Life Skills for Youth, Inc.

10/25/2025

We love our LSY parents! ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙Thank you for supporting our candy drive — your generosity helps make every event a little sweeter! 🍬🍭

10/24/2025

✨ Lights On Afterschool was a success! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our amazing students and programs. 💡💛

10/23/2025

Today‼️ Today‼️
It’s on! We’re celebrating the 26th annual with over 1 million afterschool champions to showcase all the ways afterschool programs are serving our communities – now and in the future! Join the celebration:

You can make afterschool shine in your community! Light up a landmark, memorial, or building in honor of Lights On. Organize a walking art show or a car or bike parade. Spread the message of Lights On by displaying yard signs throughout the community. Encourage programs, families, and businesses to....

10/23/2025

September birthdays hit different! 🥳
Sending love and birthday cheers — we see you, we celebrated you, and we’re rooting for you! 💫💙

10/22/2025

Big News, Arkansas!

✨ Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has officially proclaimed October 23 as Lights On Afterschool Day in Arkansas.

Already, 30+ programs across the state have registered their events — There’s still time to add yours!

📅 Don’t miss out — register your event today.
🔗 https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm

Afterschool Alliance

10/21/2025

10/19/2025

The countdown begins! 💡
Life Skills for Youth (LSY) is excited to celebrate next week!
We’re proud to be part of a nationwide movement that highlights the importance of afterschool programs in helping youth learn, grow, and lead.
Stay tuned for how we’ll be shining bright! ✨

10/10/2025

LSY was out showing love and support for students and families at Mabelvale Middle’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration! It’s always a joy to celebrate culture, community, and connection together. 💃🏽🎉

10/10/2025

Arkansas Applied Campaign Kickoff Event was at the State Capitol today. Pictured with LSY Executive Director Larry ‘Coach’ Clark, Sr., is Assistant Director for the Division of Career and Technical Education, Dr. Sonja-Wright McMurray.

10/07/2025

National Book Month is here! It is a time to honor the joy of reading and the difference books make in a child’s life. Know a child under five? Enroll them today. They will receive free books in the mail every month. 📚

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

10/06/2025

✨ Our LSYPA Fall Parent Academy meeting was a success! Huge thanks to all the amazing parents who showed up and got involved. Your support matters — when parents engage, students succeed! 💪📚

10/05/2025

Happy ! 🍎
Here’s to the mentors, motivators, and life-changers who light the path for generations to come. 💫