Kingman – Kingman Unified School District and Mojave County Board of Supervisors First District Chair Travis Lingenfelter said Club for Youth will continue to operate after owner Bill Ward issued its closure notice on April 28. I am working on it.

The club uses the KUSD Gym in downtown Kingman to provide coaching and youth activities after school and during the summer.

“The closure notice gave families of about 200 students only 24 hours to find alternative solutions for safe after-school and Friday care,” said KUSD Superintendent Gretchen Dorner. I wrote in my letter of May 2nd to Lingenfelter. “KUSD is fully invested in providing a range of services in response to this community crisis and has organized an onsite program that will be provided free of charge to families through the end of May.”

Lingenfelter is seeking approval to spend $45,451 in US Rescue Plans Act funds to run the club for just over six weeks this summer. According to the proposal, the funding will allow the school district time to deploy new long-term in-house and on-site solutions for his 2023-24 school year.

“KUSD and the BOS1 office aim to work together on a comprehensive summer program to provide care for working families through the summer of 2023,” according to board backup materials. “By providing our students with a safe place to learn and grow during the summer of 2023, local parents will have the opportunity to work and contribute to their families and communities.”

Donner prepared a summer operating plan and budget involving teachers and disability professionals to run the club with ARPA funds from May 28 to July 14.

“Our team is also working on high-quality, long-term options for fiscal year 2023-2024 through our strategic planning process and potential grants from other sources,” Dorner said in the letter. says. “We can make a positive difference in this community by providing a safe and fulfilling place for our students while they are away from school.”

The reasons for Ward’s decision to end the program remained vague. .

Law enforcement officials were investigating allegations of possible mishandling of funds within the organization, according to a statement last month by Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper.

The Mojave County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Monday at the board’s next meeting in Kingman on whether to approve the use of $45,451 of ARPA funds toward school district initiatives.