Boston Center for Youth & Families to Host Jamaica Plain Block Party Aug. 7

The Boston Centers for Youth & Families will hold a neighborhood block party in Jamaica Plain this summer part of its ongoing schedule of parties to be held throughout the city. 

The block parties are set to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. each Thursday night in July and August, and will offer various activities from an inflatable obstacle course to a live DJ, as well as ice cream, an interactive arts activity and an animal petting zoo, among others.

The parties are held rain or shine and updates regarding activities or schedules can be found at Facebook.com/BCYFBoston, as well as on Twitter @BCYFCenters. 

Jamaica Plain's block party will be held on Thursday Aug. 7 at the BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center, 20 South St. in JP. 

The full schedule of parties for the summer is below. For more information, visit the Boston Centers for Youth & Families website.

July

• July 10: BCYF Holland Community Center (85 Olney St., Dorchester)
• July 17: BCYF Clougherty Pool (Bunker Hill St., Charlestown)
• July 24: BCYF Leahy-Holloran Community Center (1 Worrell St., Dorcehster)
• July 31: BCYF Mildred Avenue Community Center (5 Mildred Ave., Mattapan)

August

• Aug. 7: BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center (20 South St., Jamaica Plain)
• Aug. 14: BCYF Tobin Community Center (1481 Tremont St., Mission Hill)
• Aug. 21: BCYF Paris Street Community Center (112 Paris St., East Boston)