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District transitions Project Keep to YMCA, plans scholarships and facility rent revenue
Summary
Keene School District will transfer operation of Project Keep to the YMCA; the district will rent facilities to the YMCA, receive rent revenue, and use roughly $20,000 of rent to fund scholarships so low‑income families can access after‑school care.
The board discussed and outlined a transition of Project Keep to the YMCA, ending direct district operation of the after‑school program. Administrators said the YMCA will staff and run the program in district facilities; the district will collect rent and intends to use about $20,000 of that rent to fund scholarships to support low‑income families.
Officials said the YMCA will manage staffing (easing hiring challenges for two‑hour after‑school shifts) and will provide a tiered fee structure: the district’s poorest families will be eligible for free slots through state assistance, a lower tier will be $5 per week, and higher tiers will be income‑based. Administrators also said the contract included transportation guarantees if a site lacked sufficient enrollment (the YMCA would transport eligible families to an open site at no cost), and that students in need would receive YMCA memberships as part of the program. The contract had been signed and district staff described the arrangement as a way to expand program reach while addressing the district’s limited capacity to run an after‑school program directly.
