A new $1.3 million youth center will seek to prepare students for success

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – If you had visited the Jonnycake Center For Hope’s building at 1231 Kingstown Road a few years ago, you would have found reams of clothes, an odd assortment of used furniture and enough glassware to host a winter ball.

These days, the building is home to a new youth center, packed with computer screens, 3D printers, table tennis, an arts and crafts station and community space. On a recent weekday, more than a dozen teenagers milled about playing video games, printing mini Nike Air Jordan sneakers and lying languidly on a reclaimed dog bed.

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