
If you do not have a valid form of identification, find out how to get one at Get Your IDNYC. How to Join Our Recreation CentersĬomplete a Recreation Center Membership Registration Form and bring it with your payment to any of our recreation center locations with a government-issued ID, plus additional required documentation if you're enrolling as a veteran or enrolling as a person with a disability. Youth may bring a student ID, passport, or birth certificate. To get this discount, just show your IDNYC card at membership registration. New Yorkers ages 25-61 receive a 10 percent discount for all adult recreation center memberships if they have a New York City ID. Instructor-led courses like aerobics, martial arts, music or yoga may require additional session fees. Towanda reopened on October 18, 2021, with a new fitness area, equipment room, kitchen, multipurpose and STEM rooms and indoor and outdoor basketball courts.Seniors 62 and over, People with Disabilities, Veterans Access to All CentersĪnnual Membership Fee: $25 Young Adults 18 through 24, Youth under 18 Access to All Centers


Following its closure in 2018, BCRP prioritized its renovation recognizing the need for additional recreational access in the surrounding community. Towanda is BCRP’s newest STEM and fitness center to serve the Park Heights community. June-August (Before and aftercare available)įall, Winter, and Spring: 11 a.m. September-June (Before and aftercare available) Camp Baltimore *Note: please call your local recreation center for specific program offerings. Marsha Robinson, Recreation Leader Featured Activitiesįootball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, R.E.A.P., Color Guard, Track &Field, community meetings, Girl Scout/Brownies, roller skating, homework assistance, yoga, drama, cheerleading, chess, arts & crafts, ceramics, crochet, jewelry making, needlepoint, pottery, aerobics, martial arts, nutrition class, water aerobics, weight training, cooking, dance and computer classes, Great Science for Girls, marching band, modeling, sewing, and photography Church Community Center is an example of Baltimore's new recreation center model-and a direct result of the city's investment in expanded staff and programming, such as camps and afterschool programs.”Īrtist’s rendering of the complete Rita Church Community Center with a new gym to the right. “Our goal is to transition the city's aging recreation centers into a new network of high-quality community centers in order to better serve Baltimore's communities," Mayor Rawlings-Blake said at the dedication. This second phase will cost around $3 million and is currently in the design stage. It will be adjoined by an 11,500-square-foot new gymnasium with restrooms, concession stands, and capacity for special events, recreational activities such as basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer leagues, etc., and larger community meetings. The back of the center overlooks the Clifton Park pool. The center can host a workout group such as yoga, a cooking class or reception, special events like birthday parties or classes, and computer training. At a $3.1 million cost, the first phase built a gorgeous main center with a community room, computer lab, fitness and locker rooms, game room, kitchen, and arts & crafts room.

In the first of two major construction phases, the sparkling new center converted an existing pavilion sitting atop a historic 1920s pool bathhouse. She served as a member of the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello Community Board and was often called the “Mayor of Coldstream-Homestead Montebello.” The center is named after the long-time Baltimore City Councilperson from the 3rd District until her retirement in 1999. The first of four new facilities to be erected as part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's 2011 plan for a network of high-quality, multi-use centers, Rita Church Community Center in Clifton Park was dedicated on July 15, 2013. The recreation center is located in East Baltimore near North Avenue and Kirk Bus Division. This recreation center was named after the notable African-American scientist and educator, Cecil Kirk. (Before and aftercare available) Center History Wayne Battle, Recreation Leader Featured Activities
