🎭 FAN EXPO Boston stopped by BCYF Tobin! SuperTeens got hands-on experience in two creative workshops with FAN EXPO Boston Youth explored costume weathering with Jenna Iglehart before creating their own comic book covers with comic artist Joe St. Pierre.

🏡 Help shape the future of #BCYF Jackson Mann! Join us August 12 from 6–8 p.m. for a virtual community meeting to review survey feedback, share updates on BPS enrollment & demographic trends, & discuss what's next for the site. Learn more & register at boston.gov/bcyf-jackson-mann → Project Page.

🛟 Safety is Cool at the Pool! Join us Saturday, Aug. 8, from 12–3 p.m. at Madison Park High School for a free, family-friendly Water Safety Day. Enjoy in-water activities while learning important water safety skills. Register: https://www.boston.gov/calendar/water-safety-day

🎳 Lace up your bowling shoes! BCYF Girls Leadership Corps is heading to Boston Bowl for an afternoon of bowling and summer fun. 📅 Thursday, August 6 🕓 4–7 p.m. 📍 Boston Bowl, Dorchester Open to youth ages 14 and under. Parent/guardian registration is required. Register at boston.gov/bcyf-girls

🎣 Fish on! A day at Georges Island gave SuperTeens the chance to learn how to fish and explore Boston Harbor.

🌙 Boston After Dark is happening TODAY! 📍#BCYF #Mattahunt | 5–8 PM ✨ Glow party, airbrush tattoos, soccer raffle ⚽, caricatures & more 📍#BCYF #Draper Pool | 6–9 PM 🏊 Pool party, game truck, face painting & more Free food 🍔, giveaways & youth DJs at both! 💙 #BostonAfterDark #Mattapan #WestRoxbury

Today is International Lifeguard Appreciation Day! ❤️ Thank you to the dedicated BCYF lifeguards and aquatic staff who help keep our pools safe while creating welcoming spaces for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Join us in thanking our lifeguards for everything they do! 🛟💙

#BCYF Jackson Mann got a fresh new look and new computers for the lab! Thank you Boston Bruins Foundation, Coca Cola, Rebuilding Boston Together, and @doit.boston.gov for making the refresh possible!

Good news! BCYF Flaherty Pool in #Roslindale is back up and running. The water main break nearby has been repaired.

Unfortunately, due to a water main break in the neighborhood, the BCYF Flaherty Pool in #Roslindale is closed until repairs are done.

Time for a glow up at #BCYF Jackson Mann in #Allston! Thank you @nhlbruins.bsky.social, Coca Cola, and Rebuilding Together Boston for your partnership!

1,408 Boston youth shared what BCYF means to them. 💙 "Everyone is able to connect with one another and make it feel like home." — BCYF Member Watch the highlights from our 2026 Youth Survey and hear directly from the youth we serve.

The lap pool at BCYF Clougherty Pool in #Charlestown will be closed for the remainder of today, Tuesday, July 28, through the first hour of lap swim tomorrow while we adjust the chemicals.

Who's ready for a pool party? ☀️😎 Join the BCYF Girls Leadership Corps this Saturday for an afternoon of swimming, dancing, live music, and more at BCYF Draper Pool! 🎟️ Free entry 📝 Register at Boston.gov/BCYF-Girls See you there!

🌙 Boston After Dark is coming to BCYF #Tobin! Teens, we will see you TOMORROW, Friday 7/24, from 6–8 PM for free food, a soccer themed raffle⚽, 360 photobooth 📸, game truck, giveaways, youth DJs, and more. 📍 BCYF Tobin, 1481 Tremont St #MissionHill

🌱 Digging in at BCYF Jackson Mann in #Allston! Youth spent the day planting tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, peas, strawberries, basil, rosemary, and more in the raised garden beds. Wishing them a great growing season and a delicious harvest! 🌼🍅

Boston, get ready for Open Streets! This summer and fall, Open Streets Boston will return to Allston-Brighton, Jamaica Plain, and Mattapan and take place for the first time in Roslindale. Learn more at boston.gov/open-streets

Throwing it back to #BCYF Martin Pino's Summer Kickoff! ☀️ Face paint, inflatable fun, pizza, popsicles, and plenty of smiles made for a fun day at the center. Here's a look back as summer continues!

BCYF Mildred Avenue Community Center pool in #Mattapan is closing now, Tuesday, July 21, until the installation of a new Chlorinator pump is completed. We anticipate it reopening sometime tomorrow.

Summer adventures in the sand! ☀️ Youth from #BCYF Quincy Community Center in #Chinatown spent the day exploring the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival and taking in some incredible works of art along the shoreline. 🏖️🪣

Life at BCYF Tynan lately. 📸☀️ Safe to say it's been a busy (and fun!) summer. Here's a few snapshots of what everyone's been up to.

🛼Join BCYF for four Family Nights at Chez Vous! 🛼 Special thanks to Chez Vous for donating the use of the rink, Boston Public Health Commission Violence Prevention Program for sponsoring food, and Boston Police Department for providing on-site support. 📍Register at Boston.gov/BCYF-Girls

Summer 2026 in Boston makes for a pretty great photography classroom. 📷☀️ The BCYF SnapShot Photography Program has been out exploring the city, building their skills, and capturing Boston one frame at a time. Stay tuned—we'll be sharing some of their photos soon! 👀

Boston: issues a heat advisory. 🥵 BCYF Condon Summer Youth Program: stays cool.😎 The BCYF Condon Summer Youth Program kicked off week one with a fun cool-down!

BCYF Holland Community Center in #Dorchester will be closing at 5:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 15, due to a staffing issue.

What can you build in 7 weeks? BCYF Vine Street teens recently learned AI, digital skills, and online safety through Tech We Can with Boston Innovation and Technology Cabinet. They even trained AI models to recognize different objects and each earned a free laptop thanks to Tek Collaborative! 💻

88 #BCYF youth rolled up and rolled out with brand-new skateboards, helmets, sneakers, and backpacks. 🛹 Thanks to Super Skate Posse, Adidas Skateboarding, Journeys, and Nora V. Explora for an incredible event that helped more Boston youth get rolling. 📸: Joe Brook-Photographer

BCYF x BPS Madison Park Pool can be a little tricky to find, so we made a quick guide! This starts from the BCYF Tobin/Roxbury Crossing MBTA side. Coming from the other way? Start at the fence across from Roxbury Heritage State Park and follow along! 📍75 Malcolm X Blvd boston.gov/bcyf-aquatics

The first Boston After Dark was 🔥... and we're back with two more tonight! Join us tonight: 📍 BCYF Menino (#Roslindale): 5–8 p.m. 📍 BCYF Nazzaro (#NorthEnd): 5–7 p.m. 🍔 Free food & giveaways 🎵 Music by youth DJs More Boston After Dark events are happening this summer: Boston.gov/After-Dark

Beating the heat at BCYF Clougherty Pool! ☀️ The water's cool, the sun's out, and summer is in full swing. Come cool off and join us! Free for Boston residents! Find hours, pool information, and register to swim at Boston.gov/BCYF-Clougherty. 📍#Charlestown