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Weekly Media Roundup: March 27, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: March 27, 2024

The Opp Helps Mr. Calloway’s Students Thrive, Tulsa Kids (Oklahoma)

Thanks to support from The Opportunity Project, students at the Culinary Arts afterschool program at East Central Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma are practicing cooking techniques while also learning about budgeting and healthy eating habits. Christian Calloway, an East Central Middle School teacher, created the cooking program based on the students’ interest and incorporates recipes using common food bank ingredients since many of the families receive donated food. “The kids are here until 6 or 7 at night, so we’re able to send them home with food at a low cost that has helped them,” Calloway told Tulsa Kids. “They talk about how much they love the club and ask what they’re going to cook next.” The Opportunity Project collaborates with teachers to support school-based afterschool and summer programs in Tulsa.

Some States Fill the Void as Post-Pandemic Federal After-School Program Funds Disappear, Youth Today

As federal COVID relief funds dry up, many afterschool programs such as the Del Norte Teen Center in Santa Fe worry how they will stay afloat. “There’s going to be a loss of programs in the coming months, and it’s definitely going to impact the families that need it the most,” Chris Neitzey, the Afterschool Alliance’s director of state policy, told Youth Today. Across the country, 20 states have earmarked a total of $107 million for out-of-school time programs to help fill the gap. Still, advocates warn that more federal-level funding is needed. “The states don’t have enough, frankly, to sustain all these investments with their state dollars,” Neitzey said.

CAPPA Brings Saturday After-School Program Back, Williamsport Sun Gazette (Pennsylvania)

On Saturdays at CAPPA (Community Alliance for Progressive Positive Action) in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, younger students are connecting with college student mentors, getting tutoring, learning about Caribbean percussion and more. The program is a partnership with Lycoming College’s Black Student Union, whose members tutor and offer arts enrichment to students at Cochran Primary School, culminating in an annual Performing Arts Showcase. “The showcase gives students an opportunity to share the work, to build self-esteem, and it’s a chance to share what they’ve been working on with the public,” CAPPA Founder and Executive Director Loni Gamble told the Williamsport Sun Gazette.

Dallas afterschool program receives $1M donation from Mackenzie Scott, CBS News (Texas)

In her continuing support of afterschool programs, philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donated $1 million to Dallas Afterschool. The non-profit organization collaborates with out-of-school time programs in Dallas County, Texas which provide services to 17,000 students. “Currently, there are more than 100,000 children in Dallas County who are in need of a quality afterschool program,” Marjorie Murat, CEO of Dallas Afterschool, told CBS News. “This gift will help expand our services, curriculum development and reach to ensure all children have safe and equitable access to out-of-school time care and instruction.” Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call awarded $1 million grants to 250 programs across the county that uplift families facing economic insecurity and/or discrimination.

Weekly Media Roundup: August 14, 2024

Virginia Designates Additional Aid for At-Risk Students, Virginia Mercury (Virginia) Beginning this fall, Virginia schools will have an additional $180 million per year to support at-risk students. A 2023 study found that Virginia provided less state funding for at-risk students than the...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      08/14/24

Weekly Media Roundup: August 7, 2024

Chicago Touts After-School Program Growth But Cuts Funding, Chalkbeat Weeks before the school year begins, many Chicago afterschool programs are facing dramatic funding cuts as federal COVID funds wind down and Chicago Public Schools is allocating fewer resources to out-of-school time programs....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      08/07/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 31, 2024

A North Texas School District is Offering a Free Dinner Program for Students This Year, WFAA (Texas) This fall, Fort Worth Independent School District is partnering with Sodexo to provide free dinners at its afterschool enrichment programs. “We are excited about the opportunities this...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/31/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 24, 2024

Davis Promotes Afterschool Programs in McKeesport Visit, The Mon Valley Independent (Pennsylvania) To celebrate Pennsylvania’s new BOOST (Building Opportunity through Out of School Time) initiative, which includes $11.5 million for afterschool, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/24/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 17, 2024

The Dog Days of Summer Drag. Summer Learning Programs Can Help, The Journal (Colorado) To celebrate National Summer Learning Week, 360 students across nine Colorado counties wrote postcards to their state lawmakers about why they love their summer learning programs. “I think summer camp is...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/17/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 10, 2024

Education Matters: Central Valley Schools Are Expanding Students’ Learning Experiences,Your Central Valley (California) Thanks to a series of partnerships with county offices and Community Youth Ministries, students in the Selma Unified and Kings Canyon Unified School Districts in Fresno,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/10/24

Weekly Media Roundup: July 3, 2024

Inside a Summer Learning Camp With an Uncertain Future After ESSER, Education Week More than 1,400 students are participating in Grizzly Learning Camp, a free, seven-week summer learning program run by Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan. It uses project-based learning – including...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      07/03/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 27, 2024

The Surprising Reason Black Schools Face a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ This Fall, Word in Black As federal COVID emergency funds expire this fall, Black students around the country are at risk of losing access to afterschool programs and other supports that students in better-funded school...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/26/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 20, 2024

Parents in Viroqua Come Together for the 'Save the After School Program' Campaign, WXOW (Wisconsin) At the McIntosh Memorial Library’s afterschool program in Viroqua, Wisconsin, students take part in outdoor games, visit local arts organizations, read to a therapy dog named Gordon,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: June 12, 2024

Tacoma's Late Night Summer Youth Program Aims to Curb Violence, Fox 13 Seattle (Washington) At 12 locations across Tacoma this summer, middle and high schoolers are taking part in Summer Late Nights programming held by Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools. Each weeknight, teens can...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      06/12/24