The Need: Almost half of juvenile crime occurs between 3-8 p.m. when youth are without supervision.                      

The Benefit: The YMCA of Central Kentucky provides positive role models and a safe place to go for young people to increase their social skills and community involvement and decrease problem behaviors.

You can help…give a child a safe, supervised place to become more self-reliant, build relationships and improve academic performance by…

• Providing one week of nurturing after school care - $50

• Supporting a single parent with one year of after school programming for a child - $1,850

• Implementing the Youth Fit for Life program at one after school site to encourage children to exercise and to promote active lifestyles - $5,000

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