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Children helped by YMCA mentoring program

Julian Shumaker, 8, plays hopscotch during the Reach and Rise youth mentoring program at Broad Street Elementary on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

Angella Johnson has noticed plenty of positive change in her 8-year-old son, Julian Shumaker, over the past year.

The third-grade student at Broad Street Elementary School has benefited from an after-school program at the Butler YMCA, Johnson said.

Julian began attending Reach and Rise sessions through the Butler YMCA last year, offering an environment where he spend time in an intentionally structured environment with other children around his age.

“It’s a break from household chaos and it’s a break from school chaos,” Julian said. “I just have a lot of fun there.”

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