Edwards AFB Youth Programs

🌟 Join us in celebrating our 2025 Family Child Care (FCC) Provider of the Year, Ms. Matrina McCullough! 🌟

She is incredibly deserving of this award for the massive impact she has made on our community.

When Matrina—a military spouse and busy mother of three—arrived back at Edwards in 2021, she immediately noticed a critical gap: our and their families desperately needed more childcare options.

Instead of waiting for a fix, she took the initiative! Matrina stepped up as a trailblazer to revive the FCC program on base. Thanks to her advocacy, military spouses living in base housing are once again authorized to run official, paid childcare businesses right from their homes, providing essential support to both and civilian families. 🏡🧸

Her dedication doesn't stop there. Today, Matrina is actively guiding and training fellow spouses across the installation so they can launch their own in-home childcare services. Her hard work and leadership are directly boosting the quality of life for so many in our community. ✈️💙

Drop a comment below to congratulate Matrina on this well-earned achievement! 👇👏

We are pleased to share that the Youth Center will reopen on 1 December. We look forward to welcoming our youth back into the building and resuming programming.

Please note that membership fees for October and November will not be charged, as the center was closed during this period.

Some families may wonder why we are not reopening immediately. Our team needs a brief window to adjust schedules, restore staffing coverage, and prepare the facility to ensure a smooth, safe, and fully supported reopening on 1 December.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support of our Child & Youth Programs. We can’t wait to see your children again soon!