From after-school activities to student leadership, Hub OC expands its Orange school partnership
Hub OC’s Orange Unified partnership now reaches four secondary schools, adding student leadership to its youth activities and family support efforts.
A partnership that once walked Orange children from school to activities in local parks is now reaching teenagers on four secondary-school campuses, with a focus on developing student leaders.
Orange Unified says its collaboration with The Hub OC expanded this year to include leadership programs at El Modena, Orange and Villa Park high schools and Santiago Middle School. The district outlined the growth in an October announcement.
The nonprofit describes its middle- and high-school leadership model, Generous Generation, as a yearlong program built around campus gatherings and student-led service projects. Students are asked to identify needs in their schools and neighborhoods, develop responses and put them into action.
That focus adds another dimension to an organization whose youth offerings range from sports and homework support to creative activities. Its Youth Centers of Orange catalog includes clubs where students can learn to report and publish a newspaper, explore animation, practice cooking or experiment with robotics and coding. These are offerings for participating schools, not a promise that every activity is available at every campus.
There are also opportunities to recognize students already making an impression. In its June 2026 newsletter, The Hub reported honoring 14 students from OUSD elementary schools and Santiago Charter Middle School for academic excellence or citizenship during May’s Future Leaders Night.
The youth organization’s roots predate the latest school expansion. Its published history traces the opening of the Old Towne Boys & Girls Club to April 2, 2017, and its transition into the independent Youth Centers of Orange to April 2018.
OUSD says The Hub’s first Expanded Learning sports program began at Palmyra Elementary in 2023. The nonprofit is now the primary after-school provider at Palmyra and Cambridge elementary schools, according to the district.
The partnership also reaches beyond activities. OUSD reports that the collaboration has helped stock 15 school food pantries and support families facing housing challenges. The Hub recognized the district with its Hub Hero Award at the Oct. 15 school board meeting.
Families seeking information about youth programs can call 714-450-0759 or email info@ycorange.org. The Generous Generation page lists ellie@thehuboc.org for leadership-program inquiries. Families should check directly about campus offerings, schedules and enrollment availability.
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