After School Program Opens Registration For Seffner Students

SEFFNER, FL — Registration opens on Wednesday for a Seffner after-school camp, and they have coronavirus safety precautions for staff and students, a news release said.

The camp enrollment fee varies for each student as it is determined by the child's paid lunch plan.

Camp fees start at $76, but the rate is $60 for students with a reduced-price school lunch letter, and $40 for those with a free school lunch letter.

To register your child in an after-school camp, go to HCFLGov.net/AfterSchool. Call (813) 744-5595 for more information.

In addition to the Seffner after school camp, there are other Hillsborough County sites that offer the same after school programs.

The following sites have afternoon camp spots available:

• Mango Recreation Center, 11717 Clay Pit Road, Seffner
• Egypt Lake Recreation Center, 3126 W. Lambright St., Tampa
• Emanuel P. Johnson Recreation Center, 5855 S. 78th St., Tampa
• Gardenville Recreation Center, 6219 Symmes Road, Gibsonton
• Jackson Springs Recreation Center, 8620 Jackson Springs Road, Tampa
• Keystone Recreation Center, 17928 Gunn Highway, Odessa
• Northdale Recreation Center, 15550 Spring Pine Drive, Tampa
• Roy Haynes Recreation Center, 1902 S. Village Drive, Tampa
• Thonotosassa Recreation Center, 10132 Skewlee Road, Thonotosassa

Officials say due to coronavirus, Parks & Recreation has made changes to its after-school program to ensure the health and safety of children and staff, including reducing the number of spots available and only allowing students in kindergarten through fifth grades.

They have put these safety precautions in place at camp locations:

• Parks staff will wear face coverings when social distancing is not possible.
• Daily health/temperature checks will be performed on each participant and each staff member.
• Hand sanitizer stations will be available at each location, and intensive cleaning protocols will be in place.
• After-school camp participants will be broken into groups to minimize contact with others. Staff will stay with the same group of children each day. Any shared objects will be washed after each use, nightly and on the weekends.
• Each site will have designated contactless pickup and drop-off areas.