The Coronavirus is forcing the organization to make changes to their typical summer programming
Would be without fans at least to start.
One person's struggles during the pandemic?
May be very different from the struggles of another person who was already facing challenges like food insecurity?
Low income?
And mental health issues before the pandemic hit.
Kimt news 3's annalise johnson is learning how a local program that is there for children most a?risk of facing those challenges is dealing with covi?19.
She joins us live.
Annalise?
Live katie?
Here at the boys and girls club of rochester there are no kids inside?
There are no kids here on the playground and that's because this building has been closed ever since rochester public schools closed in march.
To still help out where they can... boys and girls club is offering 2 to 4 hours of online programming daily to keep kids connected to the staff.
As we get ready for online schooling to end and summer to begin?
The club may either continue to reach kids online?
Possibly expanding its hours?*or it could reopen its building.
Whether in person or online?
Ceo chad campbell tells me its to important to support the families it serves?
As problems families were facing just a few months ago are amplified by the pandemic.xxx the last thing that we want is for a situation beyond our communities control or capacity to contain to set back our neighbors by months and years in terms of their ability to thrive boys and girls club of rochester is still waiting on summer guidelines from the minnesota department of education?
And is monitoring infection and death rates to make its decision on whether or not to open this building this summer.
Live in rochester annalise johnson kimt thank you annalise.*if the building*does reopen?
The club is planning to make some changes to head counts as well as safety and sanitation procedures./// as of today?
Mason city's ?
??a is open after closing for the
How the Boys and Girls Club plans to keep your kids safe while visiting
