Parents looking for some help and support with their kids now have an option in Mercedes.

An after-school program is providing kids with meals and tutoring for free.

Jayden Sanchez just met Denisse Adame a couple of weeks ago, but she's becoming someone he looks forward to seeing every day.

Adame is the CEO of Sencia Serving Smiles, but for the 9-year-old, she is an adult who teaches and plays with him.

Parents like Jayden's stepfather, Erin Benavides, got a chance to stay and observe the activities students do together.

"It eases my mind. I can be more at peace knowing that he is safe here, and I can be here seeing him draw," Benavides said. "At the house he doesn't get out much, there's not much space to play."

Benavides says he has noticed a positive change in his son Ja

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