RECREATION

Recreational programming in the Leisure Services Department has increased dramatically over the past ten years. Thanks to the efforts of the professional staff many different recreation and instructional programs are conducted in the city's ten community centers each month.

The Recreation division also became the one of the first municipalities in the state to sponsor and operate a SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM meeting all of the licensing requirements set forth by the Mississippi State Health Department Child Care Division. This program annually serves over 700 children ages 5-12 at seven different camp site locations through out Gulfport.

The Horizons After-School Program offers children educational, social, and recreational activities to participate in various local community centers in Gulfport. This program enables children to "expand their horizons" by exposure to various cultural and recreational activities which are not always readily available to them. Various community sponsored activities from homework and tutoring sessions to working with civic clubs and organizations in local neighborhoods highlight the activities sponsored by the Leisure Services Recreation Division. Instructional and recreational programs range from dancing and boxing, to ceramics and karate for citizens of all ages, throughout the community and recreational centers of Gulfport.

Contact Kerri Paul, Program Coordinator at 214-3600 for more details and information about these and other recreational programs offered by Gulfport Leisure Services.