14th Street Community Center

10/07/2026

✨ Starting October 12th!

We are thrilled to partner with Shawnee State University’s School of Education to offer free tutoring sessions right here at the center! 📚✏️

Who: Students in grades K-12
Cost: 100% Free!

Check out the flyer below for all the details. Please help us spread the word and share this post with friends, family, and neighbors who might benefit!

09/29/2026

Join us for our special Halloween costume contest BINGO on October 29th! There will be first- and second-place prizes for costumes and carved pumpkins. If that wasn't enough, we'll also have a our end-of-the-month jackpot drawing. Come out and celebrate the season at the 17th Street Annex.

4:30 p.m.: Doors open
6:00 p.m.: Early Bird Game
6:30 p.m. Bingo starts

All proceeds support the 14th Street Community Center.

Location: 2313 17th Street Portsmouth, OH

09/04/2026

Please consider supporting the 14th Street Community Center. Every dollar helps us continue our mission.

Our Mission
Historically a Black institution, the Fourteenth Street Community Center uses educational, wellness, and social programs to foster creativity, equity, and inclusion for all.

Your donation directly supports vital services that make our neighborhood stronger. From food programs to emergency assistance to support for children's…

08/17/2026

Thank you Meridith Brankamp and Brady Carter from Innovative Consulting for coming to teach our young adults from 14th Street and Watch Me Grow Ohio how to ethically use AI as they are navigating through early career decision making. This students were engaged and walked away with valuable tools to help them in their next steps. Thank you GRIT - Growing Rural Independence Together Future Plans Ohio Valley Employment Resource

07/30/2026

07/21/2026

Sanctuary Community of Christ is sponsoring a free meal at the Center on July 25th from 11am - 1pm. Come by for hot dogs, chips, and a drink!

07/15/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!

🌻 THIS IS A FREE EVENT 🌻

Dinner, conversation, and a national bestseller. 🍽️✨
Something special is coming to Portsmouth! We’re extremely excited to have author Crystal Wilkinson visit us in Portsmouth and spend some time with our community for a literary dinner you won't want to miss.

Join us at the 14th Street Community Center for an evening of powerful storytelling, and a delicious meal inspired by her national bestselling book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks. Praisesong is part memoir of Crystal’s time growing up in Casey County, Kentucky, in a little town called Indian Creek, and part cookbook filled with family recipes.

It’s going to be a beautiful evening celebrating food, heritage, and the rich legacy and presence of Black Appalachians and their influence on Appalachian foodways.

🙏🏻 Special Thanks: Maureen Berry Cadogan and 14th Street Community Center for their support and collaboration for this event 🌻💛

PixelDot Creates for our amazing event flyers

and we couldn’t have done this literary dinner without the generous support of Pallottine Foundation of Huntington WV

06/24/2026

Teen Party Tonight!

06/02/2026

Looking to host your next event this summer? The Learning Annex is a flexible rental venue that offers an array of options. This space is perfect for large and mid-sized events, such as weddings, graduation parties, expos and fairs, workshops, and more!

Submit a rental request with information about your event at https://www.14streetcc.org/annex-event-rental

05/31/2026

Join us for a blood drive with the American Red Cross July 17 from 12:00 pm- 4:30pm at the Center!