More than $420,000 worth of grants is helping to support local summer programs in Springfield. 16 local summer programs in the city are to benefit from this funding. The Jewish Community Center will be part of hosting some of the summer programs.
Officials explain the importance of providing these programs to hundreds of youth. “Programs like this afford students who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of these programs. It gives them access, and that for us is a powerful and moving way to support a community,” said Co-Executive Director for Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, Matthew Brunell.
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