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After School Matters

Race, Class & Communities

Local Organization Offering Remote and In-Person Summer Activities for Local Teens

By  Stina Chang
   

For 30 years, After School Matters has provided a variety of extracurricular programs for high school teens. This summer, they are offering a hybrid version of their summer programs to reach even more kids.

Reset talks with a spokesperson from the local non-profit more about this program.

GUEST: Melissa Mister, Chief Program Officer for After School Matters

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