Youth Public Safety Academy registration opens March 19

Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian was pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) would open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19. YPSA is an educational and affordable summer program that is open to all children – ages eight to 12 – living in Middlesex County. Older children also have the opportunity to participate as a Counselor-in-Training. Held at the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) Training Academy in Chelmsford, Mass., YPSA is comprised of five one-week camps.

Registration is $100 per child (per week) and includes transportation to and from designated bus stops; daily breakfast, lunch and snacks; and a graduation ceremony held each Friday. Participants are not required to reside in communities with a designated bus stop, but they will be picked up and dropped off at the following locations. Among the 2025 bus stop locations, are the following in nearby communities:

• July 21–25: Acton/Boxborough/Maynard (joint bus stop), Hudson, Malden, Stoneham/Wakefield.
• August 4–8: Arlington, Framingham/Natick, Medford, Woburn.

To register, please visit www.middlesexsheriff.org.