JB MDL Youth Programs are located at all three locations.

McGuire Youth Center: Bldg. 3830 on East Scott Street. 609-754-5437.
Admin Hours of Operation:
Mon – Fri 10:00am – 5:30pm

Facility Hours of Operation:
Mon – Thu 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Fri 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Sat 1:00pm – 9:00pm
Sun Closed

Dix Youth Center: Bldg. 1279 on Locust Street.  609-562-5061. 
Hours of Operation:
Mon – Fri 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Sat 1:00pm – 7:00pm

Lakehurst Youth Center: Bldg 487 on Walsh Drive at Lakehrust. 732-323-4043.
Hours of Operation:
Mon – Fri 6:45m – 5:30pm
Sat & Sun Closed

Will you be living or working at JB MDL soon? If so, Welcome to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey!

Are you interested in getting to know someone before you get here? Do you want to know about the JB MDL Youth Programs, local schools, find out about the local area and points of interest?  We can answer your questions and put your mind at ease about living at JB MDL. 

If you want to get to know the Youth Sponsorship Program, we need a small amount of information so a staff member from the Youth Center and Central Registration can contact you about our programs and the registration process. 
Please click here to send a Youth Programs Sponsorship Request Form

Central Registration Office is a one-stop ofice for information, availability, registration, and maintains a centralized JB MDL waiting list for Child and Youth Programs at McGuire and Dix.  The Office is located at Bldg. 5203 on Maryland Avenue at Dix.  You can contact them at 609-562-4702/-5231 for Dix and McGuire, and 732-323-4043 for Lakehurst.  For Youth Program eligibility at Lakehurst, please call 732-323-4043.

JB MDL Youth Programs are a comprehensive system of programs providing quality youth care, resources, support and recreational activities for children and youth ages 9 to 18 years.

Youth Programs and facilities provide warm, happy, safe and healthy places for youth. The programs are designed to provide activities and services that are developmental in nature and promote the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, creative and positive character development of each youth while responding to the unique needs of military families. Quality, affordability and availability are our primary goals.

Youth Centers offer Services consist of:

• School Age Services Program (SAP) – School Age Program is center based care for first through fifth grade before and after school care plus summer camp. Transportation is provided to and from school. Care is provided on early release days and full days off from school. Breakfast, lunch and snack are provided as provided. This nationally accredited program encourages the development of life skills through a variety of clubs, community service, education and recreational activities. During full day sessions children are involved in on base activities such as swimming, bowling and miniature golf as well as many field trips to off-base locations.
• Youth Services – Youth Services implements programming to meet the needs of middle school and high school students.
• Youth Sports and Instructional Classes -Youth Sports includes basketball, soccer, football, baseball and cheerleading and provides competitive and non-competitive sprots and fitness activities. Instructional classes include ballet, piano, dance, martial arts, fitness and babysitting courses.

Youth Centers also offer FUN programs/events such as:

• Youth Game Night
• Teen Midnight Basketball
• Torch/Keystone Clubs Community Projects
• Pre-Teen Dance
• Youth Life Skill Workshop
• Family Game Night
• Summer Camp
• Pre-Teen TGIF Night
• Teen Council