BY PEPPER FISHER

Port Angeles — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula announced on Friday the opening of a new afterschool program that will make its home at Roosevelt Elementary, beginning with the new school year.

The expansion of their services will provide students with daily access to high-quality, affordable afterschool care, right where they learn.

Last year, Roosevelt kids who relied on the B&G Club for after-school services were dismissed 20 minutes early every day to allow time for an added bus route. With the new school-based location, those students can remain in class for the full day before transitioning seamlessly into their afterschool program.

The Boys and Girls Club’s Alyssa Dailey-Morse says everybody wins with this new location, including the teachers who

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