Sen. Rachel May on After-School Programming

On a comparatively warmer Friday night, Sen. Rachel May hosted a rounded table discussion Jan. 25 on After School Programming at the Syracuse Community Connections center.

From educating Syracuse residents about women’s rights to supporting local business owners, May has come a long way from being an academic. During the discussion, which was headed by leaders of various programs and organizations, the concern that stood out was the underpayment of staff who work at most after-school programs.

She concluded the discussion by summarizing all the key points and reminded the attendees to share ideas, if any, for next steps they had. She said that bringing everyone together in a way that the programs were supporting each other is important in a variety of aspects to improve the Syracuse community. Being the first of its kind, May said that there would be more of these discussions in the future.