LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new school-based program has been opened at Northeast High School to give students a safe place to go after classes instead of heading to an empty home.

It’s named Rocket House and it’s another offshoot of the Lighthouse after-school program that opened in 1990 as a haven for middle and high school students. Lighthouse and Southeast High School officials teamed up three years ago to create Knight House, which last year served nearly 1,200 students.

The Sowers Club of Nebraska Foundation provided $16,700 for Rocket House expenses this year and will do the same next year. Then the school will cover the costs.