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“Great Things Will Come From Within”
HAWK-HOUSTON
YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER
(formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawk-Houston)
Welcome to the all-new Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center website. We are excited and optimistic about the path we are forging for the youth and families we serve. This site is designed to keep everyone informed about the programs, services, activities and special events offered by the Center. We look forward to continuing the rich legacy of our later founder, Alveta Houston Hawk, as we move forward helping our youth learn and becoming successive and effective leaders and citizens.
If you would like to donate to the Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center, click on the donate button below and enter the amount you would like to give. You can also donate through Your purchases on Amazon, through the Amazonsmile program.
Click Here or on the Amazonsmile logo to get started shopping today! Remember you must make Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center your Organization to donate too. Donation will be greatly appreciated.
Upcoming Events

SPRING BREAK
March 29 – April 2, 2021
Greatings everyone, the Hawk-Houston YEC will be hosting their SPRING BREAK Program. Enrollment begins March 1st – March 15h. The times will be between 8 a.m. till 5 p.m., March 29 – April 2, 2021.
FREE Lunch & One Snack Daily! See flyer for fees. Daily Activities will include Art & Craft, Computer Skills, Basketball/Volleyball, Movies, Gym Games, Life Skills, Kite Making/flying, Academic Enrichment, Physical Fitness, Water Slide, Easter Egg Hunt and much more.
ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO 12
Survey for Kinney Park
Community
We Need Your Help
February 10, 2021
Dear neighbor and Dothan resident:
The City of Dothan Leisure Services, Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center and others have been meeting since last fall to discuss the planned re-dedication of Kinney Park located next to Hawk-Houston at 329 Chickasaw Street. We were asked to help locate relatives of PFC Randle Kinney. We were happy to assist especially after learning the history of its namesake—PFC Randle Kinney. We inquired about the planned activities for the re-dedication ceremony and what the upgrades and changes would entail. There were none–just a re-dedication ceremony.
However, in a 2019 conversation with commissioner Janasky Fleming, I inquired about the possibility of the city building a neighborhood indoor swimming pool in the park and the benefits and the impact it would have on the children and families in this neighborhood that do not have access to a swimming pool. Commissioner Fleming agreed that a swimming pool would be an asset, but said he believed the now-popular splash pad would probably be the best and fastest option at this time. I agreed.
The city’s “Love your neighborhood” campaign began in Baptist Bottom last summer with promises to improve the neighborhood to include its park facilities. We have been meeting with Mayor Mark Saliba, Alison Hall, Leisure Services, and others in the community to discuss the needs of children and families. We strongly support upgrading existing facilities, and the addition of recreational and restroom facilities. It is a win-win for the City and the Baptist bottom neighborhood.
As we move forward, we would like to get input from residents, particularly those in the Baptist Bottom neighborhood, to see what improvements and/or upgrades they would like to see at Kinney Park. Please complete the short survey. Thank you in advance for participating.
In service to youth,
Altha R. Newman, Executive Director
The 2020 Annual Recognition & Awards
(55th Anniversary) Celebration
Other pages (4) are: 2019 Donors (monetary & In-kind) and program