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After-school programs fill critical need in community
More children served, more options offered to keep learning fun
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Ashton House and Gunner Gooch eat crackers and drink milk Wednesday during the after-school program held by the YMCA at Sardis Enrichment School. The program runs on school days and occasionally offers some adjusted scheduling during school breaks. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Nearly 50 children sit restlessly at the Sardis Enrichment School lunch table, snacking on TruMoo chocolate milk and Elk Graham crackers. They’ve got a big afternoon ahead of them, including personal homework help, organized brain games and, if the weather cooperates, a trip outside to play. These children are some of nearly a thousand in Gainesville and Hall County who use a local after-school program.