From Press Release
Rio Arriba County committed $15,000 of support to the Española YMCA Teen Center, according to a YMCA press release.
Funding will begin Oct. 1.
“We are very glad to count Rio Arriba County as our partner for youth,” said Center Director Ben Sandoval. “Since the Center opened in 2007, the County has provided funds for smaller, program-specific objectives. This $15,000 will help support the skill-building classes, the mentoring activities, and the prevention and intervention counseling we perform with the youth on an everyday basis.”
The Center, located at 808 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Road, opened in October 2007, under an operating contract and partial funding from the city of Española. The Center serves youth who reside throughout Rio Arriba and Northern Santa Fe counties.
To date this year the Center has served 300 youth as members, and 640 youth that includes youth guests who drop in occasionally. Attendance averages 50 youth per day, with peak days of 80 youth attending. For the last two years in partnership with Española Public Schools, the Center has served as a Summer Food Service Program location and provided meals to an additional 80 youth of all ages Monday through Friday.
United Way of Northern New Mexico provides $30,000 of support.
To help or contribute contact Sandoval at 747-6569.