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Afterschool Activities

by beanstalk | Oct 7, 2016 | Blog, Counseling, Parenting, youth development, Youth Programs

What do your kids do after school each day? More than 26 percent of school-age children are on their own after school, according to the Afterschool Alliance. The hours between 3-6pm are reported as the peak times for juvenile crime and experimentation with drugs,...

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