After School Programs Will Be Under State Watch (Chicago Tribune, Illinois)
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation this week that creates a Youth Development Council to oversee state-funded afterschool programs’ operating funds and recommend programming. The law also creates a Youth Advisory Group, made up of young people ages 14 to 19, to offer recommendations to the Council, and requires the Human Services Department to administer a demonstration program to evaluate costs and impact of the state’s programs for young people. Learn more about the legislation here.
In Central Wash., Less Summer School Options (Seattle Times, Washington)
“More than 200 students took classes at Lincoln Elementary School this summer. It's the only free summer school program left in the Wenatchee School District since budget cuts began two years ago.”
Midnight Basketball League Back in S.F. (San Francisco Chronicle, California)
Thanks to a grant from the Public Housing Authority, the Midnight Basketball League has resumed operations for the first time since 1997. Besides learning basketball fundamentals and playing late-night games, “the players also learn the intricacies of the Department of Motor Vehicles, AIDS prevention, resume-building and laws regarding child support,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Youth Programs Struggling in Tough Economy (Denver Post, Colorado)
Programs for teens in the Denver area are at risk of closing or having to pare down their programs, as demand for their services remains strong.
Molly Tomlinson is Media Assistant at the Afterschool Alliance. Bio.
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