Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Council

Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra
An auditioned community orchestra composed of professional and non-professional musicians, the Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra strive to educate, entertain and enrich people's lives through Contemporary, World and Jazz oriented music.

First Steps
South Carolina First Steps to school Readiness ('First Steps') is a comprehensive, results-oriented statewide education initiative to help prepare our children to reach first grade healthy and ready to succeed.

• Anderson Count First Steps, call 864-222-0410.
• Greenville County First Steps, call 864-467-3239.
• Oconee County First Steps, call 864-882-3236.
• Pickens County First Steps, call 864-654-3000.

Four-H
Four-H is the youth educational phase of the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. Youth between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in 4-H. To learn more, call Ginger Bowen at 864-596-2993.

Girl Scouts of the Old 96 Council
Girl Scouts of the Old 96 Council serves over 6,000 girls and 2,000 adults in Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, and Pickens Counties of South Carolina. Old 96 Council is a part of Girl Scouts of the USA, the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls – all girls – where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership skills, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth.

Golden Strip Track Club is a non-profit community based organization, managed by volunteers. The objective is to provide youth an opportunity to participate in Track and Field activities in an organized and positive environment.

Greenville County Youth Orchestra
The orchestra's approximately 100 members represent many of the high schools in the district, as we as other public and private schools from across South Carolina's Upstate.

The Children's Museum of the Upstate
300 College Street, Greenville, SC. The museum is under construction and has a tentative opening date of late Spring 2009! For more information, call 864-233-7755.

Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement educates and inspires young people through the understanding of business and economics. Junior Achievement teaches youth about business, the economy and the enterprise system in America. Call 864- 235-9491 for more information.

Pamletto Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia
The Palmetto Youth Orchestra is a modern symphony orchestra, representing most secondary schools throughout the area. PYO is affiliated with Converse College through the Alia Lawson Pre-College Program. Under the guidance of professionals, PYO musicians will culivate an appreciation for the beauty and excitement of the world's greatest music.

Phillis Wheatley Association provides a comprehensive program designed to meet the educational, health, nutritional and social needs of youth. There is a preschool program for three and four-year-old children from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and an after-school program until 6:00 p.m. for students. Call 864-235-3411 for more information.

Roper Mountain Science Center
Owned and operated by the School District of Greenville County, the Science Center's primary purpose is to provide high quality enhancement to the school district's classroom curriculum. Through its numerous hands-on and attention-grabbing science programs available to school-age children, the Science Center has earned a reputation throughout the state of providing students with dynamic, entertaining and thought-provoking science programs that, no doubt, are leading many of today's students into future careers in science.
The Roper Mountain Science Center is located off I-385 at Exit 37 (Roper Mountain Road); cross over the Interstate bridge and the entrance is the second road on the right.

Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club provides educational programs for youth designed to help youth develop citizenship and leadership in their communities. Transportation is provided. Programs include, but are not limited to, after school programs, craft skill development, field trips, physical activities and social opportunities.

Sterling Community Center offers a variety of programs for youth, including after-school programs, intramural basketball, and special events.