• Enhance / Enrich Quality of Life
• Increase Recreational opportunities for People with Disabilities
• Increase Independence
• Increase physical activity
• Enhance / Foster Social Skills
• Enhance / Foster Community Engagement opportunities
• Work on individualized goals and objectives through Recreation and leisure

Happy Acres Summer Program is recreational program run by the City of Quincy Recreation Department for children with diagnoses that include but are not limited to Autism Spectrum disorder, ADD/ADHD, ODD, Down Syndrome, Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments, Hearing Impairments and Physical Disabilities.

Happy Acres Summer Program is open to Quincy Residents entering 1st grade through 12th grade who are placed in substantially separate classrooms. Children who register for the program should be able to ride in a school bus with moderate supervision and use the bathroom without assistance.

Happy Acres Summer Program is held at Broad Meadows Middle School and offers a wide variety of activities that includes kickball, basketball, nature walks, bowling, ping pong, board games, arts & crafts, and field trips. Under the supervision of the Quincy Recreation staff, each child is encouraged to participate and learn in accordance with their own level of skills and abilities.

Happy Acres is a Free Lunch Site!

For Summer Happy Acres Summer Program at Broad Meadows - Drop-off and Pick-up will be at the Cafeteria Entrance of the Broad Meadows Middle School, 50 Calvin Road. The Cafeteria entrance is near the parking lot on the right side of the school.

• This Program is for Quincy residents only.
• Grades are as of September 2025.
• All Clinics and Workshops have a break every day. Participants are encouraged to bring a beverage (NOT in a glass container), fruit, or another suitable snack.