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Youth Enrichment Activities - Annandale Youth First

PO Box 190, Annandale, MN 55302

Eligibility
Children attending school in the Annandale School District.
Required documents
Vary
Hours
Vary
Application process
Call; email; visit website
Fees
Vary
Service area
Annandale, MN
  • After The Bell: Middle School students meet as a club twice a week, during high-risk after-school time, for friendship, arts, crafts, and field trips.
  • AMS Buddies: Helps 5th-grade students with their transition to middle school. Fifth-grade students meet for activities including crafts, art, outdoor activities, food, and fellowship.
  • Cardinal Buddies Mentorship Program: High school students serve as mentors to students in grades 2 - 5. "Big and Little Buddies" are matched for one-on-one activities such as reading, arts, crafts, and games. They meet as a group with direct supervision by the Youth First Coordinators.
  • Camp Eastview: Provides structured activities for students among the nearly 300 families that live at Eastview Mobile Home Park in Annandale. Students join together for arts, and crafts, reading, sports, games, circle time, and snacks. Camp Eastview takes place outdoors at Eastview Mobile Home Park.
  • Centennial Villa Bingo: Weekly bingo games that promote intergenerational activities between youth and senior citizens.
  • Community Clean-Up Week: Eighth-grade students are bussed to locations to clear brush, clear trails, rake, plant trees, or help with repairs.
  • Community Volunteers: Coordinates community, school, and youth volunteers to work together to create a healthier community
  • Community Youth Nights: Annandale Middle School students are given opportunities for supervised activities during high-risk times. On Friday nights, students may be involved with rollerskating, swimming, basketball, musical productions, theater, bowling, concerts, or speakers.
  • Yoga on the Beach: Provides free yoga classes weekly for all shapes, sizes, ages, and fitness levels. Held on the local beach during the summer season, and indoors the rest of the year.
Last Assured
02/13/2026
Providing organization
Annandale Youth First

A grass-roots initiative that focuses on building assets for youth and providing opportunities