Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Kids & Community

Connecting Families, Schools and Community Resources

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:50:58 -0500

Schools can be more than vibrant places for learning, they can also be year-round hubs
that connect families and communities to resources and services. This brief from the
National Human Services Assembly looks at schools that doing just that and outlines

Help Create America's After-School Storybook

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:04:48 -0500

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the federal 21st Century Community Learning
Centers, the Afterschool Alliance is creating a storybook featuring people whose lives
have been improved through out-of-school time programs. Share your stories and program

2008 Changes to the Summer Food Service Program

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:02:13 -0500

A simplified version of the USDA Summer Food Service Program has just gone national. It lessens the paperwork involved for groups or out-of-school time programs that want to incorporate summer meals.

State-by-State Head Start Program Information Report

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:53:14 -0500

Released in 2008, this interactive chart and report from the Center for Law and Social Policy includes updated information on programs, participants, families, and staff for all Head Start programs in

Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:54:13 -0500

The American Camp Association has tools and surveys for measuring outcomes from camp activities an

Veterans Day

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:09:05 -0500

Start: Nov 11 2006 - 12:00am

End: Nov 11 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I.

Eid-al-Fitr

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:05:13 -0500

Start: Oct 24 2006 - 12:00am

End: Oct 24 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.

Yom Kippur

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:47:42 -0500

Start: Oct 2 2006 - 12:00am

End: Oct 2 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Rosh Hashanah

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:41:42 -0500

Start: Sep 23 2006 - 12:00pm

End: Sep 24 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Rosh Hashanah is a solemn celebration of the beginning of the Jewish year.

Hockey Scores with Special-Needs Kids

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:26:28 -0500

Ice hockey fans are devoted to their sport, unfazed by the game's physical demands, cumbersome equipment, and the red-hot competition for ice time. Massachusetts is one of the centers of hockey fever in the U.S. So it's only fitting that the gradually growing list of hockey clubs for children with special needs now includes The Boston Bear Cubs, which hit the ice in February. Lisa M. Cataldo explains how the Cubs got their start, and what the club means to its players and their parents.

A New Take On School-to-Career Connections: MUSE

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:47:14 -0500

It's a question that pops out during a ride in the car, at the dinner table, through a recently-slammed door after a fight about finishing up homework: "What good is all this stuff I'm learning in school going to do me in the real world?" Programs that make a strong, direct connection between school learning and future career options can be powerfully motivating for students, even those who eventually choose a different path. Gayle Hargreaves reports on one such program that introduces teens to museum careers.

Encouraging Volunteerism

Mon, 22 May 2006 12:46:41 -0500

MindOH! offers free advice on ways to encourage students to get involved in their communities suring the summer.

Summer: Sunshine and Stress

Mon, 22 May 2006 13:23:48 -0500

Summertime. For many, it�s a season of carefree memories colliding with stressful, expensive realities, as busy parents try to figure out how to keep the kids busy, safe and entertained. Linda Baker looks at the challenges, especially for low- and moderate-income families.

Summer Food Service Program Food Tasting Fair

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:27:57 -0500

CFK Reports From: Summer Food Service Program Food Tasting Fair
Event: Food Tasting Fair
Organized By: DC State Education Office
Where/When: Beacon House, March 30, 2006

As summer approaches, many parents are asking themselves this question: "Will my child have enough healthy food to eat this summer?"

Leonardo�s Basement: Hands-On Haven for Kids

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:28:23 -0500

Imagine it. Plan it. Make it. That�s the basic formula for the popular after-school and summer classes offered by Leonardo�s Basement, a Minneapolis, Minn. program started by hands-on guy Steve Jevning seven years ago. Harvey Meyer takes a look.