Winter Virtual Programs from East Hartford Youth Services

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Free Virtual Counseling services available!
The East Hartford Youth Services professional staff and interns offer confidential counseling to youth and their families in a wide variety of areas: individual and family counseling, youth counseling, relationship counseling, crisis intervention, parenting skills, substance abuse, grief/loss, anger/behavior management, stress management and coping skills, social-emotional skill-building, self-confidence/self-esteem/resilience building, and goal-setting/achievement. By appointment only. Call to schedule an appointment: 860-291-7179.
Important note: if this is an emergency, please do not leave a voicemail as we cannot guarantee an immediate response back. Please call 911 or 211 (mobile crisis) or go to your local emergency room. If you’re not in immediate danger, but would like someone to speak with, call the National Suicide Prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.


Groups and Programs

Zentangle
Tuesdays in December and January (no class December 22 & 29), 6:00 – 7:00 PM
This is an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.  There are no mistakes in Zentangle! Bring some Zen into your life through this fun, creative outlet. Appropriate for almost all ages. Younger folks will need more hands-on help/guidance. Great for families and individuals. Learn new tangles every week!!  Register online via Zoom. Register for one or all.
2020 Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsc-mopzgiH9yty0ZufOAXAEkqgeySzOZT

2021 Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdu6tpzotGtVBp_n33qrfpkDnDTUIu-3N


Jr. Adventure Club
Tuesdays, December 1—February 23 (no session December 22 & 29), 4:00—5:00 PM
This is an activity-based social-emotional learning group full of fun for ages 7-12. Register online via zoom.
Register for one or for all: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcOmtqD8oHtKZqSHIhP4Uf-GT6lDRe6Wj


Barebones Boxing Family Fitness
Saturdays, November 7—December 19, 10:00—11:00 AM
Fun invigorating, family-friendly virtual boxing fitness class.
Register online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoceuhqzkuGNf6R5IRSInl3l1ekUBxuRU-


Cookies, Cocoa, and Caroling
Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 PM
Have a little winter fun with at-home cookie decorating kits and hot cocoa for the whole family!  Cookie decorating and cocoa kits can be picked up at the East Hartford Public Library walkup window starting December 14.
Join EHYS on Wednesday, December 16 at 6:30 PM for caroling!! 
Register online via Zoom for caroling:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArc--grDkjHt1Yz6rl7SL1S0I5qWr...


Home Alone Safety
Thursday, December 17, 5:00 PM (must be registered by December 10)
Wednesday, January 20, 5:00 PM (must be registered by January 13)
A 90-minute virtual class covers safety concerns parents have when their children are by themselves for participants ages 8 – 13. After registering on the East Hartford Youth Services website, a youth and parent workbook will be mailed out. Registered participants will receive the Zoom link via e-mail.
Register here:  https://www.easthartfordct.gov/youth-services/webforms/home-alone-safety-course
 

Girls Circle
Tuesdays, January 5—February 23, 4:00 PM
For ages 10 – 14. This is a virtual space for girls to get together, do activities, meet new folks, form stronger bonds with each other, support one another, and build self-esteem, self-confidence, and social-emotional skills.
Register online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uf-6grj4rHdQ_-YwEglWBZysCyXRb91YR


INSPIRE Teen Group
Tuesdays, January 26 – March 16, 7:00 PM
For youth 13-18 years old. Group for teens looking to explore their interests, passions, creativity in a way that inspires and empowers! There will be an opportunity to create performance art, visual art, and/or work on a project that brings kindness back to the community. Service-learning hours are available.  Participates will have the chance to work on a “Kindness Grant” application for $250 to put towards a community-based kindness project of their choosing. Runs for 8 weeks but additional time to complete projects will be available. 
Register online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvf-2qqTMvHdRNF0Qynzc_99emUXJ1sDL8


Be Kind, Be Cool, Be You: Stories that Make the World a Better Place!
Tuesday, December 15, 10:00 AM
Sit back, put your feet up, and join storyteller Rona Leventhal for a journey around the world and back with her back pocket full of multicultural stories about how we can be a light in the world! Rona Leventhal is one person, but many voices! Through her, skies talk, turtles sing, and magic happens! She’ll have you tapping your feet, swaying in your seats, dancing, making funny noises, singing, and laughing as she shares stories from the silly to the serious, from the mysterious to the monstrous. So pull up a chair…or a couch…and have a listen, joining her for a joyful journey in your mind’s eye! For all ages.
Register online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsce6urDgsHNVKgVja4ThyXe3go8kW_UsM


Family Paint with Murals by Faith
Virtual paint nights are fun for the whole family. Faith Satterfield is Murals by Faith. She’s an internationally qualified illustrator and muralist who believes the “fun is in the making”!  You will have to pick up your paint kit from East Hartford Parks & Recreation (50 Chapman Place) the week before your paint event.
Register at www.ehparks.org for this collaboration between East Hartford Youth Services and East Hartford Parks and Recreation.

Fees:  Residents - $10 for age 13 and up, $5 for 12 and under / Non-residents - $40

Jelly Fish
Wednesday, December 16, 5:00 PM (must be registered by December 9)
Saturday, December 19, 1:00 PM (must be registered by December 9)
Two bright, multi-colored jelly fish in blue water

City Skyline Dreams
Monday, January 18, 11:00 AM (must register by January 8)
Saturday, January 23, 10:00 AM (must register by January 8) 
Black skyline surrounded by deep blue water and cloudy purple sky

Spring Explosion
Saturday, February 13, 10:00 AM (must register by February 4)
Monday, February 15, 6:00 PM (must register by February 4)  
black tree trunk and branches with bright, multi-colored leaves on white background            


Virtual Fitness Classes (Ages 18 & up)
East Hartford Parks and Recreation and East Hartford Youth Services are offering these safe, fun fitness classes, as part of a collaborative effort to keep our residents moving this winter!  Classes are held virtually through Zoom and led by trained, certified instructors from local fitness provider Personal Euphoria.  Pre-registration is required for all of these classes online at www.ehparks.org.  Prior to the first class, all registered participants must also complete an additional waiver at https://www.personaleuphoria.com/register.  Once the waiver has been completed, registered participants will be provided with a Zoom link for the class.   

Thanks to the generous support of East Hartford Youth Services, we are able to provide a 50% discount for the first 40 East Hartford residents who register for one of these classes.  Use code NEWYEAR at checkout to receive the discount.*

* Discount is valid for residents only and may be applied to one class at 50% off per person.  In order to use code online (www.ehparks.org), please add one class to your cart, then at checkout enter NEWYEAR in the coupon code box and click APPLY.  This will apply the discount to one class.  If you would like to register for additional classes, please click ‘continue shopping’ to add them to your cart after you have applied the discount. 

 

To view more virtual program offerings from the Town of East Hartford, check out options from Parks & Recreation, the East Hartford Public Library, and Senior Services. We are working together to bring high-quality virtual options to residents of all ages.