This is your weekly newsletter featuring program spotlights, innovative resources, and training opportunities for the out-of-school-time industry in Florida. Together, we can ensure all children and youth in Florida have access to affordable, available, high-quality expanded learning opportunities to foster their success in school and beyond. |
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Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events |
With Hurricane Ian bearing down on much of the state, we want to provide you with an easy-to-access list of resources for talking with children and youth in the aftermath of a disaster. It is important for caregivers to be informed and ready to help if reactions to stress begin to occur.
www.childcareaware.org
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Shining the spotlight on Wakulla 4-H this week! They are sending three youth to represent the state 4-H program as the first Florida team to compete in the National Food Challenge at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas this October.
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4-H Teens to Compete in National Food Challenge Competition
Three Wakulla 4-H youth members are blazing a trail this October for other Florida 4-H youth all the way to Dallas, Texas. Cayle Rogers, Brooklynn Green and Noah Pearson will represent the state 4-H program as the first Florida team to compete in ...
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www.chronicleonline.com
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THIS IS THE POWER OF #FLAFTERSCHOOL. |
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First-of-its-kind Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Salvation Army and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast partnered to open a first-of-its-kind Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club in Florida on Friday. The two hosted a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting celebration at...
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www.abcactionnews.com
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Center reopening sparks joy in community
FORT MYERS | A bright white building along Michigan Avenue in the Dunbar and Harlem Heights sections of Fort Myers has been a beacon of hope in the community for nearly 35 years. The African Caribbean American Center (AFCAAM Center), a program of ...
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www.thefloridacatholic.org
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Fay Servicing Donates Supply-Filled Backpacks For... |
Fay Servicing has donated more than 550 backpacks loaded with school supplies to Salvation Army locations in cities where they maintain an office. The Salvation Army distributed this year's backpacks to ...
www.valdostadailytimes.com
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Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: National Resources Available
Today, for the first time in more than half a century, President Biden is hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to catalyze action for the millions of Americans struggling with food insecurity and diet-related...
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www.whitehouse.gov
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Local students headed to Florida to watch SpaceX launch
The spectrUM Discovery Area of the University of Montana, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Flathead Reservation and Lake County, has been selected to participate in a program that will bring 48 middle school students from the...
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leaderadvertiser.com
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Mobile dentistry in Okaloosa Co. rolls out restorative...
DESTIN, Fla. ( WKRG) - Free mobile dentistry in Okaloosa and Walton County has an upgrade, now providing restorative care for kids with a new state-of-the-art clinic on wheels. The Children's Volunteer Health Network said 1 in 5 kids they treat...
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www.wkrg.com
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Congrats to Sally Ride Elementary School in Orlando!
NEW YORK--()--JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced the newest round of grants from the JetBlue Foundation, supporting nine charitable organizations to continue critical youth recruitment programs and educational skills training needed to equip...
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www.businesswire.com
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Teen Science Cafe: Fall 22
Background: Teen Science Cafes are an ideal way of introducing youth to STEM careers that are hiding in plain sight in their rural communities-careers like engineering, disaster response, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and aviation. The...
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stemnextopportunityfund.for...
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5 ways to share your students' entrepreneurial mindsets...
By Scott Mann, VentureLab, Jessie Jones and Kelly Biggar of Young Entrepreneur Institute (YEI), and Liz Nusken, Ohio Afterschool Network (OAN). Photo courtesy of Youth Panel on Entrepreneurship Education. Afterschool programs play a vital role in ...
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www.afterschoolalliance.org
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Leveraging Collective Impact to Support STEM Programs... |
Join us for this webinar on leveraging collective impact in celebration of NGCP's 20th anniversary in September! Too often programs that serve girls in STEM are limited in service and impact due to size, location, funding, expertise, and...
ngcproject.app.neoncrm.com
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There is still time: Take the 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 in...
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powerofussurvey.org
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Lights on Afterschool will be Thursday, October 20, this year! This is the only nationwide event celebrating out-of-school-time programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities.
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Children’s Week Florida 2023 will be at the State Capitol, March 26 to 31! Children’s Week Florida is the largest event held in the state that celebrates and honors its commitment to children, youth, and advocates.
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