WINTER GARDEN, Fla. \u2013 A new Boys & Girls Club branch in Winter Garden is giving hundreds of children and teens more space to learn, grow, and prepare for their futures.<\/p>\n
The 30,000-square-foot June Family Branch in Winter Garden will serve more than 300 children and teens each day.<\/p>\n
For nearly 30 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida has served children in Winter Garden. But demand eventually outgrew the organization\u2019s former location.<\/p>\n
The new June Family Branch expands the club\u2019s capacity by more than 400% and provides dedicated spaces for children and teens.<\/p>\n
The facility includes social-emotional rooms, art rooms, technology spaces, sound studios, music rooms and dance rooms. It also offers after-school and summer programs, along with access to mentors and safe spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a space for them to learn how to dream and what to dream, and then help us to execute that,\u201d said Jamie Merrill, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.<\/p>\n
Many club members qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and some come from lower-income or single-parent households.<\/p>\n
Despite those challenges, the club said its high school seniors have a 100% graduation rate.<\/p>\n
For 12-year-old Logan Brunson, the club has helped build confidence and develop both academically and athletically.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Boys and Girls Club is more than just a place to go after school,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cIt is a place where great futures are started.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new facility is located a 459 9th Street.<\/p>\n
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