Few issues cut deeper among parents, educators, and the country than schools reopening. Experts warn that this fall, nearly 24 million workers with children between the ages of six and 14 will have no at-home child care option. Jodi Grant - Executive Director at the Afterschool Alliance - writes that there is a solution: Out-of-school-time programs can step in, not just during the times when schools are traditionally closed, but during the times they will be closed due to an altered schedule.

The Summer Activity Guide is a suite of fun and engaging activities for school-age children designed specifically for this atypical summer that has been developed to engage and support children and youth nationwide. Now that you have had a chance to implement the last unit of the Summer Activity Guide, we'd like you to complete the evaluation below to help us better understand how we can improve future resources for you and the families you serve.

United Way of Central Indiana would serve as the administrator of the Nonprofit Restart program for all 501(c)(3) organizations in Marion County. With $2 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding, the Nonprofit Restart program will provide necessary reimbursements for organizations procuring safety-related items that are essential to preventing the spread of COVID-19, in keeping with CDC guidelines and helping nonprofits continue serving people as safely as possible. Nonprofit organizations can receive grants between $200-$5,000 to reimburse themselves for the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE), disinfectant products, and capital improvements based on CDC guidelines.

The Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis provides annual grants in the amount of up to $2,500 for programs that serve children and youth in the City of Indianapolis that are designed to improve the quality of life directly through activities promoting health, education, etc. and through programs that encourage leadership and service among youth.

Indiana school districts now have an opportunity to provide all of their Elementary through High schools a robotics team by applying for a Robotics Start-Up Grant through TechPoint Foundation for Youth’s (TPF4Y) State Robotics Initiative. Robotics training will be available to all awarded educators and will include training and information on VEX robotics kits, competition logistics, expectations for robotics educators and how educators can integrate Project Lead the Way activities (for elementary only) into the classroom with the new robotics kit. Recipients of the grant will be expected to assemble a robotics team at their school and attend at least one robotics competition during the school year.