Boys & Girls Club kids get settled in

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Hints of Chauncey Rose Middle School are still very much present.

Except, a new sign hangs outside of the building's south wing.

Inside, kids still learn and play, and educators are still passionate about the lessons they teach.

"It's a blessing. Everything happens for a reason. So, we're over here; we're making sure we're serving the kids," Boys & Girl Club of America Assistant Director Bobby Moore said.

Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club of America officially took the building over this past summer.

The major perks include convenience, and no longer having to cross through heavy traffic to get there.

"These kids that live here through 1st Avenue, through 8th Avenue, can ride their bike or walk to the club and be here within five or ten minutes," Moore said.

Another pro: more space, not only for the kids, but their parents.

"You see all the people sitting in the stands, usually, they used to sit on the chairs, just a row of chairs, so there's a lot more room, a lot more space than before," he said.

One of those parents is Laura Watkins.

Her first professional teaching job was at Chauncey Rose.

"An active role in the community here, Chauncey Rose, for so long, and then transitioning to the Boys & Girls Club now, they're helping the community still," Watkins said.

Now, she brings her kids here to play.

"To be able to bring our kids here, it's great for us," she said.

Boys & Girls Club continues the tradition of serving our youngest, so that families still have a place to go where kids can be kids.

"From the schooling that the students got here and now the fact that its still filled with students is still making a future," Watkins said.

Boys & Girls Club plans to host some fundraisers to help with its transition.