Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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3.2KNewsBasketball Program in NY Goes Full-court Press on STEM
The well-meaning cannot parachute into a minority and marginalized community with a remedy for a systemic problem and expect to be easily...
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2.9KFrom the BureausAfter-school Experts Encourage Program Directors to Help Teens Turn Passion Into Action
Students around the world walked out of school Friday to raise awareness for climate change. This type of collective youth action is...
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4.1KOpinionExperiential Learning: How to Teach the 3 Skills Students Will Need for Their Dream Careers — on a Budget
Instead of teaching students the content we think they should know, what if students chose the content based on their passions and...
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4.2KNewsTrump Budget Would Kill After-school Funding, Leaving Providers Fearful
For the past two years it’s been a rite of spring for Trump to propose killing the program, for advocates to defend...
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4.6KNewsAspen Report Marks Pivotal Moment For Child Welfare: Youth Development Leader
Karen Pittman is the co-founder, president and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment, a nonprofit whose goal is to change the...
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2.9KNewsGolf Organization Reaches Out to Youth, Partly to Stem Sport’s Decline
Young people who want to play golf can benefit from a nonprofit that will subsidize their play. It’s Youth on Course, a...
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4.2KNewsCollege Possible Helps Guide Low-income Students to Be First Generation to Reach Higher Education
When Camellia Brown was growing up in Philadelphia, she was an avid reader. She knew she wanted to go to college. But...
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5.0KNewsFormer Foster Youth Working at Louisiana Legislature Help Promote Extending Care
Move over oil and gas power brokers. Take a seat, criminal justice advocates. The most influential lobbyists in Louisiana’s statehouse may be...
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2.3KNewsFunding for Shared Data System to Link Kansas City Nonprofits to Schools
The shared system, made available by a matching grant from the Ballmer Group, is an effort to coordinate community organizations and schools...
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2.7K口 Advertising ArchiveJoin the Largest Global Convening for After School, Expanded Learning, and Out-of-School-Time Professionals
The BOOST Conference is the largest, most recognized, and comprehensive global convening for after school, expanded learning, and out-of-school time professionals. Set...
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5.2KNewsYoung People Learn About Solar Energy, Gain Job Skills From GRID Alternatives
A nonprofit devoted to shifting the nation from fossil fuels is reaching out to young people, providing STEM education and job training...
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4.0KNewsWisconsin Club Develops Innovative Anti-bias Response After School’s Viral Nazi Salute
When a photo of students giving a Hitler salute in Baraboo, Wis., went viral last year, the repercussions were immediate.
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13.9KNewsSophisticated Arts Training at Boys & Girls Clubs Will Expand, Wallace Foundation Says
A pilot program bringing sophisticated arts programming to kids in high-poverty communities engaged young teenagers and, as a result, has energized youth...
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2.8KNewsSummer Camp Tries to Groom Future New Orleans Leaders
A summer camp intended to develop future leaders of New Orleans selects youth as young as 10 and nurtures them each summer...
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2.1KNewsShutdown Has Not Affected Most After-school Funding — Yet
Most after-school and summer learning programs are not significantly impacted right now by the partial government shutdown, but there is concern they...
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2.6KNewsSome LA After-school Programs Feel Caught in Between As Teacher Strike Looms
As more than 30,000 teachers in Los Angeles prepare to strike on Monday, some after-school programs find themselves in an awkward position.
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2.2KGrantsPreK-12 Summer Reading Program Grants
Subject: Education, Reading, Literacy, OST, Summer Learning | Deadline: Feb. 21, 2019 | Amount: Up to $3,000
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1.8KGrantsMiddle School Student Out-of-School Time Learning Program Grants
Subject: Education, Afterschool, Summer Learning, OST | Deadline: Jan. 25, 2019 | Amount: $15,000, $50,000 or $100,000
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2.3KNewsReal Estate Investor Stagmeier Ready to Educate Landlords About Her After-school Model
High above Peachtree Street, on the 11th floor of the Colony Square building, a cool blue-gray light filters through the windows of...
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2.2KNewsTougher Rules Force Out Residents With Warrants, But Help Students’ Grades
ATLANTA — On the staircase outside his apartment at Summerdale Commons, Damien Small, 23, sat watching his 4-year-old son ride a green...
