After School
The bell rings at three. What happens next matters.
If you have to work, your kid needs somewhere safe to be. If your kid needs help with homework, they shouldn’t have to wait until you get home tired. If your kid is full of energy at the end of a school day, they need somewhere to use it.
This page is about the hours between the end of school and bedtime. The hours that don’t get talked about much, but that quietly shape how kids do.
Some of these programs are free. Some have a small fee with scholarships available. All of them are real places with real adults who want to help your kid grow up well.
Most of these programs have applications and waitlists. Apply early. The people who answer the phone can tell you what your family qualifies for.
Hours, fees, and openings change. Always call before you enroll, and ask what your family will need to bring.
This list is not every after-school program in Warren County. It is the places we know about. If you know a place we missed, tell us and we will add it.
Where to Go
Community Education of Bowling Green & Warren County
Community Education runs before-school, after-school, and all-day programs for kids at schools across Warren County. They also run summer camp when school is out. If you work and your kid needs somewhere safe to be before or after the bell, this is who to call. Payment options are flexible.
1227 Westen Street · Monday through Friday, 8 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon · (270) 842-4281
Community Education has served Bowling Green and Warren County families since 1973. They also run enrichment classes for adults, free car seat safety checks, and a holiday assistance program for teens. See our Adults, Emergency, and Legal pages for more of what they do.
The Foundry
The Foundry runs after-school programs, summer camps, and mentoring for kids in Bowling Green. They give kids a safe place to be after school, a meal, help with homework, and adults who care. Free for families who qualify.
Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kentucky
After-school programs, summer programs, mentoring, and a safe place for kids ages 6 to 18. Membership fees are very low, and scholarships are available for families who can’t pay.
The Club runs bus transportation straight from school to the Club from Bristow, T.C. Cherry, McNeill, Dishman-McGinnis, Parker-Bennett-Curry, and Potter Gray elementary schools, and from Warren East Middle School.
Warren County Public Library
The library has free homework help, tutoring resources, computers, and a quiet place to study. They also have research databases that help with school papers and projects. Free for anyone with a library card, and library cards are free for Warren County residents.
The library does more than after-school help. See everything a library card gets you.
Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
Every public school in Kentucky has a Family Resource Center (for elementary) or Youth Services Center (for middle and high school). They help with school supplies, clothing, food, mental health referrals, and connecting you to other community resources. Ask at your child’s school office or look up your school’s coordinator online.
Not sure which district your kid is in? Bowling Green Independent Schools serves the city. Warren County Public Schools serves the rest of the county. Every school in both districts has one of these centers.
Know an after-school program that should be on this list? Email us and we will add it!