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Weekly Media Roundup: September 21, 2022

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Weekly Media Roundup: September 21, 2022

Many Children are Regularly Exposed to Gun Violence. Here's How to Help them Heal, National Public Radio

In the Cameron Community Ministries afterschool program in Rochester, New York, students learn leadership skills, take part in community-oriented projects, and connect with mentors – supports that program leaders say are especially important as many students have been impacted by gun violence in their neighborhood.  Public health experts note that afterschool programs are an essential community resource that help keep kids safe and support their mental health and wellbeing in the wake of gun violence. “You have these after school programs that are helping young people just identify who they are, what is it that they can do,” Riana Elyse Anderson, researcher at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, told National Public Radio. “When they live past 18, what is it that they want to contribute to their neighborhoods, to their families, to their culture, to themselves?”

Escambia Kids Have 'Nothing to Do After' School. Children's Trust Investing $6 Million to Fix It, Pensacola News Journal (Florida)

In response to the urgent need for more out-of-school time programs, Escambia Children’s Trust in Pensacola, Florida is providing $5,840,000 in grants to support local afterschool, before-school and summer programs. This past summer, teenagers attending a Youth Summit told Children’s Trust representatives that there are not enough programs for high school students. “They kept saying, 'There's nothing for us to do. There’s nowhere for us to go. We don’t have anything to do after school,’” Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer told Pensacola News Journal. The grants will also help expand full-day preschool options in Pensacola.

Misty Copeland's New Foundation Focuses on Diversity, Equity in Dance, Fox 5 (New York)

In conjunction with the launch of her new foundation to increase diversity in dance, acclaimed American Ballet Theatre dancer Misty Copeland is opening a free 12-week afterschool program at two New York City Boys & Girls Clubs. BE BOLD (Ballet Explorations/Ballet Offers Leadership Development) will introduce students ages eight to ten to the world of ballet. “It’s really an opportunity to give young people in underrepresented and under-resourced communities an opportunity to experience the joy of ballet — making it affordable and accessible, which you don't often get with such an elite art form," Copeland told Fox 5. Copeland began ballet lessons at the age of 13 at a Boys & Girls Club in San Pedro, California and went on to become the first Black female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Lowell After-School Program Aims to ‘Level the Playing Field’ for Kids Interested in STEM, The Lowell Sun (Massachusetts)

Thanks to a partnership between Kids in Tech and the Lowell Housing Authority, students living in affordable housing in Lowell, Massachusetts have access to afterschool programs offering hands-on activities in coding and robotics. “I believe that talent comes from everywhere, and every kid deserves access. Every kid, with early exposure, deserves a chance to know, ‘Oh, wow, I can be a coder. I can be an engineer. I can be a graphic designer. I can do all these things,’” Founder and CEO Olu Ibrahim told the Lowell Sun. “Our hope is to open kids’ eyes into how integrated tech is into everything and how they can build and become innovators in their own lives.”

Weekly Media Roundup: May 10, 2023

D.O.V.E.S Afterschool Program Builds Self-Esteem, Confidence in Local Elementary Students, WMDT (Maryland) At the D.O.V.E.S. (Daughters of Value, Excellence and Success) afterschool program in Salisbury, Maryland, young girls are empowered to be themselves and support one another and others in...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      05/10/23

Weekly Media Roundup: May 3, 2023

Rally at the Capitol for Funding Afterschool Programs, Fox 43 (Pennsylvania) Afterschool providers, parents and advocates gathered on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg today to urge the state legislature to pass House Bill 795, which would provide state funding for afterschool...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      05/03/23

Weekly Media Roundup: April 26, 2023

Local After School Care Program Aims to Help Kids Regain Knowledge Lost Due to COVID, KFDA (Texas) At the Bear Paws afterschool program in Amarillo, Texas, middle school students are participating in engaging activities to tackle learning loss from the pandemic. “We’re trying to...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      04/26/23

Weekly Media Roundup: April 19, 2023

After-School Program and City Officials Celebrate Arbor Day, Cumberland Times-News (Maryland) In honor of Arbor Day, elementary school students from Allegany County Public Schools’ afterschool programs participated in a tree planting ceremony at Gene Mason Sports Complex in Cumberland,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      04/19/23

Weekly Media Roundup: April 12, 2023

Schools Used ESSER Funds for After-School Programs. What Happens When the Money Runs Out? Education Week With the assistance of ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funding, afterschool and summer programs throughout the country were able to expand and serve a greater number...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      04/12/23

Weekly Media Roundup: April 5, 2023

After-School Programs Financed with Pandemic Funds Making a Difference in Chester County, Daily Local News (Pennsylvania) Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is helping Mighty Writers and Coatesville Kids to College, two afterschool programs in Chester County, Pennsylvania, expand...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      04/05/23

Weekly Media Roundup: March 29, 2023

Commentary: SC Afterschool Programs Can Help Close Gender Gap in STEM Industries, The Post and Courier (South Carolina) In a recent guest column for the Post and Courier, South Carolina Afterschool Alliance President and CEO Zelda Waymer notes the overlap between Women’s History Month and...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/29/23

Weekly Media Roundup: March 22, 2023

Non-Profit Helps Lynn Students Prepare for Careers in Human Services, CBS Boston (Massachusetts) At the Pathways to Opportunities afterschool program at Lynn Classical High School in Massachusetts, high schoolers explore careers in human services with help from mentors from the Northeast Arc, a...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/22/23

Weekly Media Roundup: March 15, 2023

Youth Invited to Reimagine Sioux Falls with City Build 2040 Event, Dakota News Now (South Dakota) Elementary schoolers attending the South Dakota Afterschool Network’s two-day City Build 2040 event in Sioux Falls will work with local experts to create models that showcase their vision for...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/15/23

Weekly Media Roundup: March 8, 2023

STUDENT VOICES: We Need More Women in STEM Fields, and We Have Ideas for Making that Happen, The Hechinger Report In a guest column for the Hechinger Report, high schoolers Henrietta Rasmusson and Emerald Yankey list three priorities for increasing women’s participation in science,...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/08/23