For the last 15 years Angela Henry has helped parent what she jokingly calls her additional child.
The director of USD 257’s after-school program SAFE BASE said due to a 50-percent cut in its budget, SAFE BASE will not host a summer program this year.
As the program is about to turn a sweet 16, Henry is looking for ways to keep it going.
Henry was notified last year of a looming reduction in the 21st Century Community Center grant, which funds SAFE BASE.
Cutting the grant in half forced organizers to cut 12 days off the schedule in…
