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‘A safe haven’: Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier breaks ground on new Positive Place facility
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Lanier members don hardhats and vests Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at a groundbreaking ceremony at the club's Positive Place site where a new 25,000-square-foot Positive Place Club and gymnasium will replace the aging facility. The new facility is planned to be completed in 2025. - photo by Scott Rogers
At the age of 16, Jasmin Gaudlock became the sole provider for her family of eight and eventually ended up homeless. She spoke Tuesday at the groundbreaking for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier’s new Positive Place Club in Gainesville about the ways in which the club helped her through her darkest times.