Dillingham youth will continue to have a safe, warm place to hang out this winter.
Myspace manager Gregg Marxmiller says generous contributions from the Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, and several private donors will keep the doors open for the next three months at least.
“You know, we were coming down to the line with three days to closing down and them stepping up and helping out kept us open,” Marxmiller said.
Myspace has also received in-kind donations of time and food since they announced they would likely have to close at the end of November.
Still, the future of the youth center is uncertain.
“I think one of the goals now is to get through April, when it’s a tough time, when the breakup happens, and people are getting kinda depressed … it gets rough,” Marxmiller said.
Myspace was originally funded by a grant in 2011. An extension of those funds ran out this summer.
