Community centers

Chinese Community Center of the Peninsula
470 Anton Court, Palo Alto. Activities located at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road. A service-oriented, nonprofit center that provides senior community-service work, family-oriented services, and information and referral services since 1968. English and Cantonese. Co-sponsors activities with City of Palo Alto Recreation Department.
E-mail: info@chinesecommunitycenter.com.
Call 650-324-4786.

Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Operated by the City of Palo Alto since 1990, the center includes space for community meetings, seminars, social events, dances, theater performances, music rehearsals and athletic events. Outdoor space includes tennis courts, soccer, softball and football fields.
E-mail: cubberley@cityofpaloalto.org.
Call 650-329-2418; 650-329-2639 for field rentals.

El Camino YMCA
2400 Grant Road, Mtn. View. Three group-exercise studios, cardiovascular and free-weight rooms with a park view, full gymnasium, updated locker rooms, outdoor lap and instructional pool, youth center. Offers massage therapy, personal trainers and nutritionists, onsite child watch, fitness classes for all ages, youth summer camp, youth sports, swim lessons, youth and adult swim team, more than 100 weekly group exercise classes.
E-mail: elcamino@ymcasv.org.
Call 650-969-9622.

IFES Portuguese Society Community Center
432 Stierlin Road, Mtn. View. Hosts events, such as the Crab Cioppino Dinner, held four times a year. Also celebrates the Holy Ghost Festa in May. Gathering hall available for rentals.
E-mail: info@ifessociety.com.
Call 650-967-2759.

Lewis and Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA
550 Bell St., East Palo Alto. Fitness center with cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, full-court gymnasium, group exercise studios offering classes such as cycling, yoga and Zumba, outdoor pool, onsite child watch and indoor rock-climbing wall. After-school tutoring programs, basketball leagues, soccer and summer day camp. Aquatic exercise, swim lessons and family swim time available during the summer months.
E-mail: eastpaloalto@ymcasv.org.
Call 650-328-9622.

Lucie Stern Community Center
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Designed by Birge Clark and built in 1934, this Spanish Mediterranean-style complex is home to the City of Palo Alto's Recreation Department and two theaters. Rooms are available for rent for meetings, weddings, receptions and parties.
Call 650-463-4900 front desk.

Mitchell Park Community Center
3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Closed for construction through fall 2013.
Call 650-329-2390.

Mountain View Community Center
201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mtn. View. Center hosts classes in cultural arts, environmental education and recreation programs for the community. An auditorium, meeting room and restrooms are available.
E-mail: recreation@mountainview.gov.
Call 650-903-6331.

Onetta Harris Community Center
100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park. Provides enrichment classes for youth, teens and adults, including fitness, sewing, computer, ESL, sports and teen gateway enrichment/mentoring. Seasonal special events include Multi-Cultural Day, Halloween carnival, teen dances, egg hunt, family nights, adult game nights and adult dances. Facility can be rented for parties, meetings and sporting events.
Call 650-330-2250.

Oshman Family JCC - Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The OFJCC is a multi-use facility with programs and services for all ages and for singles and families. Fitness center, double-court gymnasium, indoor and outdoor pools, preschool, meeting rooms and a Cultural Arts Hall.
E-mail: info@paloaltojcc.org.
Call 650-223-8700.

Page Mill YMCA
755 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto. Racquetball, group exercise room, cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, free weights, locker rooms with hot tub and dry sauna. Personal training, weight training for women, onsite child watch and dozens of weekly group exercise classes.
E-mail: pagemill@ymcasv.org.
Call 650-858-0661.

Palo Alto Family YMCA
3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto. Full double gymnasium, 4,000-square-foot exercise room with cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, indoor climbing wall, indoor six-lane lap pool, indoor instructional warm-water pool. Also offered: onsite child-watch; group-exercise classes, weight-management programs, family swim times, swim lessons, yoga and other life enrichment classes; youth camps, sports and programs. Exercise program for individuals with special needs.
E-mail: paloaltofamily@ymcasv.org.
Call 650-856-9622.

Peninsula Volunteers Little House
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Little House is a multipurpose activity center offering recreational, education and cultural activities, including classes, lifelong learning courses and workshops, monthly art and cultural lectures, trips and tours, weekly movies and a computer center. Also offers information and referrals regarding social-service issues. Lunch is served Mon-Fri.
Call 650-326-0665.

Sequoia YMCA
1445 Hudson St., Redwood City. Indoor pool, cardiovascular and weight room, full-court gymnasium and aerobics studio. Programs for all ages. Youth sports, more than 60 weekly group exercise classes such as yoga and cycling, adult basketball, personal training, onsite child watch and teen youth & government programs. Financial assistance and volunteer opportunities available.
E-mail: sequoia@ymcasv.org.
Call 650-368-4168.

Ventura Community Center
3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. Home to Palo Alto Community Child Care, as well as Sojourner Truth Infant-Toddler Program and the Palo Alto Family YMCA's Ventura Activity Center (during school year) and Heffalump and Country Day School.
E-mail: jshaul@paccc.com.
Call 650-493-2361.

YMCA of Silicon Valley
1922 The Alameda, 3rd Floor, San Jose. Corporate association office.
E-mail: info@ymcasv.org.
Call 408-351-6400.