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After School Program Gives Kids A Chance
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Working together on a Knex building challenge on Thursday, sixth graders, from left, Taylor Ewing, Andrea Sanchez, Cadence Eckhardt and seventh grader Priya Summer Stine, at right, develop a strategy for their racing vehicle. Marg Jackson/The Times
Based on the Give Every Child A Chance model, the after school program operating on the campus at El Portal Middle School offers homework help, snacks, enrichment, sports and plenty of fun. It has been going strong for several years, under the umbrella of the Manteca based Give Every Child A Chance organization, and has a manager and several site coordinators that work with the students each day. “Right now we have about 65 students enrolled,” said Escalon site academic manager Shawndra Kuffel.