KENOSHA — The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha is offering a free driver's education program, to help teens get behind the wheel safely.
Kenosha teens like Jhamari Montgomery and Nehemia Wilson are excited to finally get behind the wheel, but the cost of driver education classes is a roadblock for most people.
"It's usually like four hundred, three hundred dollars and I'm really glad that I was able to join the program for free and learn how to drive for free," Wilson said.
As any parent knows, driving school can be expensive, but this program wants to remove that financial burden from parents.
"Just hearing from the students and then noticing the need we thought, how do we advocate for our students to just take that barrier or take that burden off of them and their family's plate," Brandon Morris, a graduate specialist said.
Teens like Jhamari are grateful for this program, as it enabled him to get his permit.
"I feel grateful because it gave me a chance to go out there and drive and I've been wanting to drive since I was little," Montgomery said. "Now I have this opportunity to get my driver's license for free."
Jhamari is a sophomore at Bradford High School. He said the classes help him learn and if you get something wrong, you can go back and practice again.
Watch: Teens excited to get behind the wheel after driver's education courses.
"I remember the final test, I looked at it, I was like, 'we went through all of these,'" Montgomery said.
Last year, 33 teens were part of the program, and Nicole Washpun, director of teen services, hopes this continues as a lifelong learning experience.
"I know that it's hard for families to afford to pay for it and we've seen the big need for them to get their license," Washpun said. "We wanted to make sure that we help out as many families as we can."
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