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Weekly Media Roundup: April 17, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: April 17, 2024

The CARE Center Collecting Snacks, Books for Upcoming Summer Learning Program, WHNT (Alabama)

In preparation for its summer learning program, the CARE Center in Huntsville, Alabama is hosting a food and book drive so each of the 300 students participating in its summer program will receive healthy snacks as well as several books to own. “Research shows that children can lose as much as 3 to 6 months of knowledge over the summer, and when poverty is considered in the equation, the results are much worse,” Andrea Bridges, executive director of The CARE Center and an Afterschool Alliance Afterschool Ambassador, told WHNT. In addition to providing educational and nutritional support in the summer, the CARE Center also offers afterschool programs, in-school tutoring and mentoring, and “bags of blessing” weekend food distributions to elementary and middle school students through its “Fuel Their Hunger to Learn” initiative.

Brooklyn Kids Map Solutions to Gun Violence, WPIX-TV (New York)

At D.I.V.A.S. (Digital Interactive Visual Arts and Sciences) for Social Justice in Brooklyn, New York, students ages nine to 14 are participating in an anti-gun violence asset mapping project. At the free afterschool program, students are conducting street audits, creating interactive neighbor maps, and identifying local initiatives and entrepreneurs tackling gun violence in their community. “We want to make sure they’re working towards economic justice and something that’s really going to serve them,” Clarissa James, co-founder and executive director of D.I.V.A.S. for Social Justice, told WPIX-TV. “So often we’re always looking at the deficits in communities of color. With our program, we are encouraging our students to highlight the assets of their community for that to be expanded on.”

South Peoria Kids Perform Various Types of Art as Trauma Outlets, 25 News Now (Illinois)

Elementary and middle schoolers sing, dance and choreograph their own performances at the Healing Trauma Through the Performing Arts afterschool program in Peoria. The program runs in partnership with the Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center and culminates in a talent show each semester that gives students a chance to express who they are. “We really want them to be able to find who they are within the performing arts to help them relieve some of the trauma they may be experiencing,” Youth Program Director Alynceia Boyce told 25 News Now.

Rep. Cuellar Praises Knowledge is Power Project as Answer to Boost Student Success on San Antonio's East Side, KENS 5 (Texas)

At 10 church sites across San Antonio, Knowledge is Power (KIP) Community Learning Centers provide comprehensive afterschool programming including career exploration, peer mentorship and more.  Earlier this month, U.S. Representative Hennry Cuellar joined a KIP celebration to highlight the importance of federal funding for afterschool.  “A quality education is necessary for our children to succeed in the 21st Century. The Knowledge is Power project will ensure East Side students are supported and have the after-school resources they need to perform well in the classroom,” Rep. Cuellar told KENS 5.

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

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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