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Youth-services coalition urges county funding to expand middle-school programs
Summary
A coalition of youth-service providers asked Bernalillo County to sustain and expand out-of-school-time programming for middle and high school students, seeking local match dollars and state support to grow current offerings.
A coalition representing the Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement, YMCA, Warehouse 505 and other providers told the Bernalillo County Commission on Jan. 28 that existing out-of-school-time programs need sustained funding to reach more middle- and high-school students.
Colby Wilson, chief encouragement officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs and a coalition spokesperson, told commissioners the coalition served more than 2,000 middle-school students in a morning program last school year across 25 of 27 public middle schools. He said funding gaps shifted programming to afternoons this school year and the coalition currently provides after-school services at 12 middle schools.
"We need your support not only to sustain some of our…
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