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Operating under the umbrella of the Recreation Department, the Franklin Township Youth Center addresses youth needs through programming and partnership with youth service organizations.

429 Lewis Street, Somerset

Monday - Friday 2:30 PM - 8:00 PM 

Saturday 12:30 PM - 8:00 PM

732-873-7292

Mission Statement:

The Franklin Township Community Youth Center will evolve from the youth and the overall community, serve the needs of the youth, and empower them to achieve greatness while making Franklin Township a better place to live.

Core Values

Safe – safe physically, psychologically, and emotionally. Design to allow for excellent building flow and supervision in a way that is not intrusive.

Pride– take care of the place and the place will take care of you. Materials that are durable but still beautiful. There will be trust that our youth will take pride in the facility and take care of it.

Cool – vibrant place to be to have fun and learn. The best things to do happen at the Youth Center. Spaces a flexible in size and configuration to allow for various types of activities.

Special – the design will reflect that this is a special place that will express the special things going on inside. People will look at the building and know that they are welcome to go inside, and it will be fun (even if they learn something.)

Respect – since the project will grow out of the community, it will be the community’s job to make sure the facility is maintained and respected which will reflect the respect earned by the youth inside.

Learning – have various spaces to learn a lot of things, large and small, that help catapult youth towards bigger dreams.

Achievable – this project has taken a long time to happen. Make the right decisions so we make sure it happens now.

Therapeutic Social Scene: Bowling

  • Date: 10/17/2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM  
  • Location: Bowlero
    1 Carolier Lane
    North Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Introduction: The goal of Therapeutic Social Scene is to help adults with special needs learn to develop lasting and meaningful relationships with their peers by providing opportunities to socialize in various community settings.

Therapeutic Social Scene

The goal of Therapeutic Social Scene is to help adults with special needs learn to develop lasting and meaningful relationships with their peers by providing opportunities to socialize in various community settings.

October Meet Up:

Thursday, October 17th

5:30 - 7:30pm
Bowlero,  1 Carolier Ln, North Brunswick Township
We will enjoy some friendly games of bowling, snacks and great conversation.

*Please make sure to bring enough money to cover the cost of your bowling shoe rental, bowling games, and if you are purchasing food.

Sign up by 10/14/2024

All participants must ENROLL for a Therapeutic Social Scene Membership in RecDesk as well as REGISTER for each program. 

***New Registrants***

STEP 1: Enroll for the Therapeutic Membership. Visit the Membership section on RecDesk at https://franklintwp.recdesk.com/community/membership, choose the Therapeutic Social Scene membership. Click 'Enroll' and create a username and password or log in with your Franklin Recreation RecDesk account.

STEP 2: Register for the Program. Visit the Program section on RecDesk at https://franklintwp.recdesk.com/Community/Program, choose the program you are interested in and click 'Register'. Sign in with your username and password you created.

  •  9/19/24 Social Scene Piazza Orsillo Meetup
  • 10/17/24 Social Scene Bowlero (North Brunswick)

You will then be contacted by a therapeutic recreation staff member for an interview.***Social Scene-3-Social Scene TV (1)

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