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Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rally against Trump's megabill that would slash SNAP funding for the ...
The Kalamazoo Youth Development Network (KYD Network) hosted its annual "Lights On Afterschool" event Thursday night to showcase the impact of after school programs on local communities. The ...
Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.
Lukas Brekke-Miesner, the executive director of Oakland Kids First, which runs Castlemont High School’s after-school enrichment, said these programs are a lifeline for families. “I work full ...
“I think the benefit of after-school programs is that continuous engagement and just the challenging of their mind and imagination,” Derek Miller, a Kalamazoo parent, told FOX 17.
SPRINGFIELD — Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million state appropriation to restore programs ...
The proposed integration of youth mental health in after-school programs is transformative, but the benefits can only be maximized if LEAPS funding is expanded to reach and sustain programming ...
High-poverty schools began setting aside some of their Title I funds to provide after-school programs. But it wasn’t until 1998 that the federal government offered targeted support to ...
About 80 percent of students said their STEM career knowledge increased because of an after-school program, and 90 percent of teachers and facilitators said they saw improved science proficiency ...