Alaska's Boys & Girls Club pauses clubhouse operations

Alaska's Boys & Girls Club pauses clubhouse operations

The Boys & Girls Club of Southcentral Alaska, which operates 20 clubhouses around the state including in Ketchikan and Metlakatla, has temporarily paused clubhouse and athletic operations effective Monday. The move comes after funding challenges exacerbated by the weekslong federal government shutdown. Susan Anderson is the Southcentral Alaska branch’s CEO. She says the organization has seen a slowdown in corporate and individual donations, as w…