Join us on Wednesday, November 17th, between 5-8 to eat tacos, hang out with community, and help us fundraise for our Spring after-school program! Entry is free! $10 per plate of incredible tacos, side of homemade chips, and fresh guac all created by our youth in conjunction with our Executive Director/professional chef, Ben Williams!

Learn from a professional in the field to find out if this career path could be for you! Open to all interested youth!

Learn how to lift your credit score alongside banking experts! Free coffee and pastries included! Registration Required!

Join the Connect Center on September 16, 23, and 30 to learn the basics of video game design and begin creating your own work! Register now!

In this week-long experience, youth participants will have a chance to participate in a test-kitchen experience, curated by our very own Executive Director and professional Chef, Ben Williams!

The Connect Center’s STEAM Club is a free program held in our STEAM Lab where youth community members are encouraged to explore and use our music studio, build LEGOs, do art projects, play board games, and relax with classic video games. The week will end with an incredible youth STEAM project!

The Connect Center’s 3D printing camp is a free week long program where youth community members are invited to learn how to use Tinker CAD, design their own creations, and 3D print the things they create!

This week-long workshop utilizes the artistic process to guide students to consider the challenges and successes of their community and how they can personally contribute to change. Students will: become personally invested in community issues; learn how to express their voices through art; activate positive change; walk away with a better understanding of the value of beauty, the artistic process, and the role of artists in society.

In this program through Albany Can Code, rising 6-9th graders will learn basic python and apply it towards the design and creation of games. Students will learn to both create simple games as well as learn how to modify existing games. Through the reading and development of some games, students will get familiar with programming principles and python language specifics.

Youth participants will learn to refine their baking skills alongside a professional: Melisa Heeder, baker and co-owner of Café con Mel! Participants will come home each day with exciting baked goods they made that day! The week will end with a celebratory dinner with our community!

The Connect Center’s STEAM Club is a free program held in our STEAM Lab where youth community members are encouraged to explore and use our music studio, build LEGOs, do art projects, play board games, and relax with classic video games. The week will end with an incredible youth STEAM project!

Most people are afraid of opening up computers, but we encourage it in FLOSS Desktops. You will take apart old computers, make repairs and have them running like new! Once up and running, you will learn the basics of open source software that is available to all. On the last day, everyone will be able to take their computers and give them a new home!

During this 5 day program, youth attendees will learn how to produce music both right from their phones and on formal Digital Audio Workstations! Participants will record their own music and mix their own beats! They will also learn how to use the Connect Center's music studio so that they can use it freely!

The Connect Center’s STEAM Club is a free program held in our STEAM Lab where youth community members are encouraged to explore and use our music studio, build LEGOs, do art projects, play board games, and relax with classic video games. The week will end with an incredible youth STEAM project!

Feeling musical? The Connect Center is excited to offer the kickoff program to its Summer of STEAM with a Ukulele Beginners Camp! Learn chords and then songs in a small group where you can record music and learn a great new hobby! This camp is open to all interested youth ages 10+!

The Connect Center’s STEAM Club is a free program held in our STEAM Lab where youth community members are encouraged to explore and use our music studio, build LEGOs, do art projects, play board games, and relax with classic video games. The week will end with an incredible youth STEAM project!

Attend this event to learn about the Connect Center's completely free summer long programming series for youth in middle and high school! Click here to register!

A collaborative event with the Albany Center Gallery! 9 local students ages 15-18 are invited to work with local artists to create murals! Registration required for attendance!

The Connect Center is thrilled to announce its new FIRST Lego League team! Come learn about this opportunity to learn about coding, engineering, and creation! Ages 10-14 are welcome to attend! Register Now!

Bring a donation of pre-packaged snacks or canned goods to the parking lot on the corner of N. Mohawk and Mohawk St All donations will benefit the Connect Center Backpack Program: a program designed to meet the needs of food-insecure children on weekends.

We are pleased to host Chairman of the Housing Authority and school board member Mark Pascale, Grace in Action Program Leader Bill Minchin, and members of the media to commemorate the opening of this section of the Connect Center's S.T.E.A.M. lab.