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Child & Youth Services (CYS)

Child & Youth Services (CYS) recognizes the challenges of our Soldiers and their Families. By offering quality programs for children, youth and students, CYS supports the Army Family by reducing the conflict between mission readiness and parental responsibility.

 

At CYS, we have the most important clients in the world: military Families and their kids. Along with you, our 11,000 staff members serve over 200,000 children globally. 

Members of our well-trained, professional staff work hard to make sure we deliver our Families:

  • QUALITY programs and child care
  • AVAILABILITY of child care options and youth programs
  • AFFORDABILITY for Soldiers and the Army
  • ACCOUNTABILITY for our actions and outputs
Welcome to CYS

Child and Youth Services (CYS) provides programs and services for children of eligible military and civilian families. Within CYS you will find something to meet your children’s needs, including:

  • Full, part time or hourly child care
  • Before/after school care
  • Camps
  • Programs for your middle school and teen youth
  • Instructional classes
  • Workforce preparation opportunities
  • Sports and fitness activities 

Today’s CYS programs, deemed a "model for the nation" by Presidential acclaim, continue to operate on these cornerstones:

  • Quality – Child care is DoD-certified and nationally accredited
  • Availability – Child care is available on- and off-post
  • Affordability – Fees for various programs are competitively priced and affordable regardless of sponsor's income
  • Accountability - To safeguard the Army's resources by efficient management oversight, good fiscal stewardship, reducing waste and protecting assets of programs and services to Soldiers and their Families.

Child and Youth Services {CVS) provides programs and services for children of eligible  military and civilian families. Within CVS you  will find something to meet your children's  needs, including:

•Full, part time or hourly child care•

•Before/after school care•

•Camps•

•Programs for your middle school and teen youth•

•Instructional classes•

•Workforce preparation opportunities•

•Sports and fitness activities•

Today's CVS programs, deemed a "model for the nation" by Presidential acclaim, continue  to operate on these cornerstones:

•Quality - Child care is DoD-certified and nationally accredited•

•Availability - Child care is available on- and off-post•

•Affordability- Fees for various programs are competitively priced and affordable  regardless of sponsor's income•

•Accountability - To safeguard the Army's resources by efficient management  oversight, good fiscal stewardship, reducing waste and protecting assets of programs  and services to Soldiers and their Families.

School Age Center {SAC) offers before and after school programs for grades1-S and grade  6 before school only from September through May. Summer camps are offered June  through August. Grade 6 can attend from 6 a.m. to l p.m. with fees ranging from $26-$70.  SAC also offers 4-H Programs, Boys and Girls Clubs, Computer Lab, Open Recreation, meals  and snacks. SAC staff escort children to and frorr1school.

Before and After School fees are based on total family income and range from $126-$336  per month. Summer fees range frorr1$52-$140 per week. The summer program also offers a  variety of field trips included in the fees.

Occasional Users

Hourly fee: $5 per hour (limited to 5 hours per week)  Part-time use is less than or, up to 4 hours per day: $20

 

 

Program Contact Info
    DSN   Commercial
CYS Services Coordinator   (312)567-2225   +1 (305)437-2225
Administrative Assistant (Registration)   (312)567-2251   +1 (305)437-2251
Outreach Services Director   (312)567-2633   +1 (305)437-2633
Training Specialist          (312)567-1265   +1 (305)437-1265
Assistant  Facility Director (312)567-3040   +1 (305)-437-3040
School Liaison Officer   (312)567-2633   +1 (305)437-2633
Facility Director (CDC)   (312)567-1264   +1 (305)437-1264

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