont Green FC teams visit King Street Center? A whole lot of fun. ⚽🎉

Yesterday, players joined youth from across our programs for gym games, friendly competition, and plenty of smiles. Thanks for spending the afternoon with us!

Be sure to catch our Mentoring Program on the field at halftime tonight at the men's game as we share the impact of mentorship with the Vermont Green community. 💚

05/15/2026

Stone Soup with Preschool 🍲✨

Our preschoolers have been exploring cooking lately, which quickly inspired lots of soup-making in our outdoor mud kitchen. This week, we brought the classic story "Stone Soup" to life, filling the classroom with delicious aromas, teamwork, and plenty of excitement as everyone helped create something together. 💛

DISCLAIMER: We recognize the broth-to-ingredient ratio may have been slightly off. Our enthusiasm for chopping vegetables was extremely high. 😂🥕🧅

05/13/2026

On Wednesdays, we dance 🪩🕺🏼✨

Our 2nd and 3rd graders brought the vibes to this rainy afternoon with an epic dance party thanks to our friend and amazing volunteer 🫶

A little midweek joy, movement, and laughter goes a long way 👑

05/08/2026

Our people 👑💛✨

From circle time in early ed to career exploration in high school, these are just some of the humans behind the magic at King Street Center. Youth development work is joyful, exhausting, meaningful, challenging, and transformational all at once, and this incredible team meets that work with compassion, humor, creativity, and heart.

To our teachers and afterschool professionals: thank you for creating spaces where youth feel safe, seen, supported, and inspired to grow. Our community is stronger because of you. 💛

05/04/2026

Green Up Day with mentoring 🌎👑

This weekend, our mentors and mentees showed up for the community, rolling up their sleeves to help clean up our shared spaces while deepening the connections that make this work so meaningful.

Along the way, there were moments of discovery, too. One mentor, Alan, introduced his mentee Issa (1st 📸) to garlic mustard greens and foraging fiddleheads, and even spotted a rare purple trillium in bloom.

It’s more than just giving back, Green Up Day gave us a chance to build relationships, learn from one another, and grow a sense of care for the world around us. 💛✨

Address

87 King Street
Burlington, VT
05401

Telephone

+18028626736

Website

http://www.kingstreetcenter.org/

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