In partnership with Care Fresno, the after-school program has launched at FIRM for the new school year! This year’s program will meet in the FIRM community room on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00 and serve children from Kindergarten through Eighth grade. Most of the children who participate in the program live at Summerset and are from the Southeast Asian community. Children will work on homework, participate in enrichment activities and build relationships with mentors. Also this year, the missionaries living in Summerset will host a Bible study in their apartment for children and youth on Friday afternoons! We will continue our focus on literacy as well through the use of the leveled library and the “Reading Buddies” program that was launched last year. If you would like to volunteer for the after-school program or become a “Reading Buddy”, please contact FIRM at (559) 487-1500 and ask for Melissa. We look forward to the many lives that will be impacted through this program and cannot thank Care Fresno enough for their partnership!