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Harvard Family Research Project – Out-Of-School Time Update

March 16, 2010 by Lisa Rice

You can now browse by the following categories:

• At-Risk Youth • Evaluation for Learning and Improvement • Evaluation Methods and Design • Evaluation Outcomes and Results • Expanded Learning (Extended, Summer, and Year-Round) • Family Engagement • Linkages and Partnerships • Logic Models and Theories of Change • Older Youth (Middle and High School) • OST Policy • Participation • Professional Development • Program Quality • Systems Building

We hope these new categories help you to more easily find the resources you need.

Start browsing our OST resources now!

About Harvard Family Research Project

Located at Harvard Graduate School of Education, we have helped stakeholders develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well-being of children, youth, families, and their communities since 1983. Visit our website to learn more: http://www.hfrp.org/out-of-school-time

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Six Flags Friends Scholarships!

March 16, 2010 by Lisa Rice

DoSomething.org has teamed up with Six Flags Friends to award college scholarships to young leaders who are taking action to make their community a better place. Scholarships will be awarded based on past, current and planned action in the community as well as the applicant’s passion, commitment and proven leadership skills.

How many: Six winners will receive a $1,500 college scholarships

Application deadline: April 30th

For more information go to www.dosomething.org/six-flags/scholarships

Questions? Email Amanda at grants@dosomething.org

About DoSomething.org: DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the United States that helps young people rock causes they care about. A driving force in creating a culture of volunteerism, DoSomething.org is on track to activate two million young people in 2011. By leveraging the web, television, mobile, and pop culture, DoSomething.org inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers:  teenagers who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action.  Plug in at www.DoSomething.org.

About Six Flags Friends: Six Flags Friends is a series of programs throughout the Six Flags family of parks that make a difference in communities by encouraging local involvement, supporting the mission of various non-profit organizations, and bringing the thrill of Six Flags to children and families across North America.

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Shutterfly Foundation Announces 2010 Grant Cycle

March 15, 2010 by Lisa Rice

Sponsor: Shutterfly Foundation

Deadline: 4/2/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Social & Economic, Education

Description: Shutterfly, Inc., an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, has announced that the Shutterfly Foundation is accepting grant applications.

The foundation is comprised of Shutterfly employees working to help nonprofit organizations support families and children in need in Maricopa County where Shutterfly has operations.

In 2009, the Shutterfly Foundation awarded grants of $10,000 each to eight nonprofit organizations for general operating and program support.

Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations.

For further information, visit the Shutterfly Web site.

Link to RFP

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got breakfast? Foundation Announces Silent Hero Grants for Summer Food Programs

March 15, 2010 by Lisa Rice

Sponsor: got breakfast? Foundation

Deadline: 4/1/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Education, Social & Economic

Description: The got breakfast? Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, starts the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow, and develop to his or her fullest potential, has announced the expansion of its Silent Hero Grant Program to participants in the federal Summer Nutrition Program.

The Silent Hero Grant Program is designed to encourage schools and nonprofit organizations to expand the reach of underutilized child nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program and, with this expansion, the Summer Nutrition Program.

Grants ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to public schools, nonprofit private schools, local governments, national youth sports programs, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations participating in the Summer Nutrition Program. Grant funds can be used for such needs as serving equipment, program staffing, and nutrition education materials.

To be considered for the summer grant program projects must be centered around creating, continuing, or expanding federal Summer Nutrition Programs. Priority will be given to organizations creating a summer program where one did not previously exist.

Visit the got breakfast? Foundation Web site for the Request for Applications.

Link to RFP

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Grant Opportunities from the National Endowment for the Arts

March 15, 2010 by Lisa Rice

Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth

June 10, 2010, Application Deadline

To advance arts education for children and youth in school-based or community-based settings. This category supports in-depth, curriculum-based arts education experiences that occur over an extended period. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. All projects must include the following components: 1) the opportunity for students and their teachers to experience exemplary works of art, in live form wherever possible; 2) study of the art experienced including the acquisition of skills for practicing the art form where appropriate; 3) the performance/making of art within the discipline(s) studied; and 4) assessment of student learning according to national or state arts education standards.

Continue for Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth

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Phoenix Suns Charities Program Grants

March 15, 2010 by Lisa Rice

Phoenix Suns Charities Program Grants
DEADLINE: April 1, 2010
Ranging in size from $1,000 to $10,000, Phoenix Suns Charities Program Grants are intended for Arizona non-profit organization whose programs and activities focus on helping children and families maximize their potential.
http://www.nba.com/suns/charities/grants.html

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Arizona Child Care Facilities Rulemaking

March 3, 2010 by Lisa Rice

The Department of Health Services is in the process of amending the Child Care Facilities rules.  The rulemaking will delete unnecessary and obsolete provisions, clarify requirements, address technical changes, and reorganize the rules to make the rules more clear, concise, and understandable.  Changes will conform with the rulemaking format and style requirements of the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council and the Office of the Secretary of State.

You can view the current draft and the Work Group Meeting Notes (updated March 1, 2010) and submit your comments by following this link:

http://www.azdhs.gov/diro/admin_rules/child_care_facilities.htm

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AZ Child Care Empower Pack Best Practices

March 3, 2010 by Lisa Rice

The Arizona Dept of Health Services is offering discounted licensing fees to centers that register for the Empower Pack program to increase healthy nutition and physical activity choices for children and youth.

The Dept. has added a new resource online called Arizona Child Care Champions for Change – Best Practices

From the Table of Contents:

Best Practice #1: Model Healthy Eating Behavior

Best Practice #2: Integrate nutrition and physical activity into all curricula so that these practices are persistent throughout teaching and the childcare environment.

Best Practice #3: Practice the “Division of Responsibility” in feeding.

Best Practice #4: Provide the best start for infant feeding, including breastfeeding, developmentally appropriate first foods, and recognition of hunger and fullness.

Best Practice #5: Become partners in prevention-caregiver and parent involvement, education and guidance.

Best Practice #6: Use the environment effectively to promote physical activity and free play.

Best Practice #7: Plan menus and meals with the child’s nutritional needs in mind, therefore promoting physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.

For more information about the Empower Pack Program – http://www.azdhs.gov/empowerpack/index.htm

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Cutting Cost, Keeping Quality: Financing Strategies for Youth-Serving Organizations in a Difficult Economy

March 2, 2010 by Lisa Rice

Financing and Sustaining Youth Programs/New Strategy Brief from The Finance Project

Cutting Cost, Keeping Quality: Financing Strategies for Youth-Serving Organizations in a Difficult Economy

Due to the economic downturn, many youth-serving organizations are facing budget reductions while also experiencing increased demand for their services.
To maintain high-quality services with limited resources, youth-serving organizations need to embrace a strategic and proactive approach to their financial management.

This brief highlights financing strategies that successful youth-serving organizations are using to maintain quality services despite difficult economic times.
Drawing on interviews with leaders of 17 successful youth programs, the brief illustrates how organizations have aggressively managed costs, creatively generated new revenues, and created partnerships to mitigate the effects of funding cuts.  In-depth examples help leaders understand how to implement and adapt these strategies to their unique context.

CLICK HERE FOR BRIEF

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A Few Spaces Still Available to Attend Tucson School-Age Trainings

February 25, 2010 by Lisa Rice

I have just a few spaces left in the upcoming School-Age trainings on March 9th and April 13th, to register call 982-4032 or email lrice@innovativelearningaz.com:

Active Games for School-Agers – No Equipment Needed!
Now more than ever we need to help kids stay active. Learn fun, physically active games that you and the kids will want to play again and again but don’t require equipment.
Date: March 9, 2010     Time: 6:45 pm              Length: 2 hours Cost: $12
Location: Kellond Elementary School, 6606 E. Lehigh Drive, Tucson 85710 

Designing Activities in School-Age Programs
Activities are the heart of your program and why kids love attending. Learn how to plan engaging, creative, and age appropriate activities for school-agers and take home new ideas.
Date: April 13, 2010      Time: 6:45 pm              Length: 2 hours Cost: $12
Location: Child & Family Resources, 2800 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson 85716

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