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In this Issue
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November 2008
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After making it through a busy election season we find ourselves asking, "What does the presidential election mean for the fields of afterschool and summer learning?"
We believe the historic election of Senator Barack Obama has significant positive implications for the fields of afterschool and summer learning. President-elect Obama has been a long-time champion of summer learning and was recently honored for his leadership with a 2008 Champion of Summer Learning award from the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. His commitment to providing opportunities for all our children and youth has also been evidenced by his support of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program and its expansion. We are extremely optimistic about the new prospects that could be possible though the Obama administration.
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Next Meeting: 11/19
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Our next provider meeting is scheduled for 11/19.
We will meet at 4319 Carondelet Street, 10:30am - noon.
Dr. Lauren Bierbaum will be presenting on the results from the Summer 2008 Market Research Report for the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative. This will be a wonderful time to learn about the work of the past summer and begin strategizing for using this important research to inform our future efforts. We look forward to seeing you.
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C2E
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The first submission deadline for inclusion in the Connect2Educate Notebook has past, but your organization still has a chance to be included!
You shcould contact William Minge at jminge.cisno@gmail.com as soon as possibe to be included in the C2E Notebook and present a snapshot of your work directly to the staff of public schools in New Orleans,
if you and your organization:
- currently provide direct services to public school students,
- would like to connect with public school leaders and present what your organization has to offer,
- are willing and able to work directly with public schools in order to serve their students in the coming school year.
The C2E Collaborative is an innovative partnership of diverse organizations, including Afterschool Partnership, Communities in Schools, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Save Our Schools NOLA, and Start the Adventure in Reading, that have come together to help overcome the inequitable public school utilization of community programs as well as the inefficiencies that exist in connecting community resource providers and public school decision-makers. In 2009, the C2E Collaborative will produce Connect2Educate: A Community & Public School Mixer on 3/7/2009 and the C2E Notebook for public schools leaders.
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Public Funding
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State/Federal
The next 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding cycle is in the application stage; the proposal deadline has been extended, proposals are now DUE 11/24. For the complete RFP and application information visit: www.louisianaschools.net.
For specific RFP questions you can also contact Kartina Roberts at kartina.roberts@la.gov and 225.342.3488.
Local: Join us this Tuesday, 11/11
Help in the effort to increase local funding for youth programs! This year, the City of New Orleans is proposing to increase Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for youth programs to $800,000. Join staff from the Afterschool Partnership at the final City of New Orleans Consolidated Plan Public Hearing for the 2009 Action Plan this Tuesday, 11/11, 6-7:30pm, Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 OC Haley Blvd to support this increase in funding. Attendees will also receive information on applying for formula grants including the CDBG process.
For further information, please contact Jeanette Thomas-Allen, jnthomas@cityofno.com and 504.658.4399.
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Spotlight
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American Friends Service Committee is at work in the New Orleans area. Their Gulf Coast Program is working with youth, parents, teachers, and other community organizations to end the school-to-prison pipeline. The Gulf Coast Program is based on a comprehensive approach that includes the creation of a youth Leadership Institute to train a cadre of youth "peer educators." These peer educators will become community leaders and mobilize other youth to contribute to the rebuilding and economic revitalization of Katrina-affected communities. For more information on the Youth Leadership Institute and the work of American Friends Service Committee in New Orleans contact Marlon Parker at mparker@afsc.org.
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Youth Educating Youth!
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Creative Forces Youth Educational Theater Corps employs public high school students as peer educators and leaders in the rebuilding of New Orleans' educational support system. Through interactive drama, music, poetry, dance performances, and workshops, CF Peer Educators motivate hundreds of New Orleans' children and teens each year to learn, grow, and succeed.
To book this innovative and health focused performance group of New Orleans youth for your program please contact the Creative Forces Youth Education Corps, booking agent Matt Borel cfbooking1@xroadsproject.org.
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Grant Opportunities
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The following list of grant opportunities with various focuses was compiled by Youth Today. For full details on each grant please visit the individual contact websites.
READING
- Grant: Big Read—To revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring literature into the lives of its citizens.
Contact: www.neabigread.org
ARTS
- Grant: Arts Connect All—To encourage arts organizations to create or enhance multi-session, inclusive education programs for youth with disabilities by strengthening partnerships with local public schools.
Contact: www.vsarts.org
- Grant: Media That Matters—A showcase for short films with big messages, including youth-produced projects.
Contact: www.mediathatmattersfest.org
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
HEALTH
- Grant: Coverage Ideas From the Field—For applicant-initiated projects related to national health reform.
Contact: www.rwjf.org
RECREATION/OTHER
- Grant: Stonyfield KaBOOM! Double Play—To fund a volunteer project to build or improve a playground, skate park, basketball court, sports field, or similar play space.
Contact: www.stonyfield.com
- Grant: NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program—For upgrading existing facilities that are in poor condition or otherwise underutilized; partnerships with parks, recreational departments, and YMCAs that promote youth and community programming are encouraged, among other types of projects.
Contact: www.lisc.org
- Grant: Responsible Sports Community—To defray the costs of youth sport programming.
Contact: www.responsiblesports.com
- Grant: YouthBuild Grants—To provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth in education, employment, and community engagement.
Contact: www.doleta.gov
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