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Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County asks council for $50,000-a-year, three-year service agreement; councilor to propose budget amendment
Summary
Becky Medina asked the Pueblo City Council to approve a three-year service agreement at $50,000 per year to fund out-of-school programming at three sites; board chair Fernando Stradiquiran and youth members described program impacts. Councilor Martinez said he would propose a $50,000 budget amendment for 2026; no formal council contract vote is recorded in the transcript.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County presented to the Pueblo City Council on Nov. 24 seeking city support to sustain out-of-school programming in high-need neighborhoods.
Becky Medina, chief operating officer for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County, asked the council to approve a three-year service agreement at $50,000 per year to ensure year-round out-of-school care at three locations: the Reguilera Teen Center at Central High School, the Eastside Clubhouse at Risley and the Sprague Clubhouse serving public housing. "In return for the $50,000 agreement per year, Boys and Girls Club will provide out of school time care at 3 locations serving 1000 youth annually," Medina said during the presentation and committed to annual reporting on attendance, grade progression and youth-safety indicators.
Presentations included personal…
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