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Dennis Poluga, Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Inc.

Posted May 09, 2019

Dennis Poluga, Director, Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club in Morgantown, tells host Eric Minor the group works to keep kids from fending for themselves while relieving overtaxed foster parents and grandparents who find themselves as child caretakers. mbgcafterschool.com

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