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Weekly Media Roundup: December 6, 2023

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Weekly Media Roundup: December 6, 2023

Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's Financial Literacy Program Aims to Give Bridgeport Teens Life Skills, The Register Citizen (Connecticut)

Teens in Bridgeport, Connecticut will learn about credit cards, loans, budgeting, college financial planning and more as part of Wakeman Boys & Girls Club’s new finance lab afterschool program starting this January. Funded by a grant from a local bank, the program will also provide opportunities for students to explore careers through job shadowing and internships.  Andrea Palacios, a high school senior who started a clothing business, told the Register Citizen she’s excited to participate because “I am starting to build my career and I don’t want a bad financial decision to affect my credit score. I want to learn how to keep my business expenses separate from my own expenses.”

R.I.S.E. Corp Receives $150K Grant to Support Violence Intervention Work, Battle Creek Enquirer (Michigan)

Thanks to a $150,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, R.I.S.E. Corp. (Reintegration to Support and Empower) will continue to offer in-school, afterschool, and summer programs focusing on violence prevention at elementary and middle schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. “It is important that children do well in school and graduate so that our community thrives," R.I.S.E. founder and president Damon Brown told the Battle Creek Enquirer. “This project will engage and empower the people of the community, allow them to invest and give them agency over their personal and community safety and growth. This project will help the community to get in front of violence and crime and help to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.” With the additional funding, R.I.S.E. will also provide 100 Ring video doorbells to families in Washington Heights and increase its crisis response and victim support services.

DRC Receives Funding for Youth Mentoring Program, Derby Informer (Kansas)

At Oaklawn Activity Center’s afterschool program in Wichita, Kansas, fourth and fifth grade students are keeping fit and engaging in enriching activities. Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association, they will also participate in a youth mentoring program starting in January. “I think overall, you know, mentors play an important part in people's lives,” Community Wellness Director Janea Trapp told the Derby Informer. “Even as adults, mentors play an important role, and I think it's a way for kids to really become their best selves. The mentoring program will give them coping skills, ways to increase their confidence, build their self-esteem, and give them an opportunity to become the best version of themselves.”

Boys & Girls Clubs in Metro Phoenix Are Focusing on Youth Mental Health. Here's Why, Arizona Republic (Arizona)

In response to rising rates of anxiety and depression in the wake of COVID-19, the Boys & Girls Club of the Valley in Mesa, Arizona is using federal COVID relief funds to hire mental health coaches from Terros Health to support students in its afterschool program. More than a dozen Club sites have implemented the initiative, called the Whole Child Approach, and the Club plans to expand the program to all 30 of its locations by 2026. “This is a way to identify the challenges our kids are experiencing without judgment or stigma," Karen Tepper, president and CEO of Terros Health, told the Arizona Republic. "The idea is to fill in the gaps for mental health services and improve access to treatment."

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

Weekly Media Roundup: December 4, 2024

New Program Helps Connect Older Kids to Valuable Activities, Pigeon 605 (South Dakota) Through Sioux Falls Thrive’s new Youth Connect website, parents can explore afterschool programs available in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  “Our goal is to make it super-easy for families, kids...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/04/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 27, 2024

Detroit After-School Program Mentoring Children Through Art, Music Looking to Expand, WDIV (Michigan) At the New City Kids afterschool program in Detroit, teen mentors inspire younger students to pursue music, dance, and the arts while also providing homework assistance. The teen mentors...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/27/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 20, 2024

After-School Program Opens in Lewis County for the First Time in Years, WDTV 5 (West Virginia) Thanks to a partnership between the City of Weston and AmeriCorps, students at Robert L. Bland Middle School in West Virginia will take part in a comprehensive afterschool program this year....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 13, 2024

Flower City Arts Center Empowers Students to Share Stories Through Photography, Spectrum News 1 (New York) Through photography, sculpture, and painting, the afterschool program at the Flower City Arts Center in Rochester, New York is empowering middle and high schoolers to express themselves...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/13/24