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Youth services coalition urges $2 million to restore middle‑school out‑of‑school programs; commissioners consider local match
Summary
A coalition of youth nonprofit providers told commissioners about a coalition model and asked the county to support expanded middle‑ and high‑school programming. Providers said $2 million locally could restore middle‑school coverage across district schools; commissioners discussed district funding and possible matching by commissioners.
Representatives from a coalition of youth nonprofits asked the Bernalillo County Commission on Jan. 28 to increase county support for out‑of‑school time programming, saying the coalition can scale proven services for middle‑ and high‑school students if local funding is secured.
The coalition — including the Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement, YMCA and Warehouse 505 — said it served more than 2,000 middle‑school students in a morning program last school year, and now provides after‑school programming at 12 of the district’s 27 middle schools. Colby Wilson of the Boys & Girls Clubs told the commission the…
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