(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The community has pushed forth to support the “North”.

Located in Beaver Falls, Neighborhood North: Museum Of Play is a center for creative learning for kids and teenagers alike, operating as an entity since 2018 but opening its doors to a brick-and-mortar facility in late 2021. Christine Kroger, the executive director for Neighborhood North, joined Matt Drzik on the April 26 edition of A.M. Beaver County and said that the response from the community has provided “overwhelming” feedback from the citizens and local leaders from Beaver Falls and the rest of the county.

The facility is currently located at 716 14th Street in Beaver Falls, but Kroger plans to move the facility to a permanent home located in the old News Tribune building next to the Carnegie Free Library on 13th Street. A boost towards that may be coming in the form of grant money that was recently applied for and submitted to Congressman Conor Lamb. Kroger stated that, within the 10 days allotted for completing the grant application, 2,000 signatures were collected in support of Neighborhood North to pursue it. The next move lies in the hands of the government, but Kroger noted that the plan to move to 13th Street is within the frame of completion by 2025.

Until then, the focus remains on the activities and learning taking place at Neighborhood North, and Kroger spoke extensively about the upcoming summer programs and possible expansion of summer hours. There will be nine “camps” covering different subjects for each of the nine weeks and cover subjects from podcasting to music and “everything in between”, as Kroger stated. Neighborhood North is also continuing their after-school programs that are available to kids throughout the county. To contact them, you can go to their website of neighborhoodnorth.com or find them on Facebook.

And speaking of Facebook, click on the Live feed below to check out the full interview with Christine Kroger.