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Weekly Media Roundup: November 8, 2023

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Weekly Media Roundup: November 8, 2023

National Grid, Boston Children’s Museum Launch Partnership To Bring Steam to Afterschool Programs Across Massachusetts: Lynn Selected To Pilot New Program, Lynn Journal (Massachusetts)

Thanks to a partnership with National Grid, Boston Children’s Museum will offer a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) professional development course for afterschool program educators in Massachusetts, focusing primarily on providers serving underrepresented communities. Participants will receive a personalized curriculum, hands-on activities, resources, and guidance as well as a stipend. “As we work to combat the climate crisis and advance the clean energy ecosystem in Massachusetts, a STEAM education is critical to developing innovative and creative leaders of tomorrow,” Melissa Lavinson, head of corporate affairs for National Grid New England, told the Lynn Journal. “We are committed to ensuring communities throughout the Commonwealth have access to these learning opportunities, and we are excited to see these programs come to life.” National Grid donated $500,000 to support this three-year program.

Local Nonprofits Partner to Provide Meals to Local Kids, News-Press Now (Missouri)

In response to teachers’ concerns about students struggling with food insecurity, the St. Joseph YMCA in Missouri is partnering with Community Missions to provide dinners to its afterschool program participants each afternoon. Community Missions is a non-profit organization providing housing to homeless men in St. Joseph and Buchanan County. “It’s a wonderful partnership, and I love that [Community Missions volunteers and residents] are taking pride in the meals,” St. Joseph YMCA CEO Tammy Killin told the News-Press NOW. “They’re delivering the meals, and the kids love them.”

Keep After-School Programs Alive Across Illinois, Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

Unless lawmakers act, as many as 42,000 students in Illinois could miss out on afterschool programs by next June due to a spending error by the Illinois State Board of Education. The Chicago Sun-Times editorial board is calling on the state legislature and the governor’s office to provide emergency supplemental funding to keep programs running. “Young people all across our state, especially in neighborhoods hard-hit by decades of disinvestment, deserve safe places and programs to keep them engaged and out of trouble,” the editorial board writes.

Baltimore Nonprofit Aims to Curb Youth Crime with Citywide After-School Programs, WYPR (Maryland)

To provide safe and engaging spaces for students and help address rising youth crime rates, 20 schools across Baltimore are providing afterschool programs to more than 650 students in partnership with Elev8 Baltimore, a nonprofit. The programs offer dinner, academic support and activities ranging from dance to drone technology to soccer. Elev8 works to provide students with leadership opportunities and the power to shape their afterschool programs. “When young people don't have opportunities that are engaging, they're going to vote with their feet, and they're going to be on the street,” Elev8 Executive Director Alexandria Warrick Adams told WYPR. “[Students] come to us around things that they want to do and things they want to learn to use their voice to advocate for.”

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...

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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