Kidz Day 2017

Kidz Day is an annual Salvation Army event for the benefit of local at-risk youth at The Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center in South Modesto.

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Red Shield’s gymnasium: A home away from home for local youth Since the The Salvation Army Red Shield Center’s development nearly 50 years ago, the gymnasium has served as an integral part of the facility by hosting an array of recreational activities, community gatherings and social events. In an area where opportunities are limited for young people, the gym offers a healthy alternative for youth.

“The entire facility was funded locally,” said Lieutenant Quinton Markham, Commanding Officer at the center.

“Think of all the lives that have been touched over the past 47 years due to that initial investment,” he said.

The gym received a makeover in 2011, which included a new playing surface and paint, and also features a new fitness room stocked with first-class cardio and weight training equipment like incline treadmills, ellipticals, recumbent bikes and a variety of weight machines.

“We saw this as an opportunity to offer a low-cost alternative for adults and families on a tight budget, as well as a way to encourage healthy lifestyles,” said Markham.

The fitness room also offers Zumba and circuit training classes, and more are in the works.

The gym recently expanded its programming hours to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for ages 16 and older, said Markham, offering recreational activities at the gym like the fitness room and daily “pick-up” basketball games.

“Basketball is a prominent part of our gym programming,” said Markham. “This provides a good workout for anyone interested in a friendly game.”

Other activities hosted by the gym include indoor soccer and kickball as part of the gym’s after school program, and biannual boxing events, hosted in May and October.

“One of our primary goals at the Red Shield is to provide a supervised, friendly, healthy alternative to kids and young

One of our primary goals at the Red Shield is to provide a supervised, friendly, healthy alternative to kids and young adults. The gym and fitness room help us to accomplish this in this community. We’d much rather see a kid running our court, than running the streets.

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Sponsored by 209 Magazine adults,” said Markham. “The gym and fitness room help us to accomplish this in this community. We’d much rather see a kid running our court, rather than running the streets.”

Participating in sports programs at the Red Shield keeps kids from being lazy at home and off the streets, added Markham, and in many of the opportunities available children can find a purpose.

“For some of our kids on our baseball, softball and T-ball teams, it’s their first time wearing a uniform and their first time on an organized team,” said Markham. “It lets them know that they are valued and loved.”

RED SHIELD GYM PROGRAMS Open Gym: The full-size basketball court is open for adults and children. Bring your friends and have a good game of basketball! Regular Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Fitness Room: The fitness room includes treadmill elliptical, free weights, arm and leg presses. The fitness room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for 16 years and older. A personal trainer leads an exercise class from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Monday through Friday.

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Game Room: The Game Room offers billiards, ping pong, air hockey, foosball and other activities. Monthly tournaments are usually held. It is open from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Boxing: Boxing classes for 6 years old to adults are offered from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Boxing classes include conditioning, sparring and optional amateur boxing events. Classes are $10 a month for kids and $20 a month for adults. Must have a membership to participate in the boxing program. The Red Shield’s boxing program is part of USA Amateur Boxing Club.

Supporting Programs for Children at The Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center.

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Red Shield boxer defies odds to succeed in the ring

BY DALE BUTLER

He was fighting to be in the world.

Now, he’s fighting in the ring. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s miraculous.

— Andrea Perkins, Andre Flores’ mother

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Andre Flores spent the first two months of his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Doctor’s Medical Center. Born premature on Halloween in 2007, Flores weighed just three pounds, six ounces.

“He was fighting to be in the world,” said Andrea Perkins, Flores’ mother. “Now, he’s fighting in the ring. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s miraculous.”

Andre, who is a healthy fourth-grade honor student at La Rosa Elementary School in Ceres, captured the 65-pound title at the 50th Annual Silver Gloves National Championships on Feb. 4 in Missouri.

“I’ve been doing well because I train every day, five days a week,” nine-year-old Flores said.

Flores improved his overall record to 15-0 after winning both of his fights at the USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championship on March 22 in New Mexico.

He topped San Diego’s Gracen Hoopli by unanimous decision in the finals.

He earned a split-decision victory against Colorado’s Donovan Garcia.

Andre has also won Regional-8 and California State crowns.

He took first in the novice division at the Central California Association Jr. Olympics in Fresno.

“He’s always been focused,” said Damian Flores, Andre’s father. “I’ve never had any attention-span issues with him. He follows directions. He soaks in everything like a sponge. He’s gifted. He’s not going to brag about himself. His work speaks for itself.”

Flores is a member of The Salvation Army Modesto Red Shield Community Center’s Boxing Club.

“We are ecstatic over Andre’s success,” said Lt. Quinton Markham, Corps Officer.

“He’s a great example to the other kids here of what can be accomplished with a good

attitude and some hard work. None of this would be possible without the expertise and guidance of our wonderful coaches.

They have put together a great program.”

“He puts a lot of work in,” said Juan Barrera, head coach. “He’s really strong for his age. He’s not your average kid. His mentality changes when he’s ready to box. He is very focused.”

“We get a lot of support,” Damian said.

“It’s very important kids have places to go like that (Red Shield) especially in these neighborhoods. It’s family-orientated. Everybody gets along. They help people that need it.”

Flores was introduced to the sport of boxing at an early age.

His great grandfather Louie Jordan is in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Cousin Leonard Davis IV is a professional fighter.

“I’ve been training at my house since I was 3 years old,” Andre said. “I do situps and push-ups. I jump rope. I spar. It (boxing) made me more disciplined and focused. And I had to change my eating habits. No more ice cream, cake, pizza, chicken nuggets and fries, or soda. It’s very hard.”

“Boxing is a physical sport,” Andrea said. “I’m always a little worried. He’s strong in mind, body and soul. He’s not arrogant or cocky. He’s very humble. He gets along with everybody.”

“He’s had adversity in his life,” Damian said. “He’s defied the odds against him.

I’m very proud of him.”

“It’s up to him to choose what he wants to do with his life,” Barrera said. “If he chooses to box, I see him doing great things. He might be that one in a million.”

Small and fragile when he was born, Andre has developed into an elite fighter.

He has climbed to No. 1 in the National Silver Gloves Rankings for 65-pound boxers.

“I still don’t think he realizes the significance of what he’s done,” Damian said.

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Kids splash the heat away at the Red Shield pool Nearly a year after its completion, the recently renovated pool at The Salvation Army Red Shield Center is ready to help the local youth escape the approaching summer heat.

The pool’s remodel began in April 2016, and was completed

by July. Updates included new plaster, coping, tiles, skimmers and lights, a completely new plumbing and drainage system, a new pool deck, a new filter pump and new deck fencing. The remodel also featured a renovation of the pool’s locker room, refurbishing them and making them ADA compliant.

The remodel came almost 50 years after the pool was built in 1969, and according to Lieutenant Quinton Markham, a Salvation Army corps officer at the center, the pool “had some major issues.”

After a brief discussion about whether or not the pool should just be closed and filled in, it was decided the center would keep the pool open by whatever means necessary.

“The pool was originally built in 1969 to provide a supervised and safe alternative to the river and the canals,” said Markham. “We’re ecstatic that the generosity of this community has allowed us to continue to provide this.”

The community rallied together to collect funds for the remodel, with Congressman Jeff Denham connecting with local organizer Jeremiah Williams to throw a charity basketball game, and donors like the Gallo family, MTC Distributing and the Save Mart Cares Foundation donating funds to the cause.

Overall, the total cost of the project was around $235,000.

Thanks to the money raised, open swim times, swim lessons and water aerobics can be enjoyed at the remodeled pool, and the newly-installed “vortex” slide provides another fun way for kids to beat the heat.

The slide, a favorite with the children according to Markham, was donated by Save Mart Cares in memory of their former chairman Bob Piccinini. During construction, kids at the center would watch with excitement during the slide’s installation.

“When they started installing the vortex slide, they really started salivating,” said Markham. “They couldn’t wait to try that thing out.”

Every summer, the pool fills with local children, and Markham is reminded why the pool had to remain open.

“I love hearing the laughter that emanates from our pool,” he said.

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‘Bible Bowl may have saved my life’

BY LT. QUINTON MARKHAM

“Bible Bowl may have saved my life,” proclaimed Abel Sanchez, 15, after last year’s Bible Bowl finals competition on June 11 in Pasadena. “If I wasn’t in Bible Bowl and the other programs at the Red Shield, I would probably be out in the streets.”

Abel and his four teammates from the Modesto Red Shield Corps, located in one of the city’s less affluent neighborhoods, completed an unexpected ascension to the heights of Bible Bowl competition in the Western Territory. In their corps’ first attempt at fielding a team, they reached the territorial finals, falling just short, losing to the Albany, Oregon Corps by a score of 780 to 580.

When asked about his experience in the Bible Bowl program leading up to the competition, Abel admitted, “I never read the Bible that much before. I didn’t want to do it, at first. But something was calling me to do it.”

Abel and a friend signed up to be on

the Bible Bowl team in August 2015. Ten months of intense study, team-building, fellowship and friendly competitions against other corps followed.

The objectives of the Bible Bowl program are to excite young people with the Word of God and its relevance to their daily lives, to plant the Word in the hearts and minds of young people, to help Salvationist young people to develop Bible study habits that will continue with them throughout their lives, and to encourage fellowship with other Christians. Any active Salvationist or young person aged 12 to 18 can participate.

“Bible Bowl kept me busy,” Abel went on to say. “If I wasn’t at the Red Shield, I would have been out in the streets.” Living in an impoverished and crime-ridden neighborhood, he recognizes the temptations and negative influences that exist for young men in the area. “Being in the streets could have led to being in a gang.

Some of my friends are in it. Some of them are locked up. Maybe that would

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Abel’s involvement in the Bible Bowl program has caused him to be shining light to the other kids at the Red Shield, his friends at school, and especially his family. His brother, Ivan, 12, joined the team in January 2016. “He was never that involved in stuff like this before.”

His influence doesn’t end with his brother, though. “It seems like me and Ivan brought a light into our family. My family used to be rough. My mom saw us doing all these things. She likes what we do at the Red Shield and she likes what we’re doing for God.” Like any concerned mother, Abel’s mother recognizes that the programs offered at the Red Shield are building their character and keeping them safe. “She likes us being at the Red Shield. She saw what I was doing before. She knew about the bad influences in my life. I did a lot of bad things.”

As he looks back at this experience, Abel realizes, “This program has changed me. Bible Bowl has changed my person-

The The Bible Bowl program is for teens interested in learning the bible and challenging themselves to compete in a Salvation Army completion. Bible Bowl team meets at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Bible Bowl program requires a commitment and teaches teens leadership skills. ality. It changed my life. Bible Bowl has pushed me into a stronger relationship with God. My life is given to Him.” Abel’s favorite Scripture passage from last year’s material is Ephesians 5:1-2, which reads, “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Abel Sanchez is grateful for the experience of being on a Bible Bowl team and is grateful to be a dearly loved child of God.

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Volunteers at The Salvation Army Red Shield Center’s tutoring program have helped local youth succeed in school since 2005, assisting with homework and investing in the educational success of the area’s students.

While students can get help with any subject at the center, tutors primarily help out with reading, math, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, activities. The tutoring program also offers help with homework and school projects, and can provide school supplies if needed. The center’s computer lab helps students learn about internet safety and financial literacy, too.

According to Salvation Army Corps Officer Lieutenant Quinton Markham, the tutoring program has seen many success stories walk out its doors. One student’s grandmoth-

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er mentioned her son would never have learned to read if it weren’t for the program, and a young girl who only knew Spanish upon first coming to the program is now becoming more fluent in English and is making great strides in her education.

One young man was introduced to the program at the age of seven, said Markham, unable to read even the most basic, beginner level books.

Now eight years old, the boy consistently reads four or five books in one afternoon.

Many students who attend the program don’t have access to proper resources at home, or an adult who is able to help with their school work. Because of this, the Red Shield’s tutoring program is vital to the community, said Markham.

“We’re helping them to find educational success,” he said. “Many of the children have experienced improved grades, and our leaders

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have noticed some behavioral improvement.”

Volunteers assist students in grades K-6 with their homework and other educational activities, but middle and high school students can also receive help at the Teen Drop-in Center.

TUTORING PROGRAMS Computer Lab: Located in the facility’s second wing are 24 desktop computers with online access. Lab offers educational games, typing skills, filtered web sites, internet safety and financial literacy classes. Lab is open 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday for tutoring program, and 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for public usage.

Library: The library is located in the second wing and offers a multitude of books for all grades. The tutoring program is held in the library from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. for children in grades K-6th. Children receive a light snack before tutoring. During tutoring children start in one of three rooms — homework room (library), reading room or the computer lab — and rotate every 20 minutes. Children rotate through the three classes expanding their reading and computer skills that are essential in today’s California testing as well as getting help with homework as needed.

Children participating in the tutoring program earn reward dollars to be saved and used at a SAY (Salvation Army Youth) store stocked with school supplies, toys and clothing. SAY Store opens quarterly for children to spend on prizes. Children earn these reward dollars by attendance, behavior and participation. Volunteers staff the three rotation areas. Volunteers are always needed.

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Family ties draw Chairman Caruso closer to Red Shield

BY ANGELINA MARTIN

It was not only a desire to give back to the area’s youth that drew Paul Caruso to the Red Shield’s Advisory Council in 1976, but family pride as well. The shopping center owner and former Stanislaus County Supervisor has dedicated over four decades to the organization, which was built on the land where his family tended vineyards years ago. Now, where grapes once grew, Caruso has watched the Red Shield grow friendship and opportunities for countless children.

“For years, that was our family ranch,” said Caruso. “We’ve been here since 1921 and had that property for a long time.”

Caruso remembers growing up right across the canal from the former ranch which the Red Shield now sits on, where his family farmed the land until about 1953.

After that, Caruso enjoyed spending his summer afternoons watching the volunteer baseball and t-ball games that took place on the land, and in 1969 the Red Shield was constructed.

“It’s a personal gratification, because I was raised there,” said Caruso. “I know the neighborhoods, and I can’t imagine the Red Shield not serving this community.”

Though Caruso is familiar with the area

surrounding the Red Shield, it has changed over the years, he said. Gang activity on the streets is a constant lure to children who may feel like they have no place to go, making the organization all the more important.

The Red Shield provides local youth with a place where they feel welcomed and loved so they don’t turn to the streets in search of purpose.

“The Red Shield provides an outlet, a safe environment, where the children can go and not be harassed,” said Caruso. “The Army will turn no one down — especially the kids.”

In his years with the organization, Caruso has seen the positive impact his family’s land has had on the community through the Red Shield, whether it be keeping children away from gangs or teaching them how to swim in the center’s pool. All of the construction and recent remodels on the center have been worth it, he said, and he has enjoyed watching the Red Shield serve its purpose in the community.

“It was a very good decision, and it’s served its purpose for all these years,” said Caruso. “Seeing kids come to the center, graduate high school and then come back once they’ve graduated to help out proves that...it’s progress.”

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S P IRIT UA L P R O G R A M S OF F E R E D AT T H E M ODESTO R ED SH IELD ■ HOME LEAGUE Weekly Women’s program that has a fourfold purpose — education, worship, fellowship and service. Ladies meet every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the multipurpose room.

Quarterly calendars are available. Great opportunity for women to get out and meet other ladies.

■ GIRLFRIENDS A women’s program for women who are looking for fun, fellowship and food that can meet in the evening. Ladies meet the 3rd Friday of the month for different activities at 6 p.m. Yearly program calendar is available.

• Moonbeam is preschool age for both boys and girls.

• Sunbeams is for girls 1st grade through 6th grade.

• Girl Guards is for girls 7th grade through 12th grade.

• Adventure Corps Explorers is for boys 1st grade through 4rd grade.

• Adventure Corps Rangers is for boys 5th grade through 8th grade.

Troops meet with leaders weekly to work on projects to earn badges. Yearly troops attend rallies in uniforms with sashes with badges ready to recite pledges. Children in troops also are eligible to attend a summer camp for a week in Scotts Valley at a Salvation Army camp.

■ JR. SOLDIERS Salvation Army Bible study for children from 1st grade through 6th grade, at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.

■ CORPS CADET PHOTO BY LARRY LEW

The Salvation Army Scouting programs are offered on Tuesdays at 4:45pm. Scouting programs include troops for children 4 yrs through 12th grade. Troops are broken up according to grade and sex. Quarterly Calendar is available.

Salvation Army discipleship program for teens in 7th grade through 12th grade, meet at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.

■ BIBLE STUDY Red Shield offers a weekly Bible study class at 6 p.m.

Wednesdays for adults. Bible scholars and novices welcomed for topical or book-based studies.

■ SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Every Sunday at 9:15 a.m. a time of Sunday school

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songs, memory verses and prizes to kick off the morning Sunday school.

■ SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes offered every Sunday morning to all ages from kids to adults. Childcare available for 5 years and under.

Worship Service Contemporary family worship is offered to anyone looking for a place of worship. Service begins at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.

■ VBS (VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL) Vacation Bible School is a weeklong themed biblical outreach for children. VBS is held once a year in the summer. The program is free and includes lunch, Bible program and swimming. The themed event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 7-11, 2017.

■ SPANISH PRAYER SERVICE/NOCHE DE ORACION Thursday’s at 6:30pm a Spanish Prayer service is available.

Prayer service includes Spanish worship through music, devotion and time of prayer. Fellowship follows with light refreshments. Childcare available.

Los jueve a las 6:30pm un servicio de noche de oracion esta disponible para los que hablan espanol. Servicio incluye un tiempo de adoracion con musica, devocional y tiempo de oracion. Un tiempo de convibo sigue despuse de servicio con café y pan. Cuidar de ninos disponible.

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OT HER P R O G R A M S OF F E R E D AT T H E M ODE STO R ED SH IELD ■ TEEN PROGRAM

SEASONAL PROGRAMS

A designated room is open from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for teens (7th grade – 19yrs) targeted to offer teens their own space to do homework, fellowship, play games, have daily topic discussion groups to be encouraged by Youth Leader.

Teen Room also has an outreach program on Friday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. offering teens a positive alternative option on Friday nights where teen crime rate is high. Teen night offers food, fun and fellowship. Weekly activities and outings are scheduled for teens.

■ BASEBALL & SOFTBALL PROGRAM

The season baseball/softball programs begin signups in January and February with a season running through late May/early June depending on weather. Baseball/softball program is part of the Stanislaus County Baseball program competitive recreational ball. Signups require birth certificate and fundraising. Volunteers are always needed for coaches, assistant coaches, score keepers, team parents and snack bar help.

Included in baseball registration fees are shirt, hat and trophy for each ball player. Some baseball gloves available for loan. Each player is responsible for pants and cleats. Teams travel around county to play.

■ SUMMER DAY CAMP

Summer Day Camp program offered from 8 a.m. through 5:30pm.

Program includes breakfast, lunch and two snacks. Children are in scheduled programs and activities with assigned leaders Monday through Friday. Activities include educational games, team sports, movies, crafts, computers, swimming and field trips. Pre-registration is required. Day Camp fees are $50 a week for Red Shield members and $60 a week for nonmembers.

Brass Instrument classes being offered for beginners on Thursdays at 4:45 p.m. Must be at least 4th grade up to adults. May bring your own instrument or borrow one of ours.

Class is held in the chapel.

Beginner Guitar classes being offered on Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. Must be at least 4th grade up to adults. You may bring your own instrument or borrow one of ours. Classes held in the chapel.

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■ MUSIC CLASSES

■ SUMMER OVERNIGHT CAMP

The Salvation Army offers a variety of overnight camps. These camps allow the child to spend a week in Scotts Valley, California at The Salvation Army Redwood Glen camp with highly trained camp staff.

Prices vary; please call to inquire about overnight camp.

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G E T I N V O LV E D VOLUNTEER Volunteers are needed from all walks of life to support the Salvation Army Red Shield in almost all of its activities. Volunteers are needed to serve as members of auxiliary groups and advisory boards, tutors for young people and as coaches. Call the Red Shield today to find out how to become a volunteer.

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One hundred percent of all funds raised through the Kidz Day program help pay for after-school tutoring and mentoring programs, computer labs for homework, lunch programs, after-school snacks and meals, sports equipment and uniforms, swim lessons and facilities and much more.

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The Red Shield has established a sponsorship program to help off-set the cost of memberships while allowing families to participate in the activities and use the facility. Consider sponsoring a child or family:

Child or Teen — $40

Adult — $80

Senior — $28

Family (2 adults, 4 kids) — $150

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Kidz Day: This publication is a major fundraiser for the Salvation Army Modesto Red Shield. Every May a special newspaper section is dedicated to the work of the Red Shield and papers are “hawked” on street corners throughout the Central Valley for $1. Proceeds go to the Red Shield and volunteers are always needed.

Christmas Kettles: During the holidays, the Salvation Army looks for volunteers to ring bells while collecting monetary donations in the Army’s iconic red kettles outside of businesses around town.

Christmas Angel Trees: During the holidays, the Salvation Army seeks volunteers to adopt a present wish list of local children in need.

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The Salvation Army Modesto Red Shield Community Center is a place for local at-risk youth to go for a wholesome environment to play, learn and receive spiritual guidance.

The Red Shield provides encouraging, positive, characterbuilding activities and educational, social and spiritual programs meant to impact both families and the community at large.

There is no shortage of need for these programs. In 2016, the Red Shield had: • 9,179 participants in sports leagues • 9,506 in aquatics programs • 5,860 at-risk kids in gang intervention and prevention programs • 5,542 in tutoring programs • 22,134 receive after-school snacks and meals • 4,240 in the summer lunch program • 3,780 utilize the computer lab; and • 875 kids go to camp.

For more information, visit 1649 Las Vegas St., Modesto, call (209) 538-7111 or go to RedShieldModesto.org.

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