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normally arrive. at about 2:45 p.m. and are done aboutSp.m., but she does stay late depending on the needs of the kids. She. stated that they currently have about 10 to 20 middle school boys and two girls. She advised that the primary focus of the program is to help the kids with homework. and to have success in school. She stated that a lot of the. kids that come into the. program. are struggling in school or migrant. families whose children are behind in credits. She advised that because of the contact with the teachers she is able to know about missing assignments. before the kids even reach her program after school. She stated that within the program they have formed a teen council,. who perform. community service .throughout the area . and other areas of .the community. She advised that it is a great experience at they put in 560 hours of cOmlfiunity service last summer. She stated that for those ut in over 40 hours of service, theydid take themto Valley Fair as a reward. She repo ey havealso established movie nights. once a month at each site. She explained that od and the kids come.to hang out, ona Friday night, and watch movies together at how many kids actually come to the movie nights. She advised that t computer lab to the site that the kids are able to utilize for homew they have also been added as a bus stop for Anoka, High, School, red Moore Middle School. She reported thatthere were 60 kids em ogram .last year, which included kids from all over ey, grades 12. She advi hat during the summer program they do offer. fre hes for a kids, and this year will offer six separate weeks of programming. Sh t theel school kids would be coming during. the morning for the summer p midd high school kids would have programming in the aft uring the hey would look to focus on team building and fi e older a ey also work together. with the Public Works p an i ion ell is year and make sure that the kids are up to date.on and shot re school starts. She reported that they also have progr for fi and are working to establish a crime watch within t they do work closely with surrounding busin t Midwest Auto Care funds some of the sped vised tli all of the funding they receive must .come through ht two of the youth tliat participate in the Ramsey program wi ences. Mateo -' a 9th gr gh School, is new to the program this year and stated that ,he enjoys using the ho . He explained that if you are unsure of the answer you can receive help and someo ach you how to get the answer. He advised that you could also look things up in the com er lab. He stated that there are a lot of things to keep. kids out of trouble and fights. He advised that they also have games, like basketball, that the kids can play. Martin _, a 6th grader at Fred Moore Middle School, has been in the program for quite awhile and stated tliat when he started the program he had three F's and since joining has not received another f in school. Commissioner Backous commented that it appears the site is looking for a PS2 and advised that he would be able to donate one for them. Parkand Recreation Commission/May 8, 2008 Page 6 of 13 -75-