FORT WALTON BEACH — In light of recent before and after-school program services being affected by the closure announcement from the YMCA of Florida’s Emerald Coast, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Board of Directors has decided to expand services in Okaloosa County.
BGCEM Chief Executive Officer Shervin Rassa said, “As youth development professionals, we felt it was necessary to expand our programming to assist those families and youth of Okaloosa County affected by the recent suspension of before and after-school services.”
The organization will reinstate services in the Crestview area by offering before and after-school programming at Walker Elementary School and expand their youth development services in Fort Walton Beach by offering before and after-school programming at Kenwood Elementary. BGCEM is working closely with Okaloosa County School District, school principals and administrators throughout this process.
For more information on its programs, visit www.bgcec.com. Updates will posted as more information is available.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Boys & Girls Clubs expands services to meet gaps caused by YMCA closures