Charlotte After School Programs

2011-07-01T09:37:00.001-04:00

The PLATES Foundation
Crave Online
With the future of school youth athletic programs across the country looking more grim every day, after school programs are becoming more important than ever. Unfortunately with State and Federal revenues shrinking many of these ...
BallerStatus, CraveOnline & PLATES Foundation Partner For Betterment Of YouthBallerStatus.com

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After-school program may grow - Charleston Post Courier

After-school program may grow
Charleston Post Courier
WINGS, which serves children in four after-school programs in Charleston County, earned top honors in the 2011 Social Impact Business Plan Competition hosted by Social Impact Exchange, and it also was the only South Carolina organization to receive ...

NFL's English to speak at Aurora after-school fundraiser - Chicago Sun-Times

NFL's English to speak at Aurora after-school fundraiser
Chicago Sun-Times
AURORA — Aurora native Larry English, a linebacker with the NFL San Diego Chargers, is scheduled to speak at a fundraising dinner for Friends of Aurora's After-School Programs, 5 to 7 pm July 7 at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave. ...

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Schools eye banning outside students from programs - Gloucester Daily Times

Schools eye banning outside students from programs
Gloucester Daily Times
In addition to the charter school, the policy would also bar participation in city school-run after-school programs to any students who attend St. Ann School, Eastern Point Day School or any other facilities. The change in policy, according to ...

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Live blogging: Georgia's new school funding formula: “We are not going to ... - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Live blogging: Georgia's new school funding formula: “We are not going to ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Members suggested looking at after-school programs, school nurses, parental outreach, graduation coaches, dual enrollment policies, school security, counselor staffing and data collection. To be data-driven, the state needs to make sure that there is ...

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Yonkers rescinds 367 schools layoffs after 2 unions give concessions - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers rescinds 367 schools layoffs after 2 unions give concessions
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Under the district's austerity plan, sports and most after-school programs will be eliminated in September. Last week, a budget deal allowed the district to restore full-day kindergarten, which had been cut to a half- day to save money.

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Outsiders banned from after-school activities - Gloucester Daily Times

Outsiders banned from after-school activities
Gloucester Daily Times
The policy would bar participation in city school-run after-school programs to any students who attend the Gloucester Community Arts Charter School, St. Ann School, Eastern Point Day School or any other facilities. The district's policy does not apply ...

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Wife of Houston ISD trustees president Paula Harris campaign manager does $75K ... - Houston Chronicle (blog)

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Wife of Houston ISD trustees president Paula Harris campaign manager does $75K ...
Houston Chronicle (blog)
The Houston school system has paid the wife of the school board president's campaign treasurer $75000 in no-bid work over the last two years as a consultant, arranging classes and after-school programs on subjects ...

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Eight Long Beach churches join to offer youth summer programs - Long Beach Press-Telegram

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Eight Long Beach churches join to offer youth summer programs
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A group of 8 Churches in Downtown Long Beach have formed a new organization, the Long Beach Youth Alliance, in order to provide 13 free after-school programs to low-income youth. The eight churches are Covenant Presbyterian, First Congregational, ...
Interfaith Effort Launches Long Beach Youth AllianceLBPOST.com
Churches Set Aside Differences, Build City Youth AllianceGazette Newspapers

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2011-06-28T12:38:00.001-04:00

Go fish: Sign up for Pima County after-school program by July 15 - Tucson Citizen

Go fish: Sign up for Pima County after-school program by July 15
Tucson Citizen
Pima County's summer and after-school programs are for kids age 5 to 13. Participation is free and determined by lottery because space is limited. Registration for the current summer program is closed, but registration for the fall semester ...

No tax hike, but jobs are cut in William Penn - Delaware County Daily Times

No tax hike, but jobs are cut in William Penn
Delaware County Daily Times
Administrators had once faced a shortfall of about $9 million, which was trimmed to about $4 million several months ago through a number of cuts, including books and supplies, after-school programs and busing, tutoring programs, twilight school ...

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State Funding Helps After-School Programs, But More Needed - Patch.com

State Funding Helps After-School Programs, But More Needed
Patch.com
For Kids Only, a Salem-based nonprofit that runs after-school programs in all eight elementary schools, recently received state grants to aid early education programs throughout Massachusetts. ...

Columbia County models new program after Boys and Girls Club - WRDW-TV

Columbia County models new program after Boys and Girls Club
WRDW-TV
Right now, Columbia County has very few after-school programs for kids, but that could change soon. According to a survey conducted by The United Way of the CSRA, parents in Columbia County want - and need - a place for their kids to go. ...

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Camps for all: Summer activities for special-needs kids more common - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Camps for all: Summer activities for special-needs kids more common
Memphis Commercial Appeal
It also welcomes special-needs children into its "Trekkers" Christ-based Summer Care and after-school programs, where teachers like Kerrie Curbow engage kids in many activities. In its first year, the camp had only 12 participants. ...

2011-06-27T17:08:00.001-04:00

Sanders Secures $500000 for Summer and After-School Programs - vtdigger.org

Sanders Secures $500000 for Summer and After-School Programs
vtdigger.org
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced summer school and after-school programs that will receive funds to help more than 2500 students. The awards will be shared by 27 programs that offer academic support, enrichment activities, and career exploration. ...

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Carver Foundation of Norwalk - WTNH

Carver Foundation of Norwalk
WTNH
In addition to its community center, free after-school programs led by certified teachers and other qualified staff and volunteers are established within Norwalk's four middle schools and two high schools. Carver provides tutoring in all subjects, ...

After-School Programs Unlikely To Be Offered In Enfield This Fall - Hartford Courant

After-School Programs Unlikely To Be Offered In Enfield This Fall
Hartford Courant
Many parents are anxious to know what after-school programs will be available in the town's schools this fall, but it appears unlikely that any provider will be able to get a lease to operate in the schools by the time classes begin Sept. 6. ...

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Outgoing Superintendent Tom Moline Reflects on Education, Being a Royal Oak Parent - Patch.com

Outgoing Superintendent Tom Moline Reflects on Education, Being a Royal Oak Parent
Patch.com
Class size ratio, summer school programs, before and after school programs and athletics are other things you can't test. “Our district website has personal testimonies by consumers of the school system,” he said. “When parents shop for a school system ...

Schools eye banning outside students from programs - Gloucester Daily Times

2011-06-25T20:18:00.001-04:00

State Funding Helps After-School Programs, But More Needed - Patch.com

Gov. Scott vetoes bill waiving background checks for volunteers - Central Florida News 13

Central Florida News 13

Gov. Scott vetoes bill waiving background checks for volunteers
Central Florida News 13
After cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for nursing homes and after-school programs, Governor Scott's going a step further. He vetoed a bill that would have waived a new mandate that volunteers working with kids or the elderly get a ...

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Sanders Secures $500000 for Summer and After-School Programs - vtdigger.org

Yonkers adopts $929.8 million budget - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Yonkers adopts $929.8 million budget
The Journal News | LoHud.com
YONKERS — The City Council adopted a budget Thursday cutting the public schools' prekindergarten program to half a day and eliminating most after-school programs and sports, while preserving full-day kindergarten. The budget restores some positions, ...

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After-School Programs Unlikely To Be Offered In Enfield This Fall - Hartford Courant

Schools expo connects with parents - The Herald Bulletin

Schools expo connects with parents
The Herald Bulletin
The Anderson Fire Department, Mothers of Preschoolers, East Side Church of God, the Anderson Center for the Arts and other booths lined the mall with information about summer activities and after-school programs. Michael Crowthers, curator for the ...

New center has after-school aid - Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Press

New center has after-school aid
Sacramento Bee
The facility combines the child care and after-school programs, making the child care more efficient and effective, according to Salvation Army coordinator Dave Bentley. "Having that space available will be really helpful," he said. ...
Grand Opening For New Salvation Army Education Facility in Oak ParkThe Sacramento Press
Salvation Army Opens New Childrens' CenterKCRA Sacramento

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Mt. Diablo school district to take over Bay Point after-school programs - San Jose Mercury News

Mt. Diablo school district to take over Bay Point after-school programs
San Jose Mercury News
BAY POINT -- The Mt. Diablo school district is taking over management of state-funded after-school and summer youth programs in this unincorporated community from the local parks district. The Ambrose Recreation and Park District is ...

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Shared Services Model Can Help School Districts Cut Costs - Patch.com

Shared Services Model Can Help School Districts Cut Costs
Patch.com
Potential areas for future collaboration include: purchasing; staff development; transportation; preschool; before- and after-school programs; classroom computer technology; various arts programs; library services and specialized services including ...

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Audit questions Rio School District agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs - Ventura County Star

Audit questions Rio School District agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs
Ventura County Star
The Rio School District's long-standing agreement with the Boys & Girls Clubs to provide after-school programs was not properly approved five years ago, according to an independent audit released this week. ...

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2011-06-23T22:58:00.001-04:00

New center has after-school aid - Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Press

Sanders Secures $500000 for Summer and After-School Programs - vtdigger.org

After-School Programs Unlikely To Be Offered In Enfield This Fall - Hartford Courant

Boston elementary schoolchildren complete 'Planet Protector' program - Boston Globe

Boston elementary schoolchildren complete 'Planet Protector' program
Boston Globe
The “Planet Protector” project is an environmental science and community action program offered by “e” inc. during after-school programs in local schools and community centers. The event included refreshments, educational games, ...

Boston Latin grad from Grove Hall earns Yale scholarship - Dorchester Reporter

Dorchester Reporter

Boston Latin grad from Grove Hall earns Yale scholarship
Dorchester Reporter
Thomas has known since her childhood that she wanted to attend college, and it was, in part, thanks to her participation in the Steppingstone Foundation's after-school programs that she was able to fulfill this ambition. The Steppingstone Foundation is ...

State Funding Helps After-School Programs, But More Needed - Patch.com

Caldwell pushes higher ed for all students - Idaho Press-Tribune

Caldwell pushes higher ed for all students
Idaho Press-Tribune
Treasure Valley Family YMCA is in charge of leading the after-school programs. These three organizations have worked closely with the Caldwell School District in the past year to create the P16 project. Idaho Voices for Children, The Lee Pesky Learning ...
A New Education Platform in CaldwellKIVI-TV
Caldwell schools to offer preschoolKTVB

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Chess wins college scholarships for five Philadelphia students | Philadelphia ... - Philadelphia Inquirer

Chess wins college scholarships for five Philadelphia students | Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia schools have some of the shortest school days in the nation, ASAP president Marciene Mattleman said, making after-school programs a top priority. Most of this year's recipients immigrated to the United States as young children. ...

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2011-06-20T09:02:00.001-04:00

Afterschool programs also nourish school days - OregonLive.com

Afterschool programs also nourish school days
OregonLive.com
Many of the kids in after-school programs need to get something to eat if the school experience is going to mean much at all. This Legislature has spent the year twisted up over the overall school budget, and only on Friday reached an agreement to vote ...

2011-06-17T16:52:00.001-04:00

Sanders Secures $500000 for Summer and After-School Programs - vtdigger.org

Mt. Diablo school district to take over Bay Point after-school programs - San Jose Mercury News

A Woman's Love for Kids and Community - Patch.com

A Woman's Love for Kids and Community
Patch.com
I would do the Palo Alto Resident Camp and they also had me do some of the day camps as well, and sometimes I did the after school programs. I loved the programs. I didn't originally start at the Y, as in 'I am going to work at the Y,' but it kind of ...

2011-06-15T17:42:00.001-04:00

After School Matters - TribLocal

After School Matters
TribLocal
By Northwestern News Yesterday at 3:30 pm EVANSTON, Ill. — A three-year evaluation of After School Matters — a Chicago after-school program that serves more than 17000 students and is a model for high school after-school programs in cities around the ...

WV after-school classes get a boost - BCLocalNews

WV after-school classes get a boost
BCLocalNews
The West Vancouver Community Centres Society was awarded $110000 to develop its after-school programs. Starting in the fall of 2012, children aged six to eight from Chartwell and Hollyburn elementary schools will visit the West Vancouver Community ...

Mt. Diablo school district to take over Bay Point after-school programs - San Jose Mercury News

Parents to Hillsborough leaders: Don't cut after-school programs - Tbo.com

Parents to Hillsborough leaders: Don't cut after-school programs
Tbo.com
Residents told Hillsborough County commissioners at Monday night's budget hearing to save the after-school programs or be prepared to spend down the line on problem children. ...
Amid Hillsborough County budget woes, parents plead for after-school programsTampabay.com

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$250000 grant to create college-going culture at GRPS - WZZM

The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com

$250000 grant to create college-going culture at GRPS
WZZM
The money will help pay for summer and after school programs, and provide scholarships to students who take certain classes through high school. "You talk to kids about working hard and talking about the importance of the future, but for me, ...
GR Foundation grants millions to GRPSWOOD-TV

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31 CASE AMERICORPS MEMBERS SERVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT HOUSTON IN SUMMER ... - The Cypress Times

The Cypress Times

31 CASE AMERICORPS MEMBERS SERVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT HOUSTON IN SUMMER ...
The Cypress Times
AmeriCorps members work in summer after-school programs to provide direct services to Harris County after-school youth in grades elementary through high school. Curriculum includes academic enrichment and creative projects involving space science, ...

Portland's Cathedral School closes - WCSH-TV

Portland's Cathedral School closes
WCSH-TV
The Church plans to continue to run religious education classes in the Cathedral School, and it's hoping to do some after school programs there as well, possibly partnering with a local social service agency.

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LAWRENCE: School superintendent to retire - Packet Online

LAWRENCE: School superintendent to retire
Packet Online
He also wrote that as a result of community feedback, he has worked with Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge to develop alternate means of revenue, such as the solar referendum and after-school programs. Those initiatives have produced revenue that ...

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LEAP after-school program receives new grant - Flathead Publishing Group

LEAP after-school program receives new grant
Flathead Publishing Group
The middle school and high school after-school programs will be housed at the Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theatre building, which is within walking distance of the school, Gaiser said. She plans to incorporate some community service projects in the ...

2011-06-12T06:23:00.001-04:00

Tillicum's After-School Program - Patch.com

Tillicum's After-School Program
Patch.com
And with an already limited number of after-school programs within walking distance, the elementary school's extended education and recreation program gives kids a place to go before many parents come home from work. “It's an all-around support system ...

Eagle County schools cutting $5 million from budget, eliminating 48 positions - The Republic

Eagle County schools cutting $5 million from budget, eliminating 48 positions
The Republic
School district officials say the reductions will result in slightly larger classes. Some summer programs and after-school programs are also being cut. Eagle County school officials say state funding has dropped 13 percent over the past three years.

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Marshall University receives National Science Foundation grant for after ... - The Republic

Marshall University receives National Science Foundation grant for after ...
The Republic
Marshall University has received nearly $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation for after-school programs in three counties. In announcing the grant Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Nick Rahall say the program will help ...

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Local School Receives Tools for After-School Learning - Patch.com

Local School Receives Tools for After-School Learning
Patch.com
John Muir Middle School now have an enticing reason to stick around after the bell rings — a brand new computer lab to be used for after-school programs. On Wednesday, the school celebrated the launch of its new computer lab funded by GTECH ...

Meeting Tonight on Fate of Hillsborough's After-School Recreation Programs - Patch.com

ABC Action News

Meeting Tonight on Fate of Hillsborough's After-School Recreation Programs
Patch.com
The June 8 meeting at the Brandon Recreation Center is the last in a series of countywide gatherings to discuss the proposed elimination of after-school programs at Hillsborough County recreation centers. By Kevin Brady | Email the author | 4:12pm The ...
Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation plans to cut rec centers, end after ...ABC Action News

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Proposed Hillsborough County budget includes cuts to after-school programs ... - Tampabay.com

Proposed Hillsborough County budget includes cuts to after-school programs ...
Tampabay.com
TAMPA — After-school programs in Hillsborough County parks would be offered in fewer locations and likely be provided by nonprofit groups such as the YMCA or Boys & Girls Clubs. Shut-in seniors who have gotten warm ...
Hillsborough County's budget cuts to run deepTbo.com

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Congress' budget ax may hurt nonprofits - Hartford Business

Congress' budget ax may hurt nonprofits
Hartford Business
As Congress crafts a budget that addresses our nation's long-term fiscal challenges, Foodshare and our partner agencies — more than 300 food pantries, meal sites, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs — urge our elected ...

Playing for a Cause: Dodgeball Tournament Benefits After-School Program - Patch.com

Playing for a Cause: Dodgeball Tournament Benefits After-School Program
Patch.com
Phillips and Osgood, as well as all the people who came out for a fun night of dodgeball, understand that children need after-school programs such as ASAS to stay out of harm's way. When asked why it is important for kids to be involved in after-school ...

2011-06-11T10:43:00.001-04:00

Meeting Tonight on Fate of Hillsborough's After-School Recreation Programs - Patch.com

ABC Action News

Marshall University receives National Science Foundation grant for after ... - The Republic

New school start time is OK'd for BUHS - Brattleboro Reformer

New school start time is OK'd for BUHS
Brattleboro Reformer
... to monitor how things are going," he said. A public forum will be held On June 21 at 6:30 pm at Academy School to address parents' concerns. It will focus especially on the after-school programs that will be available to parents of younger children.

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Region's schools to close early due to heat | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-08 - Philadelphia Inquirer

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Region's schools to close early due to heat | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-08
Philadelphia Inquirer
All after-school programs were canceled. "We have to consider the safety of the students," said district spokeswoman Shana Kemp. "Only a small percent of our schools are air-conditioned throughout." Elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of ...
Heat Will Close Public Schools Early ThursdayPatch.com

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Claudia Hartley: Don't cut funds for after-school care - Madison.com

Claudia Hartley: Don't cut funds for after-school care
Madison.com
Dear Editor: Congress continues work on a budget bill for the next fiscal year, with the possibility of deep cuts to education programs, including after-school programs across the state. Among the plans recently voted on was a reduction of federal ...

Tillicum's After-School Program - Patch.com

Power outage closes elementary school - WAVY-TV

Bay Net

Power outage closes elementary school
WAVY-TV
After school programs were also canceled for Greenwood Elementary School. Price said school is expected to resume at its normal time on Monday. The power outage was caused by a faulty transformer.
Power outage closes Newport News elementary schoolThe Virginian-Pilot

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Eagle County schools cutting $5 million from budget, eliminating 48 positions - The Republic

Local School Receives Tools for After-School Learning - Patch.com

2011-06-08T19:43:00.001-04:00

Hear from our social workers - Idaho Press-Tribune

Hear from our social workers
Idaho Press-Tribune
Our after school programs help with medical, dental, and counseling referrals. The clothing and school supplies are provided. Generous community resources have offered wrap-around services for many of the families. We have over 1000 in the district. ...

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Rise in violence sparks call for change - WKYT

Rise in violence sparks call for change
WKYT
By the end of the summer Mayor Jim and Councilman Ford hope to have the pieces in place to combat the rise in crime by giving kids and young adults in-school and after-school programs as an alternative to a life of crime. Many people living in the ...

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Meeting Tonight on Fate of Hillsborough's After-School Recreation Programs - Patch.com

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New challenges for child care in city - The Record (New Westminster)

New challenges for child care in city
The Record (New Westminster)
Graham noted that children attending the society's before- and after-school programs may have started in kindergarten or Grade 1, depending on the facility, and stay there until Grade 7 - so those spaces aren't available for other children during that ...

2011-06-05T00:33:00.001-04:00

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

Group tries to aid after-school programs
Statesman Journal
Salem-Keizer Education Foundation is working to save eight after-school programs. / Thomas Patterson / Statesman Journal -Attend AmeriTitle Idol talent show, 7 pm today at the Half Penny Bar & Grill, 3743 Commercial St. SE. Cost is $10 and proceeds go ...

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Schools keep some summer programs alive - OCRegister

Schools keep some summer programs alive
OCRegister
Santa Ana elementary and middle school programs can also enroll in summer enrichment classes at 40 campuses throughout the city by THINK Together, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that runs after-school programs in Orange and surrounding counties. ...

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Information due June 27 on after-school programs - Arizona Daily Star

Information due June 27 on after-school programs
Arizona Daily Star
Time waits for no parent needing to make sure school-age children are happily and safely occupied on afternoons and weekends during the school year. And the Star is ready to help with a list of activities in the July 17 ¡Vamos! section. ...

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps awarded $406K fed grant - Taosnews.com

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps awarded $406K fed grant
Taosnews.com
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Executive Director Carl Colonius said he is slightly disappointed with the award, as he had hoped to expand the organization's after-school programs. "We requested an additional $107000," he said. "We do have the intention ...

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Grants help to fund school programs during budget crunch - Times-Georgian

Grants help to fund school programs during budget crunch
Times-Georgian
Last summer, the school received a three-year grant to expand the after-school programs. Students can now be offered snacks, transportation home, and low student-to-teacher ratios — about 400 students participate in the program while about 100 people ...

Clarksburg Neighborhood Gets New Community Center - WBOY-TV

WBOY-TV

Clarksburg Neighborhood Gets New Community Center
WBOY-TV
Community volunteers helped repair the building, which will eventually serve as a place for after-school programs, GED classes and computer training. "They've been asking for a place that they can come to where they can feel safe, and I underline the ...

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After-school programs give parents peace of mind - Long Island Business News (subscription)

Ennis Daily News

After-school programs give parents peace of mind
Long Island Business News (subscription)
For many working parents, a serious concern is how their children are spending their time after school. Hearing their call, Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club has been providing programs and services to children between the ages of 6 ...
An Ada Boys and Girls Club soccer participant practices some kicks on the field.Ada Evening News

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DC Kids Prep For A Summer With Far Fewer City Programs - WAMU

WAMU

DC Kids Prep For A Summer With Far Fewer City Programs
WAMU
Children at Beacon House, a nonprofit that provides after-school programs in Edgewood Terrace, Ward 5. Courtesy of: Kavitha Cardoza View more images from this gallery. Youth advocates are estimating that there are cuts of approximately $17 million to ...

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Many Rally to Save IS 89's After School Programs from Cuts - Tribeca Trib

Many Rally to Save IS 89's After School Programs from Cuts
Tribeca Trib
The city plans to cut funding to more than 30 after-school programs. Tribeca's PS 150 will also see funding for its after-school program eliminated in cuts by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. “'Do you have after-school? ...

2011-06-03T05:04:00.001-04:00

After-school programs help families as well as children - BlueRidgeNow.com

After-school programs help families as well as children
BlueRidgeNow.com
One of those areas of service has seen an increase of members as well as importance over the past few years: after-school programs. With the demands on working parents growing, those parents need to make sure their children are safe. ...

After School Learning Summit for Fall in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center - The Liberian Journal

The Liberian Journal

After School Learning Summit for Fall in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center
The Liberian Journal
Since then, both cities have been working to decrease that statistic and get more young people engage in after school programs. · After school programs supplement the school day by offering much needed activities like college and career counseling, ...

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

Monessen eyes tax hike - Monessen Valley Independent

Monessen eyes tax hike
Monessen Valley Independent
The tentative 2011-2012 budget calls for job eliminations, a real estate property tax increase and a number of cuts to after-school programs. "It's been tough. No one wants to cut anything," Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Chelen said. ...

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2011-05-29T16:24:00.001-04:00

Pascha Griffiths: Founder of Beloved Quilts - Patch.com

Pascha Griffiths: Founder of Beloved Quilts
Patch.com
... Factory Inc. It's a non-profit organization she's put a lot of heart and soul into that aims to empower youth through the process of improving their communities by way of community service camps, after-school programs and teacher-training programs. ...

Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit - San Jose Mercury News

Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit
San Jose Mercury News
BAY POINT -- While after-school programs funded by a 2002 state initiative may not be threatened, local legislators are highlighting the need for more money to make sure that all K-12 students have something to do after the final bell ...

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Saturday's Sound-Off - The Mercury

Saturday's Sound-Off
The Mercury
In response to the caller asking what Terri Lampe has done for the school and community, in the past two years she has successfully brought in $2.5 million in grants and funding for projects like Weather Bug, after school programs, field trips, ...

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After-school programs on the chopping block - Downtown Express

After-school programs on the chopping block
Downtown Express
Financing after-school programs is “the best investment we can make,” according to District One Councilmember Margaret Chin, who helped restore the programs' funding last year for the current school year. “All of you are going to be leaders in our city ...

2011-05-27T20:54:00.001-04:00

Ahwatukee non-profit part of student health, exercise effort - Arizona Republic

Ahwatukee non-profit part of student health, exercise effort
Arizona Republic
Beginning next school year, Kidz for Life will offer twice-weekly in-school health classes and provide free after-school programs emphasizing exercise and leadership activities. "The partnership that we've formed with Kidz for Life and THANX is ...

Bonita Springs YMCA has suitor in Sarasota - The News-Press

Bonita Springs YMCA has suitor in Sarasota
The News-Press
"We would definitely be interested in after-school programs, before-school programs." No agreement has been reached, but he said South County Y representatives plan to continue talking with Y of the Palms, which governs the Bonita and Greater Naples ...

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Oakland budget ought to keep kids program in play - San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland budget ought to keep kids program in play
San Francisco Chronicle
The money is used to help fund more than 60 after-school programs in the Oakland public schools, a half-dozen early childhood centers, county-sponsored wellness programs and more. So, in essence, a city that cannot pay its own bills still supplements ...

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Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

2011-05-26T21:14:00.001-04:00

After-school funding has some worried in Englewood - NorthJersey.com

After-school funding has some worried in Englewood
NorthJersey.com
ENGLEWOOD — Mitch Schonfeld, chief executive of the Bergen Family Center, wants residents to ask state lawmakers to reinstate funding for New Jersey After 3, which helps finance after-school programs throughout the state, including in ...

Crocker Care gets reprieve - Amherst Bulletin

Crocker Care gets reprieve
Amherst Bulletin
Meanwhile, Geryk plans to continue talking to Crocker Care Director Kathy Edgell about her goal of having consistent fees and policies among the public and private after-school programs at Amherst's three elementary schools. ...

Rapier Charitable Trust donates $500000 to transit - San Antonio Express

Rapier Charitable Trust donates $500000 to transit
San Antonio Express
The funds will go towards providing children with daily transportation to Boys and Girls Club after-school programs for school districts like Harlandale. “Many of the kids parents work and can't take them to the after school programs,” said George ...

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

Youth Guidance raises record-breaking funds as it celebrates 'Becoming A Man ... - TribLocal

TribLocal

Youth Guidance raises record-breaking funds as it celebrates 'Becoming A Man ...
TribLocal
It serves approximately 14000 students in more than 70 Chicago Public Schools each year with before and after school programs, counseling and school-change initiatives. “Youth Guidance delivers a wide range of school-based programs and services to ...

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Corruption Figures Linked to School - LoanSafe

Corruption Figures Linked to School
LoanSafe
The school aimed to serve low-income students struggling in traditional settings through character-building curriculum and after-school programs at the Boys and Girls Club of the Victor Va ll ey. T heoriginal site was at the club, on Montezuma Street ...

Manchester Early Learning Center Set to Expand This Fall - Patch.com

Manchester Early Learning Center Set to Expand This Fall
Patch.com
The Manchester Early Learning Center, which currently operates preschool as well as before and after school programs at four sites in town, will expand to 11 locations this fall. By Chris Seymour | Email the author | 5:00am The Manchester Early ...

2011-05-25T02:54:00.001-04:00

Parents seek information regarding proposed county park changes - Tbo.com

Parents seek information regarding proposed county park changes
Tbo.com
The Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department would no longer offer after-school programs beginning in August. Attendees would be encouraged to enroll in other programs such as those offered by the Hillsborough County school ...

Federal trial over Indio task force grant continues today - The Desert Sun

Federal trial over Indio task force grant continues today
The Desert Sun
During testimony today, Esmeralda, a retired director of supplemental services and after school programs said she realized after examining the grant application that the district was not going to receive direct funding as had originally been indicated ...

High risk for dropping out, one CPS teen is fighting the odds - Medill Reports: Chicago

High risk for dropping out, one CPS teen is fighting the odds
Medill Reports: Chicago
But, one official said, until all Chicago neighborhood schools can provide adequate curriculum, teachers and opportunities, after-school programs will continue to help students realize their full potential. The official, Rebecca Bunn, director of the ...

Attendance at after school programs surge; affordable summer options available - KCEN-TV

Attendance at after school programs surge; affordable summer options available
KCEN-TV
In addition to their children having a place to go, there's another reason these after school programs are now helping parents. They're cost effective. That's important as prices rise on gasoline and food. Boys and Girls Club Teen Center Director ...

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Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit - San Jose Mercury News

Fabolous talks NBA plays, after-school programs - ESPN

Fabolous talks NBA plays, after-school programs
ESPN
Fabolous stopped by ESPN's studios Wednesday to appear on "First Take" to talk about the best plays in the NBA postseason. "I used to be a pretty good player back in the day," said the New York hip-hop star, who acts like he's ancient ...

Celebrities Honored at 10th Annual ... - Eurweb.com

Celebrities Honored at 10th Annual ...
Eurweb.com
*The US Dream Academy is celebrating its' 10th “Power of a Dream” Gala on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Washington, DC to benefit their nationally recognized after-school programs for children at risk. The event will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel ...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Adopt Carnegie Learning® Math - PR Newswire (press release)

Pittsburgh Public Schools Adopt Carnegie Learning® Math
PR Newswire (press release)
The blended software and textbook solution was adopted as an intervention program for 300 Pittsburgh Public Schools students in the 2010-2011 school year and the software was also used in after school programs. The program will be implemented again in ...

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Supervisor-Elect Dave Pine To Be Sworn In Today - Patch.com

Supervisor-Elect Dave Pine To Be Sworn In Today
Patch.com
The Redwood City Police Activities League helps operate a community center at the school that connects kids to after-school programs, athletic programs and various social support services for families. "The school becomes a center for all the services ...

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2011-05-24T05:55:00.003-04:00

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

Attendance at after school programs surge; affordable summer options available - KCEN-TV

Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit - San Jose Mercury News

Schools Face $100 million cut in state funding - Kiowa County Signal

Schools Face $100 million cut in state funding
Kiowa County Signal
50 percent reduction in After-School Programs: This cut impacts state funding for after-school programs and middle school after-school programs by 50 percent, to $187500 and $125000, respectively. Cut Agriculture in the Classroom: This program, ...

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2011-05-24T05:55:00.001-04:00

Attendance at after school programs surge; affordable summer options available - KCEN-TV

2011-05-21T12:45:00.001-04:00

Fitness 4 Life aims at healthier future: Pajaro Valley after-school program ... - San Jose Mercury News

Fitness 4 Life aims at healthier future: Pajaro Valley after-school program ...
San Jose Mercury News
Watsonville children cross the starting line on the cycling portion of a triathalon held by Fitness 4 Life at Watsonville High School on Thursday for the Pajaro Valley District after-school programs. WATSONVILLE - Isaac Cortez hopped off ...

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In the Spotlight: Want to prevent crime? Keep funding preschool, after-school ... - Peoria Journal Star

In the Spotlight: Want to prevent crime? Keep funding preschool, after-school ...
Peoria Journal Star
There are proposals from Springfield to cut preschool and after-school programs even more. These fiscal realities have forced Peoria's school district to propose cutting its state-funded preschool classrooms by 40 percent, affecting 270 children in our ...

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit - San Jose Mercury News

Gibsonton families upset over pending closure of after-school program - South Shore News and Tribune

South Shore News and Tribune

Gibsonton families upset over pending closure of after-school program
South Shore News and Tribune
"After-school programs keep our kids safe, inspire our children and help keep parents employed," Davis said, urging the parents to make their concerns known to county commissioners. "Advocacy on a grassroots level is so important. ...

Dist. 205 Moves Forward with Neighborhood Bus Zones - WIFR

Dist. 205 Moves Forward with Neighborhood Bus Zones
WIFR
ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Some District 205 parents whose kids take a school bus to day care and after-school programs may not have that luxury anymore. Rockford Public Schools leaders have come up with a plan that would limit school bus transportation to ...

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Hundreds Rally at IS 89 to Save After-School Programs - Tribeca Trib

Hundreds Rally at IS 89 to Save After-School Programs
Tribeca Trib
Currently, the city plans to cut funding to more than 30 after-school programs. PS 150 in Tribeca will also see funding for its after-school program eliminated in a separate round of cuts by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. ...

GE Water Donates $25000 to YWCA's Local Homework Zone - Patch.com

GE Water Donates $25000 to YWCA's Local Homework Zone
Patch.com
Providing children in grades 1-6 with after-school programs that include assistance with homework and life skills training, the goal of the Homework Zone is to help students improve academic performance and increase interest in learning. ...

2011-05-20T13:15:00.001-04:00

How Kansas Budget Cuts Will Affect School Aid Programs - WIBW

How Kansas Budget Cuts Will Affect School Aid Programs
WIBW
50 percent reduction in After-School Programs: This cut impacts state funding for after-school programs and middle school after-school programs by 50 percent, to $187500 and $125000, respectively. This program, one of the oldest grant programs, ...

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2011-05-19T17:05:00.001-04:00

Hundreds Rally at IS 89 to Save After-School Programs - Tribeca Trib

Battery Park City Middle Schoolers Fight to Save After-School Program - DNAinfo

Battery Park City Middle Schoolers Fight to Save After-School Program
DNAinfo
The city, in order to cut its budget, has slashed all of IS 289's after-school funding, which pays for the sports teams, the theater program, robotics club, rock band, art classes and more, along with the after-school programs at more than two-dozen ...

2011-05-18T19:25:00.003-04:00

Group tries to aid after-school programs - Statesman Journal

STEM education a hands-on program - Ahwatukee Foothills News

STEM education a hands-on program
Ahwatukee Foothills News
The outreach program, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, began development in 2007 as after-school programs taught by doctoral students at four Mesa Public Schools before joining forces with the Kyrene School District in ...

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Hillsborough County Hosting Public Meeting on After School Programs - Patch.com

Hillsborough County Hosting Public Meeting on After School Programs
Patch.com
The fourth of eight meetings about after school programs in Hillsborough County began at 6 pm at Northdale Recreation Center, 15550 Spring Pine Drive in Northdale. Bobbi Davis, who works in the resource ...

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Fabolous talks NBA plays, after-school programs - ESPN

2011-05-18T19:25:00.001-04:00

Fabolous talks NBA plays, after-school programs - ESPN

Athens School District referendum passes - Wausau Daily Herald

Athens School District referendum passes
Wausau Daily Herald
The move will give the district the money it needs to retain a variety of educational programs, ranging from high school science, Spanish and agriculture to after-school programs at the elementary and middle schools, school leaders said. ...

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COMMUNITY LEADERS CALL FOR RESTORATION OF STATE FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATION ... - Decatur Tribune

COMMUNITY LEADERS CALL FOR RESTORATION OF STATE FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATION ...
Decatur Tribune
“It is no secret that the state's budget crisis has had a major impact on social services including after school programs, violence prevention efforts and other supports for youth and families.” Last year, Workforce Investment Solutions of Macon County ...

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Attendance at after school programs surge; affordable summer options available - KCEN-TV

2011-05-16T22:05:00.001-04:00

Fisher will move foreign languages to after-school classes - Bennington Banner

Fisher will move foreign languages to after-school classes
Bennington Banner
After-school programs cost families $10 for a six-week session, but scholarships are available to families that cannot afford the fee. Transportation will also be available to students, so most students who want to take the after-school program should ...

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Video: Town Takes on Bullying as a Community - Patch.com

Video: Town Takes on Bullying as a Community
Patch.com
The Natick Anti-Bullying Coalition organized the first annual conference of its kind in town, inviting members of town government, youth sports, after school programs, preschools, faith communities, arts and other activities programs. ...

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CalSERVES does good for the local community - Sonoma State Star

CalSERVES does good for the local community
Sonoma State Star
"CalSERVES AmeriCorps members provide one-on-one literacy tutoring, implement after school programs and facilitate volunteer opportunities to support youth and families," said the CalSERVES website. Christa Fox, a communications major and graduating ...

Every Child Matters to Lobby Outside Poll Sites - Patch.com

Every Child Matters to Lobby Outside Poll Sites
Patch.com
Volunteer group will preach importance of protecting early childhood education, after-school programs and other issues. By Brett Mauser | Email the author | 1:59pm Minnesauke Elementary School is one of five elementary schools at which residents can ...

Smoke forces Troy school evacuation - Albany Times Union

Smoke forces Troy school evacuation
Albany Times Union
About 50 students and 20 adults involved in after-school programs fled the building after smoke was reported in Room 216, said Brian Dunn, the school principal. The call for a smoky condition came in at about 4:30 pm Troy fire companies responded to ...

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A Book in Every Home, and Then Some - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)

A Book in Every Home, and Then Some
New York Times (blog)
What makes the problem even worse is that 80 percent of pre-school and after school programs serving low-income children do not have any children's books, either, largely because they lack the money to buy them. “A poor child goes from a home without ...

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Yonkers students denounce school cutbacks - World Socialist Web Site

World Socialist Web Site

Yonkers students denounce school cutbacks
World Socialist Web Site
Arnesisha Hayes, who will graduate from the high school next year, told the WSWS, “I think the budget cuts are unfair, first of all because all after school programs and remedial classes are being eliminated. These are classes that students need. ...

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E.C.'s Tamika Mallet named Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Club of America - nwitimes.com

E.C.'s Tamika Mallet named Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Club of America
nwitimes.com
As a member of the East Chicago Katherine House Boys & Girls Club, Tamika always can be found participating in numerous positive after-school programs and helping younger members. She is a minister in training at Greater Destiny Baptist Church and ...

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Officials highlight value of after-school programs during Bay Point visit - San Jose Mercury News

2011-05-15T22:35:00.001-04:00

Athens plans referendum over school funds - Wausau Daily Herald

Athens plans referendum over school funds
Wausau Daily Herald
Without the extra property tax money, the district will be forced to make cuts or eliminate a variety of education programs, ranging from high school science and agriculture to after-school programs at the elementary and middle schools, ...

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Boys & Girls Clubs annual golf tournament supports programs - TriValley Central

Boys & Girls Clubs annual golf tournament supports programs
TriValley Central
This event is one of the more important fundraisers for the organization because it helps fund the clubs' three after-school programs that have been ongoing since the Casa Grande club was first formed in 1998, when activities first took place at ...

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Aboriginal school programs could end next spring - Wawatay News

Aboriginal school programs could end next spring
Wawatay News
But the essence of what the NCBP represents can be found in the after-school programs. This is also where Moses is able to shine. He coordinated Ecole Gron Morgan's annual Education and Leadership Powwow before taking his current role at Our Lady of ...

Educating others about nutrition - Petaluma Argus Courier

Educating others about nutrition
Petaluma Argus Courier
McDonald started as a volunteer, teaching her own after-school programs to get the ball rolling. McDonald finds working with children supremely rewarding, saying, “They're very excited to try new things, especially because they're creative. ...

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Hillsborough County Hosting Public Meeting on After School Programs - Patch.com

Fisher will move foreign languages to after-school classes - Bennington Banner

2011-05-11T09:36:00.001-04:00

Boys & Girls Clubs annual golf tournament supports programs - TriValley Central

Mayor's Budget Spares Child Care, Sets Up Cuts For After-School Programs - NY1

NY1

Mayor's Budget Spares Child Care, Sets Up Cuts For After-School Programs
NY1
While the mayor's office saved child care subsidies for 16000 young children by adding money and shuffling around priorities, thousands of school age kids could still get cut from an after-school program. NY1's Michael Herzenberg filed the following ...

Meetings focus on proposed park program changes - Tbo.com

Meetings focus on proposed park program changes
Tbo.com
The cutbacks could affect after-school programs and other classes for children and adults. The meeting also will include information about how to apply for financial assistance, and what to look for in after-school or summer programs. ...

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It's cool to be hard-headed: Group preaches helmet use to young bicyclists - Port Huron Times Herald

It's cool to be hard-headed: Group preaches helmet use to young bicyclists
Port Huron Times Herald
That's why Port Huron Hospital's Helmet Safety Committee brings "Helmetfest" to students in after-school programs at eight area elementary schools each year. For about 30 students at Michigamme Elementary School, it was their turn Tuesday to receive ...

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Brazilian consul general praises Framingham after-school program - MetroWest Daily News

Brazilian consul general praises Framingham after-school program
MetroWest Daily News
Ambassador Fernando de Mello Barreto, Consul General of Brazil in Boston, talks with Ludmilla Leonar and Wilson third graders Thiago Deandrade, left, 10, and Kevin Silva, 8, while on a tour of the after school programs at the school. ...

Foundation: $35M program led to healthier schools - NECN

Foundation: $35M program led to healthier schools
NECN
For the past five years, the Endowment has focused on a holistic approach to improving health by looking at factors that affect health, such as school lunches, after-school programs and neighborhood facilities. The private health foundation provides ...

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After-school head has adventures in non-babysitting - STLtoday.com

After-school head has adventures in non-babysitting
STLtoday.com
After-school programs are not babysitting sessions — at least not when Leanne Cantu is involved. Cantu, coordinator of the Rockwood School District Adventure Club, oversees the care of more than 2500 youngsters. Adventure Club is offered at Rockwood's ...

Should American kids go to school year round? - CNN (blog)

Should American kids go to school year round?
CNN (blog)
It would also help to eliminate the funds that are needed by so many after school programs which are used to pick up the slack of working parents. And the school day should be extended to 4 or 5 pm. Even if the last hour is used for study time or ...

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2011-05-10T13:16:00.001-04:00

Youth Advocates Push to Restore After-School Aid - WNYC (blog)

Youth Advocates Push to Restore After-School Aid
WNYC (blog)
Children's advocates are calling on the City Council to restore $23 million the mayor proposed cutting from after school programs. They claim a cut that large means 16000 elementary and middle school students will lose access to homework ...

Eye on London 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald

Eye on London 2012
Sydney Morning Herald
About 190000 children participate in the after-school programs in more than 3200 locations. Sport Minister Mark Arbib said the fact the government had found room in a tight budget for this level of spending on sport showed it recognised the role sport ...

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Hillsborough County Hosting Public Meeting on After School Programs - Patch.com

Community center in Farmersville almost ready to open - Visalia Times-Delta

Community center in Farmersville almost ready to open
Visalia Times-Delta
Since vacating the church, the Boys & Girls Club has put on after-school programs at schools in Farmersville, but even those programs haven't been enough to handle the need. "We now serve right at 600 students a day in Farmersville [at schools], ...

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Brazilian consul general praises Framingham after-school program - MetroWest Daily News

Matthew McConaughey visits DFW to announce new school program - Examiner.com

Matthew McConaughey visits DFW to announce new school program
Examiner.com
The jk livin Foundation began after-school programs in California at four schools, two days per week. Students who started out unsure of themselves have learned to set attainable goals, plan nutritious meals, exercise, and give back to their ...

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2011-05-05T21:26:00.001-04:00

Boys & Girls Clubs Golf Tournament supports programs - TriValley Central

Boys & Girls Clubs Golf Tournament supports programs
TriValley Central
This event is one of the more important fundraisers for the organization because it helps fund the clubs' three after-school programs that have been ongoing since the Casa Grande club was first formed in 1998, when activities first took place at ...

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Parent-run after school program upset by Lexington schools vote - Boston Globe

Parent-run after school program upset by Lexington schools vote
Boston Globe
The vote effectively consolidates oversight of after-school programs for six Lexington schools from four parent-run groups into one. Lextended Day has been running after school programs for the Bridge, Hastings, and Estabrook schools for years, ...
Lextended Day Granted After-School Program Lease and other AnnouncementsPatch.com

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Kids' arts programs a victim of budget cuts - Columbus Dispatch

Kids' arts programs a victim of budget cuts
Columbus Dispatch
But the council ended after-school programs for 5- to 11-year-olds a month early this spring, and it's uncertain whether there will be money for summer youth activities, said Tim Katz, the community arts-education director. At the least, the council ...

Hillsborough County Hosting Public Meeting on After School Programs - Patch.com

Framingham School Committee studies cut list - MetroWest Daily News

Framingham School Committee studies cut list
MetroWest Daily News
The list - which includes staff cuts and eliminating sports and after-school programs - is a last resort for dealing with the budget deficit, which is about $1.1 million right now. But choosing which cuts to make is a familiar challenge to the ...

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Teacher Appreciation Week reminds us not to compromise education - The Seattle Times

Teacher Appreciation Week reminds us not to compromise education
The Seattle Times
Congress continues work on a budget bill for the FY2012 with the possibility of deep cuts to education programs, including after-school programs across the state. Among the plans recently voted on for the last fiscal year's budget was a reduction of ...

Vacuum designer Dyson brings technology program to 20 Chicago Public Schools - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

Vacuum designer Dyson brings technology program to 20 Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Tribune
Billionaire English inventor James Dyson, designer of popular vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, is investing a half-million dollars to bring after-school programs to 20 Chicago schools beginning this fall. The 10-week course, with an emphasis on ...

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School Board, faith leaders meet, discuss accommodations for after-school care - Village News Online

School Board, faith leaders meet, discuss accommodations for after-school care
Village News Online
Funding the after-school programs was one of the concerns for Rist, stating that some churches could afford it, others would not, the size of both the congregation and the church playing a major role in accommodating students on those days. ...

PCI Education Introduces LIFT Series Of Intervention Programs - School Buyers Online

PCI Education Introduces LIFT Series Of Intervention Programs
School Buyers Online
Instruction may last three to eight weeks, and SummerVentures may be used in summer school, as an in-classroom intervention, or in after-school programs. Momentum Math® Grade Level Editions is a flexible and targeted mathematics intervention solution ...

May 3 Election Results - NBC Bay Area

May 3 Election Results
NBC Bay Area
It will help the district maintain its core programs and preserve after-school programs. The measure ads a $98 per year to property owners' bills. Measure C, a proposed parcel tax for the Jefferson Union High School District failed. ...

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2011-05-02T04:37:00.001-04:00

Charter school supporters defend proposed facilities - NorthJersey.com

Charter school supporters defend proposed facilities
NorthJersey.com
Beyond private school, weekend classes and short-lived after school programs, the choices they found were scarce. "We want our kids to know Chinese, to read and write Chinese when they grow up," he said. Ma says the language offerings in the public ...

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Spring Fiesta Celebrates Lake Anne's Many Cultures - Patch.com

Spring Fiesta Celebrates Lake Anne's Many Cultures
Patch.com
The Lake Anne PTA hosts the Spring Fiesta to raise money to support projects at the school such as GRACE Art, after school programs, field trips and assemblies and much more. Interested in a follow-up to this article? Great, we'll send you an email as ...

WSOS submits proposal for funding for after-school programs - Fremont News Messenger

WSOS submits proposal for funding for after-school programs
Fremont News Messenger
The Board of Directors of WSOS Community Action Commission Inc. gave its approval last week to submit four proposals that will fund after-school programs in the Fremont, Clyde-Green Springs and City of Sandusky school districts. ...

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Staging a revival - The Daily News of Newburyport

Staging a revival
The Daily News of Newburyport
At the time, it was one of many after-school programs there, she said. But cutbacks have forced the elimination of several of those programs in recent years. Meanwhile, Theater Workshop, through its public-private partnership, has held fast with its ...

Parent-run after school program upset by Lexington schools vote - Boston Globe

First lady put her stamp on city - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

First lady put her stamp on city
Chicago Tribune
Even though she is among the most private of public people, she has put her stamp on the city by creating after-school programs for children, nurturing her husband's taste for arts and culture, and waging an upbeat near-decade-long battle with cancer. ...

WUSTL partnership with area middle school reaping benefits - Washington University in St. Louis News

Washington University in St. Louis News

WUSTL partnership with area middle school reaping benefits
Washington University in St. Louis News
The Elev8 committee decided that beginning after-school programs could be a positive factor in students' lives. “When we began to envision these clubs, we immediately thought of the Ervin Scholars and their mission of community service,” Holmes says. ...

After-school programs granted big boost - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

After-school programs granted big boost
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Two local middle schools will soon offer more after-school programs that include broomball and outdoor conservation. The Dubuque Community School District learned Wednesday that it's the recipient of an $850000 Iowa ...
Middle School receives grant for after-school programsNebraska City News Press

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Cuts made to Quincy after school programs - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA

Cuts made to Quincy after school programs
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
Parents who have kids in after school programs at two schools in Quincy will have to change their plans. The after school program currently is held at Monroe, Dewey, Adams, and Ellington schools. Next year, it will only be available at Adams and ...

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Q & A with Rey Saldaña - San Antonio Current

Q & A with Rey Saldaña
San Antonio Current
While the city does not control school boards or curricula, it can shape educational policy by ensuring that students have quality after-school programs and that they grow up in environments that are clean, safe, and conducive to learning. ...

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2011-04-28T19:27:00.001-04:00

San Francisco school district's after-school program funding stripped - San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco school district's after-school program funding stripped
San Francisco Examiner
Day care: The SFUSD offers after-school programs at roughly five of six public schools. (Examiner file photo) Following a state audit of attendance rates, 18 out of 105 San Francisco public schools with after-school programs are losing some grant ...

Month of the Military Child: Navy Child and Youth Programs - Navy Compass

Month of the Military Child: Navy Child and Youth Programs
Navy Compass
Navy before and after-school programs are currently accrediting with the National AfterSchool Alliance, Youth programs are affiliated with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For more information on Child Youth Programs, you can visit their website at ...

Galena Avenue kids - Freeport Journal-Standard

Freeport Journal-Standard

Galena Avenue kids
Freeport Journal-Standard
Too often, after school programs have enough money for staff and facilities, but little money for supplies and equipment and as a consequence they fail. We must ensure that these programs are well-funded. And we must listen to our clients, the students ...

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Charter school supporters defend proposed facilities - NorthJersey.com

Weather-related cancellations in Hampton Roads
The Virginian-Pilot
Schools will dismiss students at regular times. Virginia Beach public schools has canceled all after school programs. Virginia Beach public schools volunteer appreciation event planned for 5:30 pm at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

NJ voters approve far more school budgets this year than last - Newsworks.org

NJ voters approve far more school budgets this year than last
Newsworks.org
After school programs were slashed, teachers were fired, class numbers ballooned. "They went through some tough times last year," said Mooney. "This year, their public rallied behind them." But, he said, this year's budgets are still very ...

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2011-04-26T20:37:00.001-04:00

DART announces winners of poster contest - The News Journal

DART announces winners of poster contest
The News Journal
Maddy Deaton's entry was selected from among other entries submitted by 375 students from 14 schools and after-school programs around the state. As the grand prize winner, Deaton's artwork under the theme “Bike To The Bus” will appear on all DART First ...
DART First State announces 11th Annual Statewide Transit Poster Contest winnersBrandywine East Community News

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Second victim in Oakland restaurant shooting identified - Inside Bay Area

Second victim in Oakland restaurant shooting identified
Inside Bay Area
Authorities identified the man as Adam Williams, 22, who worked with students in after-school programs at Peralta Elementary School, 460 63rd St. According to a blog post on the school's website, "the entire Peralta Community is in mourning over the ...

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Kids average 40 hours a week in front of TV, computer - parentcentral.ca

CTV.ca

Kids average 40 hours a week in front of TV, computer
parentcentral.ca
According to the Active Healthy Kids report card, 72 per cent of parents say their kids don't have access to after-school programs that encourage physical activity. The shortage exists even though some research has found kids would actually prefer to ...
Canadian kids get failing grade for physical activity660 News
Canadian kids get failing grade for physical activityCTV.ca
Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2011 Report Card on physical activity for ...News-Medical.net

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Evans alumna Charlene Sears-Tolbert - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Evans alumna Charlene Sears-Tolbert
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
The community school idea, which would offer medical care, social services and extensive after-school programs for students and parents, is modeled on a similar program in New York, where the nonprofit Children's Aid Society helped establish about 20 ...

Lexington seeking after-school changes - Boston Globe

Lexington seeking after-school changes
Boston Globe
Currently, four parent-run groups operate the after-school programs for the six schools. The Harrington, Fiske, and Bowman elementary schools each have their own program, and the Lextended Day organization provides the programming at the Bridge, ...

Cuts made to Quincy after school programs - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA

Emanuel Touts Programs to Fight Crime - MyFox Chicago

Emanuel Touts Programs to Fight Crime
MyFox Chicago
Chicago - Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel said he wants to fight crime with a comprehensive approach that includes after-school programs and gun control measures. Emanuel made the comments Wednesday while appearing at a Chicago Tribune-sponsored event at the ...

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2011-04-22T09:08:00.001-04:00

Daley: Wife 'doing very well' after surgery - Chicago Sun-Times

WBEZ

Daley: Wife 'doing very well' after surgery
Chicago Sun-Times
Rich Hein~Sun-Times Mayor Daley said Wednesday his wife is “in very good spirits”— and determined to return to her “life's mission” of improving after-school programs for teenagers — after 2 1/2 hours of surgery to replace the titanium rod in her ...
Maggie Daley recovering wellChicago Tribune

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County parks department wants to consolidate programs to fewer centers - Tampabay.com

County parks department wants to consolidate programs to fewer centers
Tampabay.com
The Hillsborough department incurred a backlash in 2008 when it raised fees for after-school programs. Enrollment plummeted, largely because the school district cut transportation to the centers. Today fewer than 1800 students use the program, ...

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2011-04-21T12:38:00.001-04:00

Cuts made to Quincy after school programs - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA

Soda tax proposal could sweeten school budgets - Stockton Record

Soda tax proposal could sweeten school budgets
Stockton Record
Of that, $18.6 million would go directly to classrooms; $6.5 million for physical education and healthy lunch programs in schools; and $5.5 million for youth sports and after-school programs, to be decided upon at the local level, according to an ...
Bill could bring millions to YoloDaily Democrat
Soda tax seen as revenue for local schools, healthMerced Sun-Star
State bill could add penny tax per ounce on sodaVallejo Times-Herald
Central Valley Business Times
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The Rally to Save Sports in LBUSD Middle Schools - Patch.com

The Rally to Save Sports in LBUSD Middle Schools
Patch.com
The district has pledged at least $150000 from funding earmarked specifically for after-school programs, said Renny Chu, assistant to the office of the superintendent of LBUSD. Tanaka and her group already have raised about $40000 toward their goal. ...

Soda Tax May Pop Up In California - KCRA Sacramento

Soda Tax May Pop Up In California
KCRA Sacramento
The rest will help pay for physical education, nutritious meals, youth sports and after-school programs. Jennifer Ferrara has two children, with one of them in school. She said, “I think anything in this hard economic time that can create more revenue ...

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Rybak, Coleman correctly push collaboration as a building tool - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rybak, Coleman correctly push collaboration as a building tool
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In front of a mural of St. Paul drawn by before and after school programs at the Midway YMCA, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman delivered his State of the City address at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center. Partnership power was a major state-of-the-city theme ...

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Budget cuts slash 15000 spots in after-school activities, dealing a hard blow ... - New York Daily News

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Budget cuts slash 15000 spots in after-school activities, dealing a hard blow ...
New York Daily News
Funding cuts have shrunk the number of spots in after-school programs. While the city braces for budget cuts to schools, parents are also worrying about the tutoring and art and music lessons students receive after the final bell rings. ...

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Enfield school board: before- and after-school programs not up to us - Journal Inquirer

Enfield school board: before- and after-school programs not up to us
Journal Inquirer
ENFIELD — The town's policy on the use of its facilities means the Board of Education does not have the authority to choose a provider for before- and after-school programs, board members said Tuesday. Prior to Tuesday's meeting, ...
Enfield School Board Won't Select Before- And After-School Care ProviderHartford Courant

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Cuts made to Quincy after school programs - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA

After School Programs at the Bridge Teen Center Include a Fun and Healthy ... - TribLocal

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After School Programs at the Bridge Teen Center Include a Fun and Healthy ...
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Thanks to The Bridge Teen Center, located at 15555 S. 71st Court in Orland Park, teenagers in the area have a fun and safe place to go after school. While many teens are left unsupervised in the three to four hours ...

Attention JCPenney shoppers: Round up purchases for Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay ... - The Bay City Times - MLive.com

Attention JCPenney shoppers: Round up purchases for Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay ...
The Bay City Times - MLive.com
Until April 26, customers at JCPenney located at the Bay City Mall are invited to round up their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference to your Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County to support after-school programs. ...

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No cuts to before and after school funding - KOB.com

No cuts to before and after school funding
KOB.com
Francis Lujan oversees the city-funded before and after school programs. She told us the city was planning to dramatically cut funding from $1.3 million to just over half a million. The city's Director of Communications Chris Ramirez started comparing ...

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St. Paul mayor's vision for city tied to education - KARE

St. Paul mayor's vision for city tied to education
KARE
Coleman recently launched Sprockets, a network linking 70 agencies currently providing after-school programs in St. Paul. Parents will be able to shop for those options more easily, by going through one central hub organized by the City. ...

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After-school programs aid SAU 21 middle-schoolers - Seacoastonline.com

After-school programs aid SAU 21 middle-schoolers
Seacoastonline.com
By Lisa Tetrault-Zhe SEABROOK — Instead of heading home after school to play on their Wii video game systems, a group of Seabrook Middle School students has been cooking, snowshoeing and mastering outdoor survival skills as part of the Seacoast Youth ...

National grant awarded to Crane school from Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation - Yuma Sun

National grant awarded to Crane school from Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Yuma Sun
Due to funding loss in music programs nationwide, the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation seeks to help underserved schools, community music programs, after-school programs and individual students nationwide who may not have the money to purchase or repair ...

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Cuts made to Quincy after school programs - ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA

Busy spring in store for 4-H members - Waseca County News

Waseca County News

Busy spring in store for 4-H members
Waseca County News
She has also initiated two new after school programs in the county that introduce 4-H to non-members. Twice a month, 30 third, fourth and fifth graders at TEAM Academy in Waseca participate in “Reading Makes Cents” with a focus on the history of money, ...

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St. Paul mayor's vision for city tied to education - KARE

Attention JCPenney shoppers: Round up purchases for Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay ... - The Bay City Times - MLive.com

Enfield school board: before- and after-school programs not up to us - Journal Inquirer

After School Programs at the Bridge Teen Center Include a Fun and Healthy ... - TribLocal

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After-school programs granted big boost - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

After-school programs aid SAU 21 middle-schoolers - Seacoastonline.com