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Weekly Media Roundup: July 24, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: July 24, 2024

Davis Promotes Afterschool Programs in McKeesport Visit, The Mon Valley Independent (Pennsylvania)

To celebrate Pennsylvania’s new BOOST (Building Opportunity through Out of School Time) initiative, which includes $11.5 million for afterschool, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited the LaRosa Youth Club in McKeesport to share how afterschool has positively impacted his life. “I grew up going to this facility, so I know firsthand the value of afterschool programs,” Lt. Gov. Davis told the Mon Valley Independent. “At their most basic level, they provide structure for students after the school day ends. But the best programs, like here at LaRosa, enhance and expand on what our kids are learning in school.”

$5.5 Million Grant Funds Mercyhurst University's After-School Programs for County Students, Erie Times News (Pennsylvania)

Thanks to a $5.5 million 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, Mercyhurst University will increase enrollment at its afterschool programs in Erie, Pennsylvania and provide new activities, such as trout farming, career exploration and social-emotional learning opportunities. “This grant enables us to expand the MELIA [Mercyhurst Early Learning Innovation Academy] program at (Northwestern Elementary and Springfield Elementary schools) from kindergarten through second grade to K through fifth grade,” Kortnie Fisher, MELIA’s principal investigator, told Erie Times News. “It also allows us to start Compass Academy at the Wiley Charter School.” For the past 12 years, Mercyhurst University has provided afterschool programs to families in Erie, PA.

Tucson Boys and Girls Clubs Offer After-School Programs for the New School Year, KGUN 9News (Arizona)

This fall, students attending the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson’s afterschool program will participate in a broad range of activities focusing on character development, academic success and healthy life choices. “Our demographics show that the kids in our clubhouses are from single-parent homes,” Denise Watters, CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, told KGUN. “We understand parents can’t leave work in the middle of the day to transport their children, so we handle that.”

Summer Cooking Camp Churns Out “Little Chefs,” KEYT-TV (California)

This summer, Santa Barbara Middle School is partnering with Apples to Zucchini Cooking School to offer a “cooking camp” with a new theme each week. At the camp, students are trying new foods while learning how to properly use a knife, select produce, combine flavors, wash dishes and more. The program is designed to keep students engaged during summer break and teach life skills. “We’re teaching how to eat, how to share, and we’re also teaching about gardening and where their food actually comes from,” Apples to Zucchini Cooking School Executive Director Nancy Martz told KEYT-TV.

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