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Carver Community Center

The holiday season continues to flourish at 7 Academy Street with the annual Holiday Grab-And-Go.

Pictured: Director of Elementary Based Programs, Tricia Massucco (left) and Manager of High School & Middle School Programs, Mary Martini (right).

Since 10 a.m. this morning, our holiday dynamos, Mary & Tricia, have been handing out personalized gift bags to Carver families. This marks the third annual Holiday Grab-And-Go, a gift-giving initiative developed during the pandemic to bring cheer to the Carver community when the Holiday Party was on hold. What began as a socially distanced solution has become an event in its own right; 75 families will be streaming in and out of the Carver Center today to pick up their gifts!

The gifts in question were generously donated by Toys for Tots, St. Luke’s Church, and the Westport Police Department. From newborns to 13-year-olds, Carver kids are receiving toys picked for their age and interest.

Volunteers from St. Luke’s School and Brien McMahon High School have joined Tricia and Mary in spreading the holiday cheer. As the afternoon rolls on, all hands are on deck to put gifts under trees and smiles on faces!

Pictured: Brien McMahon High School Volunteers and Future Readiness Coordinator, Rayshonda Mitchell. Left to right: Doulsina Sandoval, Darlah Lapommeray, Ashley Fernandez, Rayshonda Mitchell, Isabel Muñoz, Cynthia Sainrilus.

Volunteers from Campbell Snacks wrap a mountain of presents for Carver's Holiday Party

Campbell Snacks employees visited Carver again this year to wrap literally a mountain of donated toys for hundreds of children in the community who will visit the Carver Community Center to see Santa and to receive those gifts!

Halloween party inspires Carver kids' gaiety, creativity and sprightliness

The Carver community produces an annual Halloween Party for the neighborhood and for Carver kids from across Norwalk. Carver community events are empowered by many generous volunteers who bring their resources and enthusiasm to these occasions that joyfully engage our youth and their families. See all the photos here in our Facebook photo album.

Did you know?

Carver served 1,921 unduplicated students last school year between summer 2018, afterschool 2018-2019, and Extended School Hours (ESH) 2018-2019 in 23 programs altogether. There were 1,645 Norwalk Public School (NPS) students and 276 Non-Norwalk Public Schools students.

Stepping Stones Museum for Children engages Carver campers in "Three Little Pigs"

Stepping Stones is an engaging destination — and they also bring their wonders to Carver kids at the Carver Community Center this summer. Today, Stepping Stones staff engaged young Carver campers in the age-old story “Three Little Pigs”!

High school volunteer, Jaden Snow, teaches the secrets of solving the Rubik's Cube

Jaden Snow, who will be a ninth grader at Rye Neck High School this fall, can solve the Rubic’s Cube in a minute or so. Jaden is revealing his technique in a workshop for 7 to 9 year old boys at the Carver Community Center this summer. The workshop occurs for one hour per day for two weeks. Jayden raised the funds to provide each participating camper with his own Rubik’s Cube to keep (and to take home to practice with during the summer’s workshop). Jayden also provides support to Carver summer camp counselors and their supervisors during the day.

See 220 photos of the second day of summer at Carver

Carver’s Summer Enrichment Programs at the Carver Community Center and at Columbus Magnet School are for Norwalk students ages 5 through 13 years old. The program offerings range from swimming to project-based and hands-on personalized learning to prepare students for the coming school year.