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Youth Voice on New Orleans Afterschool
On November27, 2009, Afterschool Partnership’s Youth Liaison Cornelle Carney was featured in the Times-Picayune as a guest Op-Ed columnist writing on the need for high quality out of school time activities for youth. His article is also available at nola.com…
Candidates' Responses
At November’s Candidates’ Panel we had the pleasure of hosting Mayoral and City Council Candidates. After the meeting we provided each campaign with a list of questions from our provider network that could not be addressed during the meeting. Their …
Mayoral Forum
For Immediate Release
New Orleans –
Youth Advocacy Coalition Announces Mayoral Forum
A coalition of local non-profit youth advocacy organizations led by the Afterschool Partnership has announced plans to host a mayoral candidates public forum exclusively devoted to community youth …
PRESS RELEASE from Afterschool Alliance
Louisiana Losing Ground in Making Afterschool Programs Available; Fewer Kids in Afterschool; Unmet Demand Growing
Afterschool Alliance Survey of Louisiana Households, sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, Finds No Progress Since 2004, Vast Unmet Demand & More Children Unsupervised
Washington, …
Radio Story: The Take Away
Eric Jensen represented Afterschool Partnership this morning on the radio program The Take Away. He was able to speak about the struggles New Orleans afterschool faces and the real advantages a strong afterschool system provides children, youth, and the …
New NLC report available
A groundbreaking new report has been published by National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families highlighting the broad range of innovations and trends in municipal leadership to promote child and family well-being, and identifies 32 of the …
City Budget Report
I hope many of you read the article in Monday’s Times-Picayune about the Inspector General’s report on the city budget process. Especially interesting (but not surprising) to me was the part about how the City of New Orleans spends considerably …
DSS Fellowship
Congratulations to our own Dara Lum Shackelford and the Department of Social Services for being featured in The Advocate for their work towards improving the lives of children and families. DSS has called together a group of fellows from DSS …
New Website!
We are excited to launch the latest version of our website! Please explore to find out more about our work and the ways in which you can participate in the developing and maintaining of strong opportunities for the children and …
Summer 2009 NOLA Research
We had another successful summer on the research front! The Partnership ran focus groups at 11 summer program sites. We met with a total of 170 youth and 85 parents to learn their thoughts about summer, afterschool, and what youth …
CityBusiness 2009 Innovator of the Year Award
Afterschool Partnership’s Youth Mapping Initiative, a youth-driven project to gather, collect, and update information and opportunities for youth and families in our community and neighborhoods, has received a CityBusiness 2009 Innovator of the Year Award.
We are proud to be …
Private Funding Opportunities (Sep 14, 2009)
Childhood Hunger Great American Bake Sale Grant, DUE 9/30
http://tinyurl.com/2ghgpm
State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grant, DUE 10/2
http://www.statefarmyab.com/apply.php
United Health Heroes Childhood Obesity Grant, DUE 10/2
http://tinyurl.com/qhlzpz
Lowes Toolbox for Education Grant, DUE 10/16
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/
LEGOS Fund to Support …
From the Executive Director's Desk
Gina will be using this area to provide her insight into current projects, opportunities on the horizon, and ideas that are important to our work and community. Check back regularly for new entries.…
First Book New Orleans
First Book-Greater New Orleans is excited to announce our next round of book grants for the 2008-2009 school year! Since the 2007 academic year, we have been able to grant over 42,600 brand new books to over 77 literacy programs …
Education Reform and Expanded Learning Opportunities
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on February 17, 2009 and provides Louisiana with a unique opportunity to improve how we educate and care for our children and youth. The Afterschool Partnership is currently …
Congratulations to Dara Lum
Dara has been selected to the inaugural class of the Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship (ILGF). The Fellowship will drive a culture of leadership and innovation in social service delivery, to better serve our most vulnerable children and families. As …
NORD Citizens Advisory Panel
The NORD Report is available here. This report was presented by the NORD Citizens Advisory Panel (NORDcap), a diverse group of business, community, and neighborhood leaders, to New Orleans City Council and provides a grand vision for the NORD …
Connect2Educate Collaborative Launches New Website Featuring the C2E Notebook
Connect2Educate, a local collaborative of organizations whose mission is to connect resources with New Orleans public schools, has launched a new website (www.connect2educate.org), featuring the C2E Notebook, which contains profiles of 106 organizations that serve public schools and …
National Drug Control Policy Director in New Orleans
Afterschool Partnership was pleased to co-host with U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and the Urban League-New Orleans a roundtable discussion for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Local criminal justice stakeholders met with White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske to …
Youth Mapping Initiative
Officials with Afterschool Partnership and national project partner, Youthline America, today unveiled Youth Mapping Iniative, a city block-by-block effort by trained youth to identify and collect information on neighborhood businesses, organizations and services that exist to serve youth and families.…
