THE MURRIETA YOUTH CENTER: IMAGINED, PROGRAMMED AND FOCUSED ON MURRIETA YOUTH

The Youth Center was the first of its kind for Southwest Riverside County. It focuses on serving as a positive alternate space for the youth of Murrieta. It is a place to socialize, educate, and develop productive community members. This focus is achieved primarily through peer-to-peer mentoring, responsible empowerment, educational programming, and strong, positive supervision.

WHAT’S INSIDE?

NORTH SIDE

Staff offices, a kitchen (equipped with snow-cone and popcorn machines), bathrooms, and a conference room with a modular table able to accommodate one-on-one schoolwork help as well as Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings.

The Youth Center’s outdoor space hosts pickup basketball games, football games, special events, coffee shop style tables and chairs, and a Play world Systems NEOS (an outdoor multiplayer electronic game that promotes active play).

SOUTH SIDE

A one thousand square foot lounge equipped with a 65” flat screen TV, PS5, a ping pong table, a billiard table, internet streaming music, lounge chairs, couches and belly-high tables. This room’s focus is for the youth to make it their own, so much so that they can even write on the walls! The lounge is designed to be a place to relax, unwind, and enjoy as their space.

A six hundred square foot top-of-the-line computer lab. The computer lab is equipped with the latest touchscreen PCs and iMacs, with eight total computer stations and Wi-Fi throughout the building, there is plenty of connectivity for the tech-savvy youth.

A one thousand square foot multipurpose room used for educational programming, movie screenings, youth summits, and guest speakers.

Youth Center Programs

The Murrieta Youth Center hosts numerous programs and activities throughout the year. The programs are organized by the youth center’s staff with the sole purpose of providing positive interactions between youth center members. These clubs range from backyard sports, Dungeons and Dragons, art, music, and field trips. Be sure to come into the youth center to pick up the monthly event calendar to see first-hand all that the Youth Center has to offer.

Murrieta Youth Center memberships are available for 6th-9th grade students only. Annual memberships are $20 for Murrieta residents and MVUSD students. Annual Memberships are $25 for non-residents and non-MVUSD students.

High school students that have moved out of 9th grade will have the opportunity to join the Jr. Staff Program to earn their community service obligation for graduation and assume support roles as mentors and tutors.

Hours Of Operation

Wednesday 2 - 6:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday 3 - 6:30 p.m. During School Breaks