News & PR

Winter 2025

• Albany man indicted for allegedly starting fire that damaged Boys and Girls Club building
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/albany-man-indicted-for-allegedly-starting-fire-that-damaged-boys-and-girls-club-building/

• Albany man arraigned for series of dumpster fires causing $600K damage 
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/albany-man-arraigned-for-series-of-dumpster-fires-causing-600k-damage

• A continued fight to stop the violence in Albany 
  https://www.news10.com/news/a-continued-fight-to-stop-the-violence-in-albany/

• Black History Month Local Heroes Gala - NEWS10 ABC 
  https://www.news10.com/community/?_escaped_fragment_=/show/?ser=Park%2520Playhouse#!/details/black-history-month-local-heroes-gala/15080395/2025-02-21T17

• New pool opens at Boys & Girls Club
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/new-pool-opens-at-troy-boys-girls-club/

• Renovated pool reopens at Boys & Girls Club
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/wnyt-greater-good/renovated-pool-reopens-at-troy-boys-girls-club/

Fall 2024

• Funding awarded to Troy, Albany for violence prevention initiatives
  https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/funding-awarded-to-troy-albany-for-violence-prevention-initiatives/

• New York State allocates $20 million to expand anti-violence initiative across 10 communities
  https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/12/21/new-york-state-allocates-20-million-to-expand-anti-violence-initiative-across-10-communities/

• 2024 Impact: Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation Distributes More Than $3 Million to Support 100+ Nonprofit Organizations Operating Across Northeast Region
  https://www.urbancny.com/2024-impact-dunkin-joy-in-childhood-foundation-distributes-more-than-3-million-to-support-100-nonprofit-organizations-operating-across-northeast-region/

• Food pantry services to expand to Capital Region Boys and Girls Clubs
  https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-12-13/food-pantry-services-to-expand-to-capital-region-boys-and-girls-clubs

• Regional Food Bank opening new Rensselaer Co. food pantries
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/community/2024/12/13/regional-food-bank-rensselaer-county-new-food-pantries

• Cardona’s Market Unveils New Celebrity Sandwich
  https://saratogatodaynewspaper.com/cardonas-market-unveils-new-celebrity-sandwich/

• Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities continues 'worthwhile fight'
  https://www.timesunion.com/gives/article/capital-district-tobacco-free-communities-19851671.php

• Capital Region Gives: Your guide to nonprofits
  https://www.timesunion.com/projects/capital-region-gives/

• Coplogic online reporting tool
  https://www.news10.com/top-stories/coplogic-online-reporting-tool/

• Albany kids rally against gun violence
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/albany-kids-rally-against-gun-violence/

• Boys & Girls Clubs gets big grant to expand Capital Region after school programs
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/wnyt-greater-good/boys-girls-clubs-gets-big-grant-to-expand-capital-region-after-school-programs/

• Boys & Girls Club hosting haunted clubhouse event
  https://wnyt.com/capital-region-news/boys-girls-club-hosting-haunted-clubhouse-event/

• SEEN: Boys & Girls Clubs of Capital Area 2024 Great Futures Gala
  https://www.timesunion.com/seen/article/seen-boys-girls-club-capital-area-2024-great-19851872.php
  See complete event info and photos on the BGCCA Blog

• WGY Mornings with Doug Goudie (iHeart Radio) Interview with Patrick Doyle
  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/418-wgy-mornings-with-doug-gou-27668078/episode/patrick-doyle-of-the-boys-and-226194596/

• Fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club at Ninety Nine Restaurants - Bite-Sized
  https://www.dailygazette.com/food/boys-girls-club-fundraiser/article_7ac45638-80e8-11ef-b508-633f94eded53.html

• City of Troy, NY on X: "Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area is hosting their first 'Teen Night' in Troy
  https://x.com/TroyCityHall/status/1839657906083434537

• Boys & Girls Club "Great Futures" Gala | Albany Capital Center
  https://www.albanycapitalcenter.com/events/detail/boys-and-girls-club-great-futures-gala

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Summer 2024

• Boys & Girls Club hosting music festival 
  https://wnyt.com/capital-region-news/boys-girls-club-hosting-music-festival/

• Welcome Back Celebration a huge success! 
  https://www.watervlietcityschools.org/welcome-back-celebration-a-huge-success/

• Discovering Saratoga: NYRA Leg Up program 
  https://www.news10.com/10-in-toga/discovering-saratoga-nyra-leg-up-program/

• Troy's Ark child care program can stay open until next year after private donation 
  https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/valleycats-and-boulders-washed-out-single-admission-doubleheader-to-be-played-on-sunday-august-11th/n-6134252

• ValleyCats and Boulders Washed Out 
  https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/valleycats-and-boulders-washed-out-single-admission-doubleheader-to-be-played-on-sunday-august-11th/n-6134252

• Troy offering free swim lessons for youth 
  https://wnyt.com/capital-region-news/troy-offering-free-swim-lessons-for-youth/

• 'The best place to be a kid': Summer Meals Program celebrates 50 years 
  https://www.troyrecord.com/2024/07/09/the-best-place-to-be-a-kid-summer-meals-program-celebrates-50-years/

• How Great Strides Equestrian Foundation Enriches Young Lives One Polo Match at a Time 
  https://barnratsunited.com/how-great-strides-equestrian-foundation-enriches-young-lives-one-polo-match-at-a-time/

• South Troy Pool Opened Monday- with Free Lunch 
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/south-troy-pool-opened-today-with-free-lunch

• Boys & Girls Club provides critical support to Troy kids 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/boys-girls-club-provides-critical-support-to-troy-kids/

• South Troy Pool set to open for the summer 
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/south-troy-pool-set-to-open-for-the-summer/

• Troy participates in “World’s Largest Swimming Lesson” 
  https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/troy-participates-in-worlds-largest-swimming-lesson/

Spring 2024
 

• Juneteenth March & Block Party to stop Albany violence 
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/juneteenth-march-block-party-to-stop-albany-violence/

• Men on a Mission to stop Capital Region violence 
  https://www.news10.com/video/men-on-a-mission-to-stop-capital-region-violence/9793082/

• BELMONT: Festival picnic tables turn sustainable futures for local organizations, off-track 
  https://www.saratogian.com/2024/06/02/belmont-festival-picnic-tables-turn-sustainable-futures-for-local-organizations-off-track/

• Safe spots for teens help them stay out of trouble 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/safe-spots-for-teens-help-them-stay-out-of-trouble/

• US (NY): A look inside a container farm operation 
  https://www.verticalfarmdaily.com/article/9621399/us-ny-a-look-inside-a-container-farm-operation/

• Meet the volunteers who made a difference in 2023 
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/meet-volunteers-made-difference-2023-19373502.php

• Capital Region daycare company under investigation 
  https://www.news10.com/news/capital-region-daycare-company-under-investigation/

• NYRA Donates Belmont Festival Picnic Tables to Charitable Organizations 
  https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/nyra-donates-belmont-festival-picnic-tables-to-charitable-organizations/

• Albany teens react to NCAA tournament history 
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-teens-react-to-ncaa-tournament-history/

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Winter 2024
 

• Curling for the Community raises over $22K 
  https://www.news10.com/community/curling-for-the-community-raises-over-22k/

• Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation Celebrates Leap of Kindness Day 
  https://www.sunmark.org/connect/sunmark-360/sunmark-charitable-community-foundation-celebrates-leap-kindness-day-sweet-treats-local-nonprofits

• Albany County organizations receive federal COVID relief funding 
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-county-organizations-receive-federal-covid-relief-funding/

• Advocates of afterschool opportunities rally in Albany for $119M funding boost 
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2024/01/31/advocates-of-afterschool-opportunities-rally-in-albany-for--119m-boost

• Tackling youth violence in the City of Albany 
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/tackling-youth-violence-in-the-city-of-albany#

• Teen night and free haircuts for Albany’s youth 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/teen-night-and-free-haircuts-for-albanys-youth/

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Fall 2023
 

• Boys & Girls Club holding Arts & Crafts Night 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/wnyt-greater-good/boys-girls-club-holding-arts-crafts-night/

• Grasshopper Heating and Cooling, Bruce Tanski team up to help Boys and Girls Club 
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/grasshopper-heating-and-cooling-bruce-tanski-team-up-to-help-troy-boys-and-girls-club/

• Broadview Credit Union brings sustainable farming to the Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/broadview-credit-union-brings-sustainable-farming-to-the-capital-region-farm-to-table-freight-farms-shipping-container-green-boys-and-girls-club-troy-schenectady-mission-regional-food-bank-of-northeastern-new-york-ny-bronx-albany-latham-city-food-access-

• Boys & Girls Clubs hosting multiple Halloween events 
  https://www.renscochamber.com/news/boys-and-girls-clubs-hosting-multiple-halloween-events

• Boys and Girls Clubs hosting multiple Halloween events 
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/boys-and-girls-clubs-hosting-multiple-halloween-events/

• Portion of 7th Avenue in Troy dedicated to community mentor 
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/portion-of-7th-avenue-in-troy-dedicated-to-community-mentor/

• Delaware Avenue Boys & Girls Club re-opens this week
  https://www.news10.com/news/delaware-av-boys-girls-club-re-opens-this-week/

• Fire temporarily closes Boys & Girls Club in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/fire-temporarily-closes-boys-girls-club-in-albany/

• An exterior fire at Boys & Girls Club Albany Clubhouse under investigation
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/an-exterior-fire-at-the-albany-boys-girls-club-under-investigation-capital-region-dumpster-outside-no-injuries-delaware-ave-sports-activities-after-school-homework-

• SEEN: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area's Great Futures Gala
  https://www.timesunion.com/seen/article/boys-girls-club-capital-area-s-great-futures-18397201.php?IPID=Times-Union-seen-spotlight

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Summer 2023
 

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area hosts Back-to-School Fashion Show at Crossgates
  https://www.shopcrossgates.com/press-release/boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-hosts-back-to-school-fashion-show-at-crossgates-2/

• Tuesday’s ‘Kicking it for a Cause’ event in Halfmoon
  https://dailygazette.com/2023/08/23/tuesdays-kicking-it-for-a-cause-event-in-halfmoon-images-10-photos/

• At summer camp, it's don't overdo it and stay hydrated
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/07/27/at-sweltering-summer-camp--it-s-don-t-over-do-it-and-stay-hydrated-

• Saratoga Springs foundation introduces inner-city kids to the sport of polo
  https://cbs6albany.com/community/positively-upstate/polo#

• Summer camp rolls out across the Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/summer-camp-rolls-out-across-the-capital-region-ymca-boys-and-girls-club-new-york-troy-schenectady-albany

• South Troy Pool reopens for the summer season
  https://www.news10.com/news/south-troy-pool-reopens-for-the-summer-season/

• Efforts to stop violence in Albany following recent murders
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/efforts-to-stop-violence-in-albany-following-recent-murders/

• Boys & Girls Club members watch the trek from farm to table
  https://www.capjournal.com/news/boys-girls-club-members-watch-the-trek-from-farm-to-table/article_610aba64-0fbc-11ee-bc06-bfe95417e05e.html

Spring 2023
 

• The Power of Girls: Clifton Park native empowers others through her music
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/the-power-of-girls-clifton-park-native-empowers-others-through-her-music/

• SUNMARK CHARITABLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS AT AREA NON-PROFITS AS PART OF UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION’S “518 DAY”
  https://www.sunmark.org/connect/sunmark-360/518Day2023

• Summer around the corner: What Albany youth programs are available
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/summer-around-the-corner-albany-youth-programs-available-boy-and-girls-club-police-athletic-league-public-library-new-hope-church

• Police investigating threats made at Albany middle school
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/police-investigating-threats-made-at-albany-middle-school

• DANNY DOLLAR IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
  https://www.unitedwaygcr.org/news/danny-dollar-all-about-kids

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Winter 2023
 

• HRCCU makes donation to at-risk youth organization
  https://www.news10.com/community/hrccu-makes-donation-to-at-risk-youth-organization/

• Siena extends Gold Standard Award to BGCCA COO
  https://www.siena.edu/offices/marketing-and-communications/gold-standard-awards/jimmy-bulmer-12/

• Sunmark helps local charities
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/sunmark-helps-local-charities/

• Broadview 500K in donations to fight food insecurity
  https://spotlightnews.com/news/2023/01/13/broadview-500k-in-donations-to-fight-food-insecurity/

• Sunmark employees donate $14k to local charities
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/sunmark-employees-donate-14k-to-local-charities/

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Fall 2022
 

• Boys & Girls Clubs mourn passing of bunny mascot
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-clubs-mourn-passing-of-bunny-mascot/

• All In: Youth sports non-profits deserve holiday support
  https://www.bgccapitalarea.org/post/bridgestone-s-driving-great-futures-with-a-new-van

• AT&T teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area to open digital learning lab
  https://www.troyrecord.com/2022/12/09/att-teams-with-boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-to-open-digital-learning-lab/

• New van donated to Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area
  https://www.news10.com/community/new-van-donated-to-boys-girls-club-of-the-capital-area/

• Digital learning lab opens at Troy Boys & Girls Clubs
  https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-12-08/digital-learning-lab-opens-at-troy-boys-girls-clubs

• Albany police chief cites progress on public safety, but challenges remain
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2022/12/06/apd-strategy-to-tackle-violence-in-2023

• Following fatal shooting, 'Stop the Violence' rally held in Albany
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/following-fatal-shooting-stop-the-violence-rally-in-albany-madison-and-lark-st

• Annual ‘Stop the Violence’ rally renews calls for peaceful resolution just hours after deadly Albany shooting
  https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/annual-stop-the-violence-rally-renews-calls-for-peaceful-resolution-just-hours-after-deadly-albany-shooting/

• Albany’s police chief calls for peaceful solution to violence
  https://wnyt.com/top-stories/investigation-continues-into-thursday-albany-homicide/

• County Executive Introduces New Reusable Bag Design Winner
  https://www.albanycounty.com/Home/Components/News/News/2070/

• Halloween weekend plans in the Capital Region
  https://www.news10.com/regional-halloween-plans/halloweekend-plans-in-the-capital-region/

• Boys & Girls Club Haunted House in Albany starting Saturday
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-club-haunted-house-in-albany-starting-saturday/

• Albany PD, Paesan’s deliver pizzas to Boys & Girls Club
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-pd-paesans-deliver-pizzas-to-boys-girls-club/

• Boys & Girls Clubs to host music festival
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-and-girls-clubs-to-host-music-festival

• Yankee Trails works with Troy Boys & Girls Club to ‘Grow the Game’
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/yankee-trails-works-with-troy-boys-girls-club-to-grow-the-game/

• How To Improve Social Skills in Teens
  https://www.bgca.org/news-stories/2022/September/how-to-improve-social-skills-in-teens

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Summer 2022
 

• Taco Bell Foundation donates to Boys & Girls Club
  https://www.news10.com/news/taco-bell-foundation-donates-to-boys-girls-club/

• Parents juggle as after-school programs struggle to open
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Few-after-school-programs-open-on-time-leaving-17443476.php

• St. Rose students, staff, and alumni "Reach Out"
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/st-rose-students-staff-and-alumni-reach-out

• Capital Rep’s new ‘Pearl Side at the Rep’ joins list of post-Labor Day Festivals
  https://www.saratogian.com/2022/09/08/capital-reps-new-pearl-side-at-the-rep-joins-list-of-post-labor-day-festivals/

• Pearl Side Community Arts Festival Comes to the REP
  https://www.broadwayworld.com/central-new-york/article/Pearl-Side-Community-Arts-Festival-Comes-to-theREP-20220825

• Hiring crisis may delay start of after-school programs
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hiring-crisis-YMCA-may-delay-start-of-17392343.php

• Two young women from Albany County ready to change the world
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Two-young-women-from-Albany-are-ready-to-change-17354268.php

• Man who faced life without parole now mentors youth
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2022/08/04/man-sentenced-to-life-at-15-now-mentors-youth

• Grondahl: Maiden ride on Albany’s first Book Bikes
  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Grondahl-Maiden-ride-on-Albany-s-first-Book-17326738.php

• Berkshire Bank Foundation donates over $1.1 million to support 180 nonprofits
  https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/july/20/berkshire-bank-foundation-donates-over-11-million-support-180-nonprofits-three

• South Troy Pool to open for 2022 summer swimming season
  https://www.troyrecord.com/2022/06/30/south-troy-pool-to-open-for-2022-summer-swimming-season/

• Find financial independence on the Fourth of July
  https://www.timesunion.com/shopportunist/article/Financial-independence-on-the-Fourth-of-July-17273742.php

• South Troy Pool to open for the summer on July 1
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/south-troy-pool-to-open-for-the-summer-on-july-1/

• Albany program aims to reduce use of dirt bikes on streets
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2022/06/22/albany-program-aimed-to-reduce-use-of-dirt-bikes-on-streets

• Governor Hochul Announces $4.5 Million to Support Addiction Prevention Services in High-Need Communities across New York State
  https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-45-million-support-addiction-prevention-services-high-need

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Spring 2022
 

• Organizations gather in Troy to celebrate youth, work to end violence
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/organizations-gather-in-troy-to-celebrate-youth-work-to-end-violence

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area celebrates Women's History Month
  https://www.facebook.com/mercedes.williams.18/videos/703725887299508/

• Advocates push for increased funding for after-school programs
  https://storystudio.timesunion.com/the-boys-girls-clubs-know-that-supported-children-lead-to-successful-adults/4528/

• Schumer delivers more than $22 million to Capital Region local projects
  https://www.saratogian.com/2022/03/24/schumer-delivers-more-than-22-million-to-capital-region-local-projects/

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Winter 2022
 

• The Boys & Girls Clubs Know that Supported Children Lead to Successful Adults
  https://storystudio.timesunion.com/the-boys-girls-clubs-know-that-supported-children-lead-to-successful-adults/4528/

• Boys & Girls Club finds, repairs home for family in need
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/everyday-hero/2022/02/21/boys-girls-club-home-repair

• School violence on the rise: Leaders work on conflict strategies
  https://www.news10.com/news/school-violence-on-the-rise-leaders-work-on-conflict-strategies/

• Moms come together in Troy to discuss putting an end to the gun violence
  https://wnyt.com/troy-new-york-news/moms-come-together-in-troy-to-discuss-putting-an-end-to-the-gun-violence-/6390641/

• BGCCA Case Study via GyvLink
  https://gyvlink.com/case-studies/boysandgirlsclub

• BGCCA begins work with 501(c) Services
  ​https://www.501c.com/boys-and-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area/

Fall 2021
 

• Students call for peace in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/students-call-for-peace-in-albany/

• 'Stop the Violence': Organizations rally with youth to end gun violence in Capital Region
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/stop-the-violence-organizations-rally-with-youth-to-end-gun-violence-in-capital-region​

• Call for peace by students in Albany
  https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/regional-news-news/students-call-for-peace-in-albany/​

• Boys & Girls Clubs will hold peaceful protest against gun violence in Albany
  https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/boys-girls-clubs-will-hold-peaceful-protest-against-gun-violence-in-albany/

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Summer 2021

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• Boys & Girls Clubs launch new partnership with L.L. Bean
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/08/24/boys-and-girls-clubs-launch-new-partnership-with-l-l--bean

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area expands CareerLaunch program
  https://www.saratogian.com/2021/08/20/boys-girls-clubs-of-the-capital-area-expands-careerlaunch-program/

• Siena men’s hoops visits Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area
  https://www.news10.com/sports/siena-mens-hoops-visits-boys-girls-club-of-the-capital-area/

• ​Boys & Girls Club counters violence with programming for kids and teens
  https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/boys-girls-club-counters-violence-with-programming-for-kids-and-teens

• South Troy pool to hold swim lessons
  https://www.troyrecord.com/news/south-troy-pool-to-hold-swim-lessons/article_7f3b602e-de9a-11eb-8fbb-071f4d21b21f.html

• City School District Of Albany: State Grant To Provide After-School Programs At Three Schools
  https://patch.com/new-york/albany-ny/city-school-district-albany-state-grant-provide-after-school-programs-three

• South Troy Pool opens with waived fees and kid lunches
  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/07/06/south-troy-pool-opens-for-the-summer

• Through Their Eyes: Teens Talk Violence
  https://www.news10.com/news/through-their-eyes-teens-talk-violence/

• Mayor Madden: South Troy Swimming Pool Opens July 6th
  https://www.troyny.gov/mayor-madden-south-troy-swimming-pool-opens-july-6th/

• Boys & Girls Club relaunches workforce development program
  https://www.news10.com/news/rensselaer-county/boys-girls-club-relaunches-workforce-development-program/