Base Camp

Teen Center

A Space for Youth to Connect and Engage in Adventure

Project Imo - Teen Center

Located at 924 Riverside Drive
in downtown Willimantic, CT.

Level up your potential

A dedicated space is set as a hub for local youth aged 14 – 18, offering an array of programs and opportunities to foster growth, leadership, and community engagement.

Membership is free

The space is offered as a place for youth to come together and socialize with their peers in a structured, supervised environment. While also having opportunities to participate in shared experiences.

Scheduled Events/Activities:

Game Nights – Board, Card, and Lawn games
Afterschool Leadership Programs
Virtual Reality or Tabletop Adventures
SparkSpace
More to come!

December 2023

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
				Friday December 1 1	Saturday December 2 2	Sunday December 3 3
Monday December 4 4	Tuesday December 5 5 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours	Wednesday December 6 6 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Game Night	Thursday December 7 7 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm Windham Prevention Coalition- Youth Leadership Council	Friday December 8 8	Saturday December 9 9	Sunday December 10 10
Monday December 11 11	Tuesday December 12 12 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours	Wednesday December 13 13 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours	Thursday December 14 14	Friday December 15 15	Saturday December 16 16	Sunday December 17 17
Monday December 18 18	Tuesday December 19 19 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours	Wednesday December 20 20 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours	Thursday December 21 21 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm Windham Prevention Coalition- Youth Leadership Council	Friday December 22 22	Saturday December 23 23	Sunday December 24 24
Monday December 25 25	Tuesday December 26 26 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours & Movies 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours & Movies 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) Open teen center activities, popcorn, and super-hero movies!	Wednesday December 27 27 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm CLOSED for Special Program	Thursday December 28 28 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours 924 Killingly Rd, Killingly Center, Connecticut 06241, United States Our teen center open hours will feature a special event from 1pm to 4pm. Some teen center activities will be limited during that time. 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Great Basecamp 'No-Bake' Bake Off! 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Great Basecamp 'No-Bake' Bake Off! 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) Come join us for the tastiest event of the year at Project Imo Basecamp Teen Center! Get ready for a fun-filled day of baking without the oven. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, this event is for everyone. Show off your creativity and teamwork skills as you work together to develop a themed display of no-bake gingerbread villages, ugly sweater cookie ornaments, and other holiday season crafts. Join us at Project Imo Basecamp Teen Center and let the teamwork and decorating frenzy begin! It’s a day filled with laughter, delicious treats, and friendly competition. So mark your calendars for the ‘Great Basecamp No-Bake Bake Off’ 2023. We can’t wait to see what delightful worlds you’ll create! Registration Required- Limit 15 participants. Visit our website for more information. Register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-imo-great-basecamp-no-bake-bake-off-2023-tickets-779357287627?aff=oddtdtcreator	Friday December 29 29 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours & Movie 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center Open Hours & Movie 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) Open teen center activities, popcorn, and animated movies! 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons Basecamp Teen Center Event- Learn to play Dungeons & Dragons! Learn the world’s most popular tabletop game as we journey to the Sky Isles of Seorsus, Project Imo’s very own adventuring world featured in virtual programs from California to Australia! No experience required. Veteran players welcome. Open to people 14-18. Snacks provided!	Saturday December 30 30	Sunday December 31 31

January 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Monday January 1 1	Tuesday January 2 2 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday January 3 3	Thursday January 4 4	Friday January 5 5	Saturday January 6 6	Sunday January 7 7
Monday January 8 8	Tuesday January 9 9 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday January 10 10	Thursday January 11 11	Friday January 12 12	Saturday January 13 13	Sunday January 14 14
Monday January 15 15	Tuesday January 16 16 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER- Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER- Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday January 17 17	Thursday January 18 18	Friday January 19 19	Saturday January 20 20	Sunday January 21 21
Monday January 22 22	Tuesday January 23 23 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday January 24 24	Thursday January 25 25	Friday January 26 26	Saturday January 27 27	Sunday January 28 28
Monday January 29 29	Tuesday January 30 30 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday January 31 31

February 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			Thursday February 1 1	Friday February 2 2	Saturday February 3 3	Sunday February 4 4
Monday February 5 5	Tuesday February 6 6 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday February 7 7 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Afterschool Leadership Informational Session 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Afterschool Leadership Informational Session Basecamp and virtual This session for participants and parents/guardians will cover key information about the upcoming Youth Promise Afterschool Leadership workshop series. While not required, this will be a helpful session to plan for the spring activities. Email teamimo@projectimo.org with questions.	Thursday February 8 8	Friday February 9 9	Saturday February 10 10	Sunday February 11 11
Monday February 12 12	Tuesday February 13 13 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm -WEATHER CLOSURE- Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm -WEATHER CLOSURE- Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday February 14 14 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 1 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 1 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday February 15 15	Friday February 16 16	Saturday February 17 17	Sunday February 18 18
Monday February 19 19 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Base Camp- Extended Hours 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Base Camp- Extended Hours Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Tuesday February 20 20 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp- Extended hours 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp- Extended hours Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday February 21 21	Thursday February 22 22	Friday February 23 23	Saturday February 24 24	Sunday February 25 25
Monday February 26 26	Tuesday February 27 27 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday February 28 28 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 2 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 2 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday February 29 29

March 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
				Friday March 1 1	Saturday March 2 2	Sunday March 3 3
Monday March 4 4	Tuesday March 5 5 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday March 6 6	Thursday March 7 7	Friday March 8 8	Saturday March 9 9	Sunday March 10 10
Monday March 11 11	Tuesday March 12 12 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday March 13 13 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 3 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 3 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday March 14 14	Friday March 15 15	Saturday March 16 16	Sunday March 17 17
Monday March 18 18	Tuesday March 19 19 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday March 20 20	Thursday March 21 21	Friday March 22 22	Saturday March 23 23	Sunday March 24 24
Monday March 25 25	Tuesday March 26 26 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday March 27 27 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 4 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 4 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. This week is Entrepreneurialism and Financial Literacy! For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday March 28 28	Friday March 29 29	Saturday March 30 30	Sunday March 31 31

No additional events this month.

April 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Monday April 1 1	Tuesday April 2 2 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday April 3 3	Thursday April 4 4	Friday April 5 5	Saturday April 6 6	Sunday April 7 7
Monday April 8 8	Tuesday April 9 9 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday April 10 10 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 5 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 5 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. Advanced Agriculture and Food Systems week. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday April 11 11	Friday April 12 12	Saturday April 13 13	Sunday April 14 14
Monday April 15 15	Tuesday April 16 16 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday April 17 17	Thursday April 18 18	Friday April 19 19	Saturday April 20 20	Sunday April 21 21
Monday April 22 22	Tuesday April 23 23 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday April 24 24 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 6 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 6 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org Healthcare and Healthy Living Careers week	Thursday April 25 25	Friday April 26 26	Saturday April 27 27	Sunday April 28 28
Monday April 29 29	Tuesday April 30 30 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?

May 2024

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		Wednesday May 1 1	Thursday May 2 2	Friday May 3 3	Saturday May 4 4	Sunday May 5 5
Monday May 6 6	Tuesday May 7 7 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday May 8 8 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 7 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 7 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday May 9 9	Friday May 10 10	Saturday May 11 11	Sunday May 12 12
Monday May 13 13	Tuesday May 14 14 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday May 15 15	Thursday May 16 16	Friday May 17 17	Saturday May 18 18	Sunday May 19 19
Monday May 20 20	Tuesday May 21 21 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday May 22 22 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 8 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Youth Promise Leadership Afterschool- Workshop 8 924 Riverside Dr (924 Riverside Dr, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226, United States) This leadership development program helps youth build a bright future with our Youth Promise Leadership Program. This cohort meets 2 Wednesdays per month. For more information visit our website at projectimo.org	Thursday May 23 23	Friday May 24 24	Saturday May 25 25	Sunday May 26 26
Monday May 27 27	Tuesday May 28 28 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Teen Center open hours at Basecamp Connect with community. Games. Activities. Crafts. Virtual Reality. Leadership. Level up your potential at Basecamp. Where will your journey take you?	Wednesday May 29 29	Thursday May 30 30	Friday May 31 31

What You Need to Know

Membership is free and requires forms to be completed (download below)
“Open Youth Hours” are accessible to people aged 14 – 18 (or those actively enrolled in high school)
Hours will be limited to specific timeframes unless otherwise stated for events
Occasional Family programs will allow other youth with Parents in Attendance

Our forms purpose is to ensure parental permission and communication so staff can keep parents updated and youth safe and for everybody to understand the rules and policies.

Make sure to thoroughly review these and ask for any clairifcation if necessary from one of our team members.

Open-door policy
Entering and Exiting Teen Center
Membership and Fees (free)
Prohibited behaviors
Discipline policy
Equity and Inclusion policy

We hope you can join us in the near future to enjoay a snack, play some games, maybe do some crafts, and connect with peers.

Project Imo Basecamp Teen Center in Willmantic is officially excited to welcome new people to the space!

If you have any questions at any time, reach out on here or email directly at TeamImo@projectimo.org.

You can also call during any normal operating hours at (860)-362-005.

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