PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Southern Youth Sports Association in Pensacola broke ground on a new center today, according to a news release.

The SYSA is a local grass-roots nonprofit organization that works to meet the academic, social and physical needs of students through the appropriate involvement of the community, students, and staff, according to the release.

The Rafferty Center, which will be located next to the Theophalis May Community Center at 1301 West Gregory Street, will include a new gym and resource center and will add "much-needed" additional space for the organization.

According to the release, the new center will meet the growing demand for athletics, tutoring, mentoring and other programs for youth that the SYSA provides.

Among the programs SYSA offers are basketball

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