Orange County Office on Youth

06/04/2026

*Correction to our original post: The date for the Bread & Jam class will be Monday, June 22nd, 2026.*

Come cook with us this summer! ☀️🧑‍🍳👩‍🍳
We have partnered with Orange County Parks & Recreation & Orange Healthy Community Action Team to present to you another "Kids Healthy Cooking Classes!"

Each class is FREE of charge and open to children 8-12 years old.
Classes will be held at the Orange Extension Office located at 127 Belleview Avenue Orange, VA 22960.

🍇Fun with Fruit - Monday, June 8th 10:00am-12:00pm
Register online at: https://secure.rec1.com/VA/orange-county-va/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTQzMTA0NjE=

🍡Foods on a Stick - Monday, June 15th 10:00am-12:00pm
Register online at: https://secure.rec1.com/VA/orange-county-va/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTQzMTA0Njc=

🍞Bread & Jam - Monday, June 22nd 10:00am-12:00pm
Register online at: https://secure.rec1.com/VA/orange-county-va/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTQzMTA0NzI=

05/26/2026

CORRECTION: WHOOPS! We apologize for the scheduling error which caused this notice to post a day late. We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! However, it turns out we actually WILL be back in the office today (Tuesday, May 26). Thank you!

Please be aware that Orange County government facilities will be closed today, Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Closed offices will resume normal operating hours tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. For more information and a listing of other upcoming holidays, view the Orange County holiday schedule at https://orangecountyva.gov/264/Holiday-Schedule.

As always, our dedicated first responders will remain on duty.

05/21/2026

Orange County is aware of concerns about summer child care programming at Orange Elementary School (OES) and Lightfoot Elementary School (LES). We know reliable child care is essential for working families.

We want to be clear that Orange County has not shut down the summer child care program. The program continues to operate in County school facilities through Right at School, the private provider now operating the program.

What changed this summer is that enrollment at OES and LES was very low, with 15 families enrolled across both schools. Because of low enrollment, Right at School determined that operating four separate sites this summer was not practical and consolidated the program at Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour. Similar temporary site consolidations have happened in prior years as well, when the County's Office on Youth operated the program.

Some families that enrolled later, learned of the change during the enrollment process, and we understand why that caused frustration. We recognize that communication could have been clearer on the County website. We will work with Right at School to improve communication about any such changes in the future.

View the News Flash on the Orange County website:

Orange County is aware of concerns about summer child care programming at Orange Elementary School (OES) and Lightfoot Elementary School (LES). We know reliable child care is essential for working families.

05/20/2026

May's Issue of the County Insight is now available! Check it out at: https://ow.ly/6MBv50Z1O7b

The May Issue of the Orange County Insight is now available! Check it out at https://ow.ly/6MBv50Z1O7b.

05/20/2026

The Orange Healthy Community Action Team is excited to announce Our Take Home Garden Kits!!

You will receive a vegetable and an herb plant.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_--tD9GUIyjB3xLuapUvS6PCcRIGUblPZ2hBMLp4xVOltvQ/viewform

Pick up will be at the Orange County Office on Youth, 146 N. Madison Road, Suite 102 (same building as the Orange County Library) Thursday, May 28th between the hours of 10 AM and 6 PM.

For More information email [email protected]

05/19/2026

School is almost out, and summer is here! Orange County Public Schools Nutrition Services will once again offer FREE breakfast and lunch meals for all children ages 1–18 this summer. Meals will be available Monday through Thursday from June 1 through July 16, and no registration is required.
Meals are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To see meal locations and serving times, use the link below or visit the Orange County Public Schools website and click on the Summer Meals Program banner.

https://www.ocss-va.org/departments/school-nutrition/seamless-summer-program

05/19/2026

Please be aware that Orange County government facilities will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Closed offices will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. For more information and a listing of other upcoming holidays, view the Orange County holiday schedule at https://orangecountyva.gov/264/Holiday-Schedule.

As always, our dedicated first responders will remain on duty.