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Weekly Media Roundup: August 3, 2022

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Weekly Media Roundup: August 3, 2022

Schoolkids in Stanislaus Will Learn to Grow and Cook Healthy Food Through USDA Grant, The Modesto Bee (California)

This fall, 96 students in afterschool programs in Stanislaus County, California will tour gardens, try new fruits and vegetables, and learn cooking skills thanks to a Farm to School grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Facilitated by the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District, the initiative is designed to help low-income students learn about nutrition and access healthy food. “The expansion of Farm to School is more important than ever for our kids,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Modesto Bee. “When schools and local producers work together, children benefit from higher-quality foods on their plates and program operators have stable sources for the products they need.”

'We Come in to Fill Those Gaps': Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana to Reduce Program Fees for After School Care, WHAS (Kentucky)

In response to increasing inflation, the Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana in Louisville, Kentucky is reducing the afterschool program fees at all its sites by two-thirds to help local families. “We didn’t want this to be a burden or a barrier for our families,” Angela Masden, the Parkland Boys & Girls Club director, told WHAS. “Things are hard. Things are difficult. Things are changing. But our kids need consistency." The afterschool programs provide a variety of sports in addition to academic support and mental health services.

Community Center Gears Up for Afterschool Program, Madison Daily Leader (South Dakota)

This summer, students attending The Community Center camps in Madison, South Dakota explored local parks, museums and attractions. A highlight of the summer was a tour of Dakota State University and its CybHER Security Institute where campers learned about computer coding. This fall, the center will offer afterschool programs focusing on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). “It’s a really fun, safe environment kids can come to and hang out with their friends and create those relationships with me and staff members,” Kaylee Winrow, youth service coordinator at The Community Center, told the Madison Daily Lead

Sarasota’s Summer Learning Programs Critical Amid Major Crises in Learning and Housing, Herald-Tribune (Florida)

Soaring housing prices in Florida have caused immense challenges for families and their children, who are still recovering emotionally and academically from the impact of the pandemic and remote learning. “I have worked with youth development for 30-plus years, and I’ve never seen anything quite like what we’re going through now,” Dawn Page, vice president of operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, told the Herald-Tribune. Out-of-school time programs are supporting students and their families who are facing housing insecurity by providing counseling, hands-on education activities, life skills lessons and more.           

Weekly Media Roundup: February 26, 2025

Discover How the Leaps After School Program is Transforming Lives at Harrison Elementary, News Channel 9 (Tennessee) At Harrison Elementary’s Leaps After School Program in Chattanooga, Tennessee, students are publishing a newspaper focusing on Black historical figures to be displayed...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/26/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 19, 2025

Durham Teens Fight for After-School Program Funding Amid Youth Gun Violence: 'My Safe Space,' ABC 11 (North Carolina) In Durham, North Carolina, teenagers rallied together to urge Durham City Council members to increase funding for afterschool programs, sharing how critical these...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/19/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 12, 2025

'He Invests His Own Money': After School Program Started by Pasco School Employee Still Going Strong, WFTS-TV (Florida) In the 1980s, Eugene Scott founded an afterschool program called This Is How We Do It to provide food, music, dance, mentorship and more to students in his Pasco County...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/12/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 5, 2025

Claysburg-Kimmel Touts New Programs for Students, Altoona Mirror (Pennsylvania) Students at the Bulldog After-School Club in Claysburg, Pennsylvania are participating in new educational activities with a Beam mobile projector that transforms the center into an interactive visual playground. The...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/05/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 29, 2025

Afterschool Program Introduces West Columbia Students to Technology, The Facts (Texas) Students at West Columbia Elementary in Texas are taking part in hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in the new Robocatters afterschool program, which already has a long...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/29/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 22, 2025

Another Year, Another Long Waitlist for BUSD After-School Program, Berkeleyside (California) Due to ongoing staffing shortages, more than 200 students are currently waitlisted for afterschool programs at Berkeley Unified School District. Parents in the district’s PTA Collaborative on...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/22/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 15, 2025

New 4-H Program Will Bring STEAM to Area Students, KNEB (Nebraska) Students in rural Expanding Learning Opportunity programs in Nebraska are exploring aerospace, electronics, engineering, robotics and more thanks to a partnership with 4-H. The Think Make Create Lab is a six-by-12 mobile trailer...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/15/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 8, 2025

Parks and Recreation Secures Grant to Bring Physical Activity Education to Youth in Afterschool Program, WBIW (Indiana) More than 50 students in the Banneker Afterschool program in Bloomington, Indiana are taking part in fun physical activities this year led by Indiana University School of...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/08/25

Weekly Media Roundup: December 18, 2024

Mason City YMCA Teaching Social and Emotional Skills to Kids, News-Press Now (Iowa) Students in the Mason City YMCA afterschool program in Iowa practice communication, emotional regulation, empathy and more in twice-weekly social and emotional learning sessions, learning, for instance, to take...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/18/24

Weekly Media Roundup: December 11, 2024

Usher Helps Cut Ribbon On New Content Studio at Metro Boys and Girls, WSB-TV (Georgia) This week, superstar Usher visited the Whitehead Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, Georgia, to unveil a new content studio he donated featuring soundboards, mics, computers and other audio equipment. The...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/11/24