Jacksonville mayor and city council president announce expansion of after-school programs

Jacksonville, FL — It's a last-minute announcement.

With only a few days before the start of the school year, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche have announced the availability of funds to expand after-school programs for Duval County youth.

The two announced the availability of $1.071 million to enable the Jacksonville Children's Commission (JCC) to expand after-school programs, which will help serve about 740 additional children.

Curry says, "As I've stated many times before, our youth are our city's future, and I believe every child deserves access to programs and initiatives that will build brighter futures, pathways, and opportunities for them. Although we are pleased to increase the offerings and improve access, we recognize that this is essentially a Band-Aid."

Curry has recently mentioned reorganizing the Jacksonville Children's Commission and Jacksonville Journey, to focus more on at-risk children- who he calls "at hope".

With the newly re-appropriated funds, JCC will add on an additional nine program sites, bringing the total to 58.