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Boys & Girls Club reports teen programming growth at Vista Grande lounge; asks for continued district support
Summary
Representatives from the Boys & Girls Club told the Casa Grande Union High School District board the club’s high‑school‑site program at Vista Grande has expanded since 2016, currently serving about 25 teens daily and 136 individuals year‑to‑date, and asked the board for ongoing partnership and financial support.
Matt Lundberg, representing the Boys & Girls Club, updated the Casa Grande Union High School District Governing Board on the organization’s partnership with the district and the City of Casa Grande to serve teens at Vista Grande High School.
“We want to be a safe place for kids to go when they’re not in school,” Lundberg said, summarizing the program’s purpose. He told the board the club began as an after‑school program for K–5 students in 1998 and expanded to the teen space in 2016 through a partnership that located programming in the high‑school library (the students’ space is commonly called “the lounge”). Lundberg said the lounge is now part of a three‑corner partnership with the district and the city’s Parks & Rec…
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