Guadalupe-Parkway Neighborhood Centers

Join us for afternoons filled with fun, snacks, and learning. Everyday your child will be picked up directly from their school (see pick-up list bellow). They will then have outside or gym time, be provided with a snack, followed by an educational activity or help with homework, and lastly time for free play. Schools we…

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At Guadalupe-Parkway Neighborhood Centers, we are deeply proud of our community and all of the partnering organizations, businesses, University departments, and agencies that collaborate with us to bring high quality accessible programs for our Center. Interested In Becoming a Partner?

Community Investment

Mission Statement

“Meeting the needs of the community by providing programs that give individuals and families opportunities to learn, develop self-esteem and realize their full potential.”

My Creed

I believe in Excellence, Leadership and Respect. Today I will Learn and Grow. Today I am equipped with Talent. I have the resources and attitude to fulfill my Destiny. I will speak in complete sentences. I will look people in the eye. My handshake will be Firm and Confident. I WILL SUCCEED! BECAUSE I AM…

The Legacy of the Centers continues after fifty-five years of service to the community. The universe conspires to assist us when we reveal our dreams. The Centers are dedicated to assist students in fulfilling their dreams. We believe that every child has his own personal legend to fulfill. With the support from the Centers, every…

Career Readiness

It is our goal to equip students with the necessary tools for success. Although our members range from age 6-14, we believe it is never to early to plan for the future. During the course of the 10 week Summer Blast program, students research several career fields before identifying the ones they have the most…

Education

It is our goal to enhance the education experience of our center members past the standard classroom experience. We educate our children to believe in themselves. We educate our children to be kind and respectful. We educate our students in academics and fine arts. During our after-school program, every student participates in homework Power Hour.…

Self-Esteem

It is our goal to build the Self-Esteem of each child that we serve. Our children are LIMITLESS and they should rightfully feel so. Each of our programs are designed to provide children with new skills & strengthen existing skills in order to empower our youth. Each child participates in self-esteem boosting activities such as…

New Experiences

It is our goal to expose our children to places and things that they might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Over the course of our 10 week Summer Blast Program all of our children went on several different field trips including to the Science Spectrum, Main Event, Joyland, Premiere Cinemas, Texas Tech Museum…

Art

ArtAdventures is a Lubbock Arts Alliance Program serving the children of the Guadalupe Parkway Neighborhood Centers, providing after-school Visual Art and Music instruction. ArtAdventures serves 40 Art students and approximately 20 Music Students. Participants produce several pieces of artwork that demonstrate their individual talent and creativity which are showcased at the First Friday Art Trail and…

Music

Through our partnerships with the Lubbock Arts Alliance and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts we are able to provide the a wide range of music education to the children at the Centers. From vocals and drums to structured piano and violin classes, we aim to enrich our children’s lives…

Dance

Dance is a from of expression that all children love. Through dance education, children learn the values of creativity, discipline, focus and commitment. All of which will not only help them succeed in dance, but also in their adult life and future careers. Our Objectives for the dance education program are as follows:• Each child…

Etiquette

The Etiquette program has now been facilitated for four years. This year the program introduced a personal responsibility component as part of the curriculum. All children/youth were introduced to social etiquette, the importance of first impression, and practicing a confident handshake. The program was also gender specific in that they were introduced to etiquette components…

Water Safety

Children need constant supervision around water. While water safety should start at home, often parents face their own challenges when it comes to water. For this reason it has become a priority for the Summer Blast Program to initiate and equip every student/participant with the skills to survive in the water whether for fun or…

T.O.P

The Teen Outreach Program aka T.O.P. was created to address a need within the community that 8th through-12th graders did not have a safe, constructive environment during the school year and summer months. Children in middle school and high school have more school responsibility as they prep for their future careers and participate in extracurricular…

M.A.D

Through Making a Difference, aka MAD, recreational component, at-risk youth have opportunities to engage in healthy competitive sport activities in a structured environment. These activities are held year round and include basketball, flag football, bowling and swimming. Other activities include outings to collegiate level games that involve volunteers, parent interaction and introduction to college life. For…