March 2, 2022
This is a weekly newsletter featuring program spotlights, resources, grants & professional development opportunities for the afterschool industry in Florida. Together, we are working to provide every child in Florida with high-quality afterschool opportunities that are accessible, affordable, accountable & inclusive.
Youth of the Year: Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida named Laniya F., a senior at Edward H. White High School, as the organization's 2022 Youth of the Year which is the highest honor any Boys & Girls Club member can receive. The organization also named...

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www.bgcnf.org
Power of Us Workforce Survey

You are passionate, committed, creative, resourceful, resilient, and powerful. We want to know your story as a youth-serving professional or volunteer! Millions of professionals and volunteers work with young people every day on...

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powerofussurvey.org
AmeriCorps Grant Opportunities - Volunteer Florida

FY 2022 AmeriCorps Formula Funding Opportunity Volunteer Florida is pleased to announce the availability of grant funding under the 2022-2023 AmeriCorps formula funding cycle. Deadline: Grant Opportunity Closed as of 5pm (EST), March 7, 2022 Each ...

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www.volunteerflorida.org
Meeting the Moment: Cities Increase Investments in Young...

Afterschool and summer learning programs have long been utilized as a strategy to augment a young person's learning and growth outside of the regular school day. Pandemic-related school closures put this notion to the test, highlighting the...

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www.nlc.org
STEM resource: UCLA graduate student helped build a...

Sparked by the national reckoning with racial justice, UCLA graduate student Samantha Mensah has spent the last two years rigorously pursuing her doctorate in chemistry while also trying to make chemistry and other science fields more welcoming...

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newsroom.ucla.edu
Black history education extends beyond February in...

Alachua County Public Schools' curriculum promises Black history education to extend beyond the month of February and the few names repeated in history textbooks. However, not every classroom fulfills this promise. The state awarded ACPS an...

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www.alligator.org
School Breakfast is Still Our Secret Weapon for Feeding Kids

As the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic, as many as 1 in 6 kids are facing hunger. Luckily, we have at our disposal a powerful tool to make sure kids don't have to start their day with an empty stomach. School breakfast provides the...

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www.nokidhungry.org
How out-of-school time programs can help families claim...

On February 2, The Afterschool Alliance hosted a webinar, " How out of school time programs can help families claim the Expanded Child Tax Credit ," with the Coalition on Human Needs and the Partnership for America's Children to help school time...

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www.afterschoolalliance.org
Boys & Girls Clubs launches $14 million campaign to...

EAST STUART - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County unveiled its plan Wednesday to open the area's fifth branch, building a 38,000-square-foot space for afterschool programs and a new workforce development center.

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www.tcpalm.com
50 States. 50 Grants. 5000 Voices.
The It Gets Better Project is funding 50 Grants in 50 States to support projects empowering LGBTQ+ youth. If you had up to $10,000 to make your school better for LGBTQ+ students, what would you do? We're looking to fund projects that uplift,...

www.50states50grants.com
After School Special-Inspired Films in the Works From...

Trevor Donovan and producer Brian Bird have teamed up to create a series of "edutainment"-style films via Birds' production company True Brand Entertainment, Variety has learned exclusively. These films will be in the tradition of the popular...

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variety.com
'HIP' program disrupts traditional high school health...

A South Florida nonprofit is working hard to show teens that it's "HIP" to talk about all aspects of...

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www.sun-sentinel.com
Healing Our Own: Black Groups Come Together To Launch...

Dream Defenders, which organized for justice after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, has come together with several non-profits to launch the Doctors Within Borders Urgent Care Clinic in Miami, Florida, Trayvon's birthplace. The grand opening of...

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www.essence.com
Miami Proud: Luther Campbell's Liberty City Optimist...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The Liberty City Optimist Club is widely known for some of the NFL players who started out there, and for its local celebrity co-founder Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell. For over thirty years it's been a safe haven through its...

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miami.cbslocal.com
Meet Mizzen by Mott | Florida
Mizzen by Mott is a new app built with and for afterschool professionals to provide high-quality, engaging learning content and tools to the field. To meet the needs of this moment, the Mizzen team has added new activity playlists and multi-week...

www.mizzen.org
The Boy Who Loved to Read | A World of Stories | PBS...

Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar tells a Mexican folktale about a boy whose ability to read enables him to outwit the devil. The story is told in a combination of English and Spanish. This resource is part of the KET A World of Stories and...

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www.pbslearningmedia.org

Inspire your students with thousands of FREE teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards. Florida teachers can sort by subject or grade level.

https://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/
Primetime Palm Beach County: Call for Workshop Proposals
Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. is requesting proposals for its Afterschool Symposium 2022 that will take place on May 12-13, 2022, on a virtual platform. This year's theme is Emerge: Reaching New Heights in Out-of-School Time.

primetimepbc.org
Read Alouds That Rock: Nonfiction Storytimes

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we asked a number of literacy experts to share their strategies for integrating nonfiction storytimes in their work with young readers. Click here to see our previous stories. Mark Twain once said,...

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www.publishersweekly.com
Address Learning Loss with this Fun and Active Summer...

Photos courtesy of: Natalie Carnine and Laura Schmitz Addressing learning loss due to the pandemic is an important task where afterschool and out-of-school time programs can make significant impacts. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency...

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naaweb.org
Let's Talk Social and Emotional Learning Podcast

The field of SEL is rapidly expanding as educators sharpen their focus on helping children build skills beyond academic knowledge. School climate initiatives, anti-bullying work, positive behavior supports and other SEL efforts are now steering...

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www.wallacefoundation.org
TWO MORE TRAINING SESSIONS COMING THIS MONTH: Empowering Youth & Educators with
Quality STEM Teaching & Learning
As a Million Girls Moonshot state, FAN members have access to free tools and resources to build brighter afterschool programs using STEM curriculum. You now have the opportunity to learn how to better measure impact of your programs! Check out three upcoming trainings on how to leverage the free Dimensions of Success (DoS) Program Planning Tool (PPT). During these guided, interactive sessions, you will focus on creating authentic plans to support quality programming and maximize positive outcomes for youth and educators.

Learn more by clicking on the image of the flyer or the button below to sign up.
You For Youth // Blog | Bouncing to Bounce Back

Part of overall wellness is moving our bodies. This bit of obvious wisdom should play a role in everything you do in your program. Whether you're offering alternatives to screen time, incorporating stretch breaks into your tutoring sessions, or...

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y4y.ed.gov
Teaching Environmental Public Health: An Introduction |...

This lesson designed for professional development is a general introduction to the subject of environmental public health. Explore how people's environment relates to their health and how they can learn to reduce exposure to health hazards.

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www.pbslearningmedia.org
Building Community In A Divided World | Learning Forward

How do you build the collaboration essential for professional learning amid political, social, and other tensions? This webinar will examine strategies for building trust, shared purpose, and community among educators. It will draw on articles...

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learningforward.org

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