Lights On Magazine Street is a time to enjoy the shops of Magazine Street while benefiting the work of Afterschool Partnership. Shop at some of your favorite Magazine Street merchants, learn more about programs available to the youth of New Orleans afterschool, and explore opportunities to contribute to Afterschool Partnership.
Jump start your holiday shopping by shopping in the best retail district of New Orleans for this very important cause!

Be sure to visit these merchants to participate in a gift certificate drawing: Azby's, Blink, Importicos, Jean Therapy, Magic Box, Per Me Pied Nu.
Other participating stores include: Basics Underneath, Earthsavers, Life, Little Laughter, PJ's, Scriptura, and Spring. We are grateful for their generous support of Lights on Magazine Street!
 

Mayoral and Council Candidates to attend 11/18 Provider Meeting
Mayoral candidates are invited to the November 18th provider meeting at 10:30a.m, 4319 Carondelet Avenue. Each candidate will have an opportunity to speak to the audience and present their vision for Youth. Questions from the audience will be allowed after all candidates present his/her platform.

In addition, reserve the following dates on your calendar for the 10 for 2010 campaign events:
• January 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Mayor’s Forum for Youth at Cohen High School Auditorium, 3520 Dryades Street. Media and the public will be invited.
Co-sponsored by: Agenda for Children, Children's Defense Fund, Family Service of GNO, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, Operation Reach, and Youth Empowerment Project
• January 23, 2010 at 10:00 am
Super Youth Saturday Citywide Rally
If you or your organization would like to participate in the development and planning of the Citywide Rally please contact Dara.

The 10 for 2010 campaign, led by the Afterschool Partnership, urges candidates and residents to prioritize Youth during the 2010 elections and pledge to build a municipal infrastructure that effectively supports our children and youth. The 10 for 2010 reform blueprint recommends specific policy solutions for leveraging improved outcomes for youth throughout the community, including:
• Mayoral Leadership to Champion for Children and Youth
• Streamlined and Coordinated Public/Private Resources
• Expanded Opportunities for Youth to Learn and Work
• Increased Youth Voice in Municipal Decision-making
The 10 for 2010 campaign is a pledge to prioritize the needs of our children and youth across New Orleans, and invest in practical solutions aimed at dramatically improving the lives of our young people. Our Youth are critical to the future of our city, and your commitment to the 10 for 2010 campaign is vital to their success. Read more about 10 for 2010 campaign here.

The America After 3pm study shows that Louisiana is losing ground in making afterschool programs available and that fewer kids are in afterschool with unmet demand growing. Louisiana lags behind the rest of the nation in afterschool youth participation.

This data comes from the landmark America After 3PM study, conducted for the Afterschool Alliance and sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. Read more here.

The NORDcap report is available!
In 2008 Afterschool Partnership commissioned a report on the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD) which lead to the creation of the New Orleans Recreation Department Citizens Advisory Panel (NORDcap), a partnership of community organizations concerned and committed to providing a vision for NORD. NORDcap has put together a website that showcases their findings and provides recommendations for high quality, broad-based playgrounds, facilities, programs and services that create and enhance the quality of life in New Orleans for families and youth. The report is available here.

Afterschool Partnership was able to provide the Advancing Youth Development training for 30 NOPD officers this month. Working in coordination with the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation the training provided a one-day overview of Advancing Youth Development. Training evaluations showed an overwhelmingly positive response and we look forward to future opportunities to make AYD availalbe to officers. We applaud the NOPD’s commitment to developing better interactions between youth and the police.

Afterschool Partnership's Fall 2009 Webinar Series:
Using ARRA for Expanded Learning Time Initiatives
Register Now! The federal stimulus package offers an unprecendented opportunity for community-based providers to partner with schools to rethink the school day. School innovation includes evidence-based and cost-effective Expanded Learning Time Initiatives as a strategy for school transformation, increased student engagement and ending the achievement gap. Nationwide, school community partnerships are a integral component of successful ELT models. The Fall Webinar Series highlights several nationally-recognized, sustainable school-based models for afterschool, summer and expanded learning time.

November 4th at 2:00 pm CST:
The Power of Summer Learning
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/121127771
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

November 10th at 2:00 pm CST:
New York City’s Expanded Learning Time Initiative
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/627058026
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

New Orleans Sports School
New Orleans Sports School (NOSS), a non-profit organization provides after school & weekend academic enrichment programs and sports training to boys and girls ages 5 through 14. Former Tulane student athlete, Brandon Spann is the Executive Director and hopes to positively affect the lives of youth through sports. Visit the NOSS website here:
www.neworleanssportsschool.org

Lights On Afterschool Materials
Available at the Afterschool Partnership Office
Please contact Kelly Harris at kharris@gnoafterschool.org if you are interested in picking up the following materials from our office. There is a limited supply from the event, but still enough to share.
• OST Practice Guides
• Align OST Program with the School Day packet
• Assessing Program Performance and Using Results to Improve Quality packet
• After-school Programs in Public Elementary packet
• Evaluating Programs Worksheets
 

Deadline: 12/16
Saucony Run for Good Grant Program, school-based
http://bit.ly/2DzwNm

Deadline: 12/31
Nickelodeon’s The Big Green Grants
http://bghevent.com/grant/index.htm

Deadline: 1/1/2010
Finish Line Grant
http://bit.ly/3kSFRp

Deadline: 1/15/2010
Champions for Healthy Kids
http://bit.ly/VPPQe

Deadline: 2/1/2010
Keep Gym in School
http://bit.ly/b8QFR

Deadline: 11/20 (Letter of Intent)
Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund
Contact Cynthia Okechukwu at 504.529.1922 ext 106, cokechukwu@operationreach.org