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North Central Florida YMCA brings summer camp to rural areas

A cheer team eggs on the kickball players at Hawthorne's YMCA summer camp. (Katie Hyson/WUFT News)
A cheer team eggs on the kickball players at Hawthorne's YMCA summer camp. (Katie Hyson/WUFT News)

Listen above: The North Central Florida YMCA kicked off summer camp in Hawthorne this week. It's the first time Hawthorne has had summer programming in about a decade, according to the mayor. The need for more affordable out of school programming has been central in local discussions around youth violence.


Katie Hyson was a Report for America Corps Member at WUFT News from 2021 to 2023. She now works for KPBS in San Diego.