Filling a need: Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island offers free afterschool programs amid child care crisis

The Boys and Girls of the Big Island has added a new after school program in South Kona at the Kona Hongwanji Mission, bringing five sites to West Hawaii. Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today

The Boys and Girls of the Big Island has added a new after school program in South Kona at the Kona Hongwanji Mission, bringing five sites to West Hawaii with a sixth planned. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

The Boys and Girls of the Big Island serves hot meals at their after school programs. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

The Boys and Girls of the Big Island has added a new after school program in South Kona at the Kona Hongwanji Mission, bringing five sites to West Hawaii. Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today

The Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island has added a new afterschool program in South Kona at the Kona Hongwanji Mission, increasing its reach to five sites in West Hawaii with plans for a sixth.