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YMCA presents Beacons after‑school program to Roanoke council, seeks city partnership
Summary
The YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge described the Beacons Initiative — after‑school and summer programming for middle‑school students at James Madison and Lucy Addison (and potentially Fishwick), free to families and funded by grants and donations — and asked the city for partnership as funding wanes.
The YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge briefed Roanoke City Council on June 17 about the Beacons Initiative, an after‑school and summer program targeted at middle‑school students. Jonathan Patch, branch executive director for the Gainsborough YMCA, said the program provides supervised after‑school care from about 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., workshops with partners (including Virginia Western and the Jefferson Music Lab), and summer camp with free YMCA membership for participating…
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