ZELIENOPLE — A grant and an ample need for community have extended game time on Main Street.

Parents in Toto's autism resource center is starting 2020 with expanded hours. The center is now opening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first three Saturdays of each month for community game time.

The nonprofit originated in 2008 from a community support group launched by its executive director, Mary Limbacher. It provides support groups and programs for families and individuals living with autism.

Megan Shane, the group's outreach manager, said programs like the Saturday game days can be an outlet for young adults because it can provide a much-needed social venue.

“A lot of these young adults don't have anything else like this,” Shane said Saturday, talking over the roar of video games and laughter filling the center. “They don't all have regular employment or many social opportunities.”

Read more in Monday's Butler Eagle.