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Committee selects Boys and Girls Club to run Aurora after‑school and summer programs, approves up to $583,000 for school year
Summary
The committee approved a services agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of North Central Illinois to run after‑school and summer programs across Aurora for a first-year budget not to exceed $583,000, with two one‑year renewal options.
The Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee voted Aug. 26 to select the Boys and Girls Club of North Central Illinois as the city’s vendor to administer after‑school and summer youth programs and to authorize a one‑year contract not to exceed $583,000 for the 2025–26 school year with two one‑year renewal options.
Simon Rodriguez, Youth Services Manager, said the city issued a single request for proposals this summer to identify a provider that could manage multiple sites citywide after the previous provider closed operations earlier in 2025. “We sought a new partner that can provide both our after school and summer programs,” Rodriguez said.
Why it matters: the contract directs the city’s gaming-tax funded after‑school funding and general-fund summer programming to a single contractor intended to restore and expand programming across East and West Aurora. Rodriguez and Boys and Girls Club officials said the vendor is already operating several Aurora sites and ran summer camps…
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