Arlington School & Family Magazine August/September 2015 | Page 6

District Programs

Arlington ISD, Boys & Girls
Clubs of Arlington partner for
after-school center

The Arlington ISD has formed a unique partnership with
the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington to include an after-school
center in the new Peach Elementary, which will open on
Baird Farm Road in August 2016.
“This first-of-its-kind partnership will provide AISD families
an on-campus option for after-school care focused on science,
technology, engineering, art and math that is research-based
and outcome-driven,” AISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo
Cavazos said. “The vision of the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Arlington closely aligns with the district’s mission and will
provide our students with access to academic, healthy lifestyle
and character programs as well as evening meals.”
The additional 7,000 square feet included in the building
as a result of this partnership will be funded by the Boys &
Girls Clubs, with a lead matching grant from the Arlington
Tomorrow Foundation, and will provide a mixed-use space
that can serve 200 students per day. Since 1993, the Boys
& Girls Clubs has operated a center in a portable building
at Roquemore Elementary that can only serve 110 students
per day. There will be a dedicated space for teens in the new
center, and students from Nichols who participate in the
program will receive transportation.
“This facility will allow us to provide increased opportunities
for students in a 21st century space while saving donor
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funding by sharing construction costs,” said Boys & Girls
Clubs of Arlington President/CEO Steve Wurm. “Through
our programming and work with other youth-service
organizations, we can enable young people to reach their
maximum potential and become caring, responsible citizens.”
“The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation is delighted to be
the lead donor to this important project,” said Carolyn
Mentesana, Arlington Tomorrow Foundation executive
director. “We hope other donors will join us in supporting
this exciting partnership and the power of a collaboration
between two organizations dedicated to improving the lives
of Arlington’s youth and their families.” †

“This first-of-its-kind

partnership will provide
AISD families an on-campus
option for after-school care...”