Boys & Girls Clubs make more room for local kids

(WJW) – More kids will get to be a part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio this fall.

According to a press release, five clubs that were targeted for closure are going to remain open after some funding was reallocated.

Here are the Clubs:

• Helen Arnold Community Learning Center in Akron
• Westwood Middle School in Elyria
• Huron Primary School in Ashtabula
• Westwood Elementary School in Wellington
• Elmwood Elementary School in Garfield Heights

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio says it will be opening 32 of the 49 locations that operated during the 2023-2024 school year.

They say capacities are limited at each site due to staff size.

The newly funded clubs will open Sept. 16.

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