Sonward Youth Programs

10/16/2026

Come see us at tomorrow’s Fall Festival! All Sonward activities and trick or treating are free of charge. Grab a costume, check in with Pastor Dave and Miss Kim at the pumpkin patch, and enjoy your day! This is a parent supervised event.

🍂🍁🎃 The countdown is on for the New Kensington Fall Festival!

We're excited to share our vendor line up for tomorrow:

🎃Artisan Vendors:
Chloe the Creator
Riddim Witch
Ollie's Unconventional Tales
Pebbles & Plants
Nutty for Wreaths
Kelly Altares
Once Upon a Reel
Roen Soap Co
Henderson Graphic Design
Buildings by Shane
Spooky Fae Creation
Merry's Jewelry
Dragon by the Sea
Crafts by Gram
Valor & Wick Candles
Quinnelle Co
Farmstand Florals
Pothos

🎃 Artists & Entertainment:
Artfully; Autumn
Sonward Youth
Head Start
Uncle Dave's Art Studio
New Ken Arts Center
New Ken Fire Department

🎃 Food Vendors:
The Five Loaves Farm
Daugherty's Orchard
Harmony Acres
Socratic Hill
Bedillion Honey Farm
Hammajack Sauce
Little C's Concessions

Special Highlights:
• 🎃 Free Costumes & Costume Contest: Need a look for Halloween? Grab a free costume at the festival and enter the contest for a chance to win awesome prizes!
• 🏃‍♂️ Ghoulish Gourd Race: Don't miss out on our brand-new festive attraction!

Timeline:
• 🧺 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Farmers Market & Artisan Vendors
• 🎭 10:30 AM: Costume Contest
• 🎃 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Pumpkin Patch opens, along with the Local Business Trick-or-Treat Takeover, Ghoulish Gourd Races, Facepainting, and more!

📍 Where: Downtown New Kensington (Along Fifth Avenue)
🗓️ When: Saturday, October 17th

Bring the whole family out for unforgettable fall fun!

10/14/2026

Join us this Saturday! We will be running Ghoulish Gourd Races and the free photobooth at the New Kensington Fall Festival, passing out “Afterschool For All” swag bags, and the maps for the free trick or treating for kids! Costume contest is at 10:30, event starts at 11. Come find Miss Kim at the pumpkin patch!

10/13/2026

We are open today! See you after school! Jack and I can’t wait to see you.

10/12/2026

Due to flooding in our space yesterday, we are closed today for clean up! See you tomorrow.

10/01/2026

When there is no school, there is no program. We open back up next week. Here is our October calendar. Enjoy your day off!

09/29/2026

Thank you so much Books Bridge Hope for the generous donations! We are thankful for community partners like you who make sure all kids are seen and all needs are met.

09/26/2026

Remembering Summer Days at the New Kensington Back to School Crawl.

We will be back on October 17 at the New Ken Downtown Partnership’s Fall Festival with the Gourd 500 races and photobooth. Come see us for “Lights On After School” swag bags and information on the benefits of out of school time programs and to sign up your 3rd - 8th graders for our Elevate Lunch and Learn STEM series.

This effort is sponsored in part by United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Here’s a link to pictures from our last photobooth: https://www.thebigepictures.com/2026-back-to-school-crawl

09/21/2026

Math Club week 2!

09/16/2026

We had a full house yesterday. We could use some snacks and supplies if you are able to help. Here’s our Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IIU7FO7M4BY0?ref_=wl_share

Here’s our donation link: https://sonwardyouth.org/donate/

09/14/2026

SONWARD is growing—which means we have lots of kids eating lots of snacks and using lots of supplies! 😂

Between after-school programs, reading intervention, Math Club, teen mentorship, career readiness, and youth group, our doors are open multiple days each week to kids of all ages—and every program includes a healthy snack and/or hot meal.

Want to help us keep it all going? Grab something from our wish list! Every snack and every supply gets put to good use around here. 💛🐝

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IIU7FO7M4BY0?ref_=wl_share