7:45am | The Summer Night Lights project, which aims to prevent violence among at-risk youth during the summer months, begins today, Tuesday, July 5, at three Long Beach locations.
The 10-week program is being offered Monday through Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 9, according to information provided by Centro CHA Executive Director Jessica Quintana.
Centro CHA is among a group of local nonprofits, faith-based leaders and community stakeholders that have partnered, along with the city, to offer the program.
The three Summer Night Lights sites are:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park-Petrolane Boys & Girls Club,1920 Lemon Ave., 562-599-2916
- Drake Park, 951 Maine Ave., 562-570-4405
- Admiral Kidd Park Boys and Girls Club-West Side, 1835 W. Willard Ave., 562-435-1621
More to come …