AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS BARKSDALE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI The Boys & Girls Club has served the LOU community for more than 10 years. The club got its start in classrooms at the Oxford School District’s Central Elementary School and nine years ago, it moved to a new $1.5 million facility funded by Jim Barksdale, the former president and CEO of Netscape Communications. The club is located at 413 Washington Ave. The club is open during the school year from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and serves children every day from 3 to 6 p.m. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The club picks students up from the schools in Lafayette County, and the Oxford School District provides transportation to the facility. For more information about the club, call 662-8320602.
LEAP FROG Leap Frog is an after-school tutoring and enrichment program that serves 140 first-, second- and third-grade children from the Oxford and Lafayette County school districts. Teachers refer students to the program who are “at-risk” for falling behind academically. For one hour two afternoons a week, each child is paired with a volunteer tutor for the semester to help them with their homework, reading, writing, and math skills. The second hour is geared toward enrichment activities and socialization skills. Services are free to the students. Volunteers are always needed from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday to tutor the students and also from 4 to 5 p.m. to serve as play buddies and mentors. For more information about Leap Frog, contact Teresa Adams at 662-801-9698 or by email leapfrogdirector@gmail.com or visit the website at www.theleapfrogprogram.org.
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