After school program
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Athens-Clarke County
Return of Athens Teen Program Looks Like a ‘Grand Slam’
It’s baseball season, but Athens is hitting a different kind of grand slam. Longtime Athens residents will remember the Grand Slam program. Athens Recreation and Parks (now Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services), cooperating with Athens Police and other organizations, started the program in 1990 to help curb teen crime. Teens gathered…
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Athens-Clarke County
Public Libraries in Athens, Elsewhere Strive to Be About Much More Than Just Books
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. When you think of a library, books are usually the first thing that comes to mind, but what about after-school programs, tutoring or housing? With an initiative…