Boys and Girls Club of Southcentral Alaska paused all programming throughout the state indefinitely on Oct. 20, citing financial strain.

The non-profit is based in Anchorage and oversees 20 clubhouses throughout the state, including the one in Fairbanks. Their Oct. 16 announcement called the closure temporary, “to ensure long-term sustainability” of programming.

“We’re trying to look for bridge funding. We’re trying to find emergency grants and we’re looking for community partnerships and we’ve actually done a fair amount of that work since we had to make this excruciatingly hard decision,” CEO Susan Anderson said.

Though they cited many reasons for closure, like inadequate donations from individuals and corporations, the delay in federal grants due to the current government shutdown

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