community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Local community centers often accept art supplies and games to keep children occupied after school.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
The organization Escucha Mi Voz Iowa is expanding its Community Defense Trainings and Legal Observer Simulations at churches and community centers across Eastern Iowa in response to deaths tied to ICE enforcement.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Escalante Multi-Generational Center is a community center offering education, fitness and recreational activities to youth, teens and seniors across Tempe, according to its website.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Supplies provided; registration required at the community center front desk.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
The organization Escucha Mi Voz Iowa is expanding its Community Defense Trainings and Legal Observer Simulations at churches and community centers across Eastern Iowa in response to deaths tied to ICE enforcement.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Escalante Multi-Generational Center is a community center offering education, fitness and recreational activities to youth, teens and seniors across Tempe, according to its website.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Supplies provided; registration required at the community center front desk.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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