Joyful Harvest Neighborhood Center

Spring/Summer 2012 Garden Program

shay — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:48:34 +0000

Thanks to a partnership with Partners for a Hunger Free York County, we will be offering a comprehensive gardening program starting Monday May 21, 2012 and running through the summer. The gardening program will be overseen by The University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Master Gardener’s Volunteer Program. The site that we will be using is …

Mid quarter updates and a request for help

shay — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:54:59 +0000

We are pretty well settled in our new home and loving it! The space is truly starting to feel like home though as the weather warms up, we do face the challenge of easily accessible green space to ensure the kids are getting enough fresh air but we walk in faith that green space will …

Summer 2012 Programming

shay — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:29:15 +0000

Joyful Harvest will once again offer summer programming starting July 2 and ending August 24. The program will run Monday-Friday 9:30am to 12:45pm Monday-Friday. A healthy hot lunch as part of the USDA/Maine Department of Education’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) will be available as well as a small morning snack. This summer we will …

Spring 2012 Programming at Joyful Harvest

shay — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:19:50 +0000

Joyful Harvest Neighborhood Center is a low barrier agency, to get your child involved in any of our programming, all you need to do is stop in during center hours and fill out an application. Joyful Harvest provides a drop in after-school program for youth 7-17, Monday-Thursday 2:30-5:00pm. Every day we have a scheduled activity …

ESOL classes being offered

shay — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:49:55 +0000

Thanks to a partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Greater Saco-Biddeford, we will be offering ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) classes at Joyful Harvest starting Tuesday March 27, 2012 3:30-5:00pm. This is a pilot project that based on how successful it is may be continued long-term, we are responding to the increasing diversity in …

Joyful Kids Need You! Volunteer Opportunities

shay — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:06:16 +0000

Joyful Harvest is looking for adult volunteers to volunteer 2.5 hrs a week until the end of the school year. Joyful uses a mix of paid staff and volunteers to provide after-school programming to area youth. Our service learning volunteers from the University of New England end their time with us before the end of …

Winter Break

shay — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:12:22 +0000

Joyful Harvest will be closed the week of February 20-24, for winter break, we will reopen Monday February 27, 2012 at 2:00pm. If you need to reach us during the winter break, please email us at joyfull@gwi.net

Luncheon Fundraiser and Food Drive this Saturday February 11, 2012

shay — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Saturday February 11, 2012 11am-2pm, Joyful Harvest will be hosting a luncheon/fundraiser at our 128 Main Street location. We will be offering a choice of three sandwiches and sides as well as drinks, all under $5. The luncheon is being held in conjunction with Biddeford’s first ever Winter Festival. In addition, a food drive for …

Great volunteer opportunity

shay — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:53:16 +0000

We are looking for a few good walkers! As we finished our first week at our new home, it has come to our attention that some of the younger kids in order to come to the center after school need to be walked from our old location on Water Street over to our new location …

Great way to support Joyful Harvest and support local business

shay — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:47:31 +0000

Our wonderful new neighbor, Little Joey’s Pizza at 140 Main Street who has pretty awesome pizza is pledging $2 of every extra large and jumbo pizza bought on Wednesday and Thursday nights to Joyful Harvest. We are thrilled to have a local business partnering with us and ask that if you are thinking of ordering …