Latest After-school activity Stories
Former DC SCORES Executive Director will lead national youth development organization NEW YORK, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of America SCORES, a national youth development organization that integrates soccer, poetry and service-learning to empower urban youth, is pleased to announce the appointment of Holly O'Donnell as its National Executive Director effective immediately. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130404/NY88706) From 2001-2006,...
CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teza Technologies announces it raised $235,000 for global nonprofit buildOn through a matching gift grant of $100,000. The funds will be used to support buildOn's Afterschool Service Programs in under-resourced Chicago Public High Schools, and to build two schools in Malawi, Africa. buildOn's Afterschool School Service Programs empower at-risk Chicago public high school students to transform their neighborhoods through intensive...
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright House Networks and Afterschool Alliance announced today the four winners of their nationwide Lights On Afterschool photo contest on Facebook. The Lights On Afterschool photo contest winners are: $2000 Grand Prize Susan Miller, Brandon, FL $1000 Prize Winners Dahmein McFadden, New York, NY Taylor Mowery, Plant City, FL Tammy Karnes, Bridgeville, DE Bright House Networks teamed with the Afterschool Alliance for the Lights On...
13(th) Annual Rally for Afterschool to Feature Screenings of Award-Winning Documentary on Brooklyn Afterschool Program, Much More WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Chandler, Arizona on Thursday, parents will join their children and community members at a "Family Science Explorers Night." In Carmichael, California, afterschool students will hold an expo featuring exhibits about world culture, including that of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America....
Grades improved among elementary and middle school children participating in after-school activities at Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas School-age children who participate in structured after-school activities improve their academic achievement, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. The study by researchers in SMU’s Simmons School of Education and Human Development measured academic performance of students enrolled in Boys and Girls Clubs of...
A study by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time at Wellesley Centers for Women has found an innovative physical activity training toolkit to be a comprehensive, low-cost, and easily accessible resource for urban afterschool program professionals to promote physical activity among children ages 6-10. Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 “After School Gets Moving” (ASGM), a physical activity training toolkit designed to be a comprehensive, low-cost, and easily accessible resource...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With millions of families struggling as the economy slowly recovers, more students than ever are lining up for school breakfasts, school lunches, afterschool meals and suppers. Afterschool programs are vital in stemming childhood hunger because they provide nutritious meals to millions of children who might otherwise go hungry. While fulfilling this crucial need, school districts, too, can benefit from federal reimbursement. According to...
Customers Can Round-up at the Register to Help 4-H CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council is pleased to announce that jcpenney is continuing its support of 4-H programming with 'jcp cares' - a new charitable giving program that invites customers to round up their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference. In August, National 4-H Council will be one of two featured charity partners, making it possible for more...
Many Events to Include Lighting of Local Landmarks WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 20, Friendship Fountain in Jacksonville and Love Fountain in Philadelphia will be lit up, children holding candles will illuminate the Battleship Texas in La Porte, Texas, and the La Grande Vitesse sculpture in Grand Rapids, Michigan will be lit with multi-colored lights. These are just a few of the 7,500 Lights On Afterschool events that will take place in nearly every...
CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Right At School, the nation's premier before and after school enrichment provider, will be serving 16 Chicago Public Schools this September. "We are thrilled to be offering our families this important afterschool program," said Ann Lambrinides-Sofios, Principal of West Ridge Elementary School in Rogers Park. "We are committed to serving the working families in our community, and Right At School allows us to do just that." "Our parents really need...
