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Weekly Media Roundup: May 4, 2022

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Weekly Media Roundup: May 4, 2022

Hogansville Hosts 5K Race to Benefit After School Program, Pioneer Youth, LaGrange Daily News (Georgia)

The city of Hogansville, Georgia hosted the first annual Run HGVL 5K race to support Pioneer Youth, an afterschool youth center. The center opened in January and offers free afterschool programing, including educational games, mentoring and movie nights. “We wanted it to be a physical, safe place for kids to come after school and hang out and gain a solid relationship with good adults who can mentor them,” Pioneer Youth program director Emilee Abraham told LaGrange Daily News.

Through Community Partnerships, Hartford Schools Meet Myriad Needs — From Food to Uniforms, Child Care, Martial Arts and Mindfulness, Hartford Courant (Connecticut)

With the support of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Hartford, the Thirman L. Milner Middle School in Hartford, Connecticut is a full-service community school offering an afterschool program, a food and supplies pantry and parenting classes for local families. “How can we come together to provide all the different types of services a student may need? It goes beyond academics. ... It’s focused on the whole child,” Milner Middle School Principal Leanardo Watson told the Hartford Courant. Catholic Charities staff work within the school building and run the afterschool program and newly opened Milner Market.

City Lands $175,000 ‘Adventure’ Grant, The Mount Airy News (North Carolina)

This summer, 60 middle schoolers in Mount Airy, North Carolina will take part in a robust summer learning program run by Mount Airy Parks and Recreation. The students will explore careers, learn about North Carolina’s history, develop their artistic abilities, visit state parks and more. The program is free thanks to funding from a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, and program leaders hope to build on the success of a similar program that took place last year. “The summer of 2021 was one of the most-impactful summers in the history of Reeves Community Center and Mount Airy Parks and Recreation,” Director Peter Raymer told the Mount Airy News.

Barbara Haas Column: After-School Programs Make an Invaluable Impact, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)

In a recent guest column for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Barbara Haas, a librarian at T.C. Boushall Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, shared her unique experience as an afterschool program provider with NextUp RVA and the invaluable impact of her Girls Book Group on the students she engages with. "The relationships I built with my students in our afterschool time led them to want to spend more time in the library during the day. And not surprisingly, those students who are excited about what is going on in school come to school more often," she writes. Seventy-nine percent of students who actively participate in NextUp RVA improved or maintained their school attendance throughout high school.

Weekly Media Roundup: March 20, 2024

Matthew McConaughey and ASU Are Helping an Arizona School District. Here's How, Arizona Republic (Arizona) Matthew McConaughey and Arizona State University (ASU) have teamed up to help a Phoenix-area school district apply for federal afterschool funding included in the Bipartisan Safer...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: March 13, 2024

English Learners Stopped Coming to Class During the Pandemic. One Group is Tackling the Problem By Helping Their Parents, Hechinger Report In North Carolina, nearly one third of English language learning students were chronically absent last year, a rate significantly higher than the...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/13/24

Weekly Media Roundup: March 6, 2024

Charlotte Afterschool Program Aims to Break Cycle of Youth Crime and Violence, WBTV (North Carolina) In response to the 33 percent rise in juvenile gun violence in Charlotte, North Carolina, county leaders presented The Way Forward plan to city council members this week. The plan includes...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      03/06/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 28, 2024

Program Designed to Boost Reading Rates in NW Tallahassee is Reaching More Students, WTXL (Florida) At Springwood Elementary School’s afterschool program in Tallahassee, Florida, students are paired with volunteers from United Way’s ReadingPals program, working together to improve...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/28/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 21, 2024

Missoula After-School Program for BIPOC Youth Creating Next Generation of Leaders, KTVQ-TV (Montana) At the Association for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Youth afterschool program in Missoula, Montana, students of color build community, take part in mindfulness activities, and develop...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/21/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 14, 2024

Viewpoint: Invest in Out-of-School Programs to Help Solve State’s Educational Challenges, South Bend Tribune (Indiana) Indiana lawmakers are considering continuing the state’s pandemic-era investments in out-of-school time learning, including afterschool and summer learning programs....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/14/24

Weekly Media Roundup: February 7, 2024

Rangers Star Welcomes Kids to the Ice in After School Program, NBC4 (New York) With help from a donation from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, 50 students in the WHEDco (Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation) afterschool program in the South Bronx are lacing up skates and...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/07/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 31, 2024

Advocates of Afterschool Opportunities Rally in Albany for $119M Funding Boost, Spectrum News 1 (New York) On Tuesday, afterschool leaders, students, and lawmakers gathered in Albany, New York to press for an additional $119 million in state funding to ensure universal access to afterschool. At...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/31/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 24, 2024

'Articulate Their Pain': Preventing Teen Suicide Through the Power of Music, Spectrum News 1 (North Carolina) DDAAT-App, a mental health nonprofit with an afterschool program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is partnering with The Bridge, a music studio, to give students access to recording...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/24/24

Weekly Media Roundup: January 17, 2024

Bessie Coleman After School Aviation Program to be Tested in Oklahoma, General Aviation News (Oklahoma) Sixth and 7th graders in Tulsa, Oklahoma are exploring careers in aerospace and aeronautics by building planes, flying drones, and participating in other hands-on projects thanks to a...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/17/24