After-School Program Reaches Kids

Keeping kids off the street after school and helping them develop different skills in a fun, supervised environment are among the main goals of a North Carolina church’s outreach ministry.

 

King’s Gate Church in Hamlet, N.C., developed a free, after-school program at a local park that lets kids play basketball, receive boxing training through The Dungeon Boxing Club and, ultimately, obtain tutoring help.

 

Get the whole story from the Richmond County Daily Journal.

 

James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

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