School Age Information

Celebrating After School In Catawba County
Karen S. Darby
Regional School Age Specialist

     After School and Summer Care is an important aspect in the lives of our children.  Where do the children go once the school day ends?  That is a question that most people do not consider until their child needs somewhere to go after the final bell rings or a place to go during the long summer days. 
    
     The world of after school is unique and exciting!  It takes a dedicated, hard working and energetic staff to work with 5-12 year old children.  Many after school sites operate independently and only serve school age children or many full-day child care centers may offer before and after school care as well.  The YMCA’s offer before and after school care and so do Communities in Schools at all of the Elementary Schools in Catawba County.  There are also programs that only operate during the summer months as a summer camp. 

Here is a list of sites that serve school age children.  This listing is a continual work in progress.  If you are a site that serves school age children and would like to be added to this list, please contact the Children’s Resource Center. 

School age Links:
Division of Child Development:  www.nchildcare.net
National Afterschool Association:  www.naa.org
NC After School Coalition:  www.ncasc.org
Afterschool Alliance:  www.afterschoolalliance.org
AfterSchool Now:  www.afterschoolnow.org
National Institute for Out of School Time: www.niost.org
www.afterschool.gov
North Carolina Center for After School Programs:  www.nccap.net
www.ikeepsafe.org
www.scholastic.com
www.ed.gov/21stcclc/
www.4hafterschool.org
www.afterschoolallstars.org
www.pearweb.org/research/rural.html
www.fightcrime.org
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
www.foundationsinc.org
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/evaldatabase.html
www.foodbankcenc.org/programs/kidscafe/index.asp
www.mentoring.org/afterschool/
www.NAAweb.org
http://www.nc4h.org/sacc
http://www.ncchild.org/data.htm#1
http://www.ncpublicschools.org
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
http://www.postcarolinas.org
www.frac.org/Out_Of_School_Time/Afterschool/back_schoolres.html
www.youthlearn.org/afterschool
The Afterschool Corporation: www.tascorp.org
www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/
www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/fieldtrip.html

TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION GRANTS
Applications for grants under $5,000 are accepted year-round. Check the Web site for grades K-6 and 7-12 application rules.
Deadline for grants over $5,000: February 1st or August 1st
The Toshiba America Foundation encourages teacher-led, K-12 classroom-based programs, projects, and activities that have the potential to improve classroom experiences in science, mathematics, and technology.
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html

The ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes innovative and
progressive thinking in education. Maximum Award: $27,000. Eligibility:
full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and
classified staff members with projects that improve student learning at
K-12 public or private schools. Deadline: April 30, 2007.
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
The sponsor provides grants targeted habitat restoration and acquisition, research and management, and educational projects. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $10,000 dollars.

http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spin_prog.asp?82443

Captain Planet Foundation
Deadlines: March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.

Captain Planet Foundation awards to encourage children worldwide to solve environmental problems in their communities. Awards are between $250 and $2,500 for schools and nonprofit organizations that develop innovative environmental projects for youth that promote cooperation, planning, and problem-solving skills.
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org

NEW!) Food Lion Charitable Foundation

The Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to improving the communities in which Food Lion operates.

Preference for funding is given to organizations or programs that involve Food Lion associates and are located in Food Lion's marketing territory. The Foundation considers requests from organizations that fall into three general categories:
Primary and secondary education
Feeding the hungry
Local, charitable organizations

http://charitablefoundation.foodlion.org/

Google Grants Program Provides In-Kind Advertising Services to Nonprofits
Deadline: Open
The Google Grants program supports organizations that share the company's philosophy of community service worldwide in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

Designed for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program that harnesses the power of Google's flagship advertising product, Google AdWords, to non- profits seeking to inform and engage their constituents online. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of nonprofit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

Google Grant recipients use their award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com to raise awareness and increase traffic. Each organization awarded a Google Grant receives at least three months of in-kind advertising.

In the United States, applicant organizations must have current 501(c)(3) status as assigned by the Internal Revenue Service to be considered for a Google Grant. Outside the United States, Google is currently accepting applications from eligible charitable organizations based in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Google Grants recipients are selected every quarter. Visit the program's Web site for complete program information, application procedures, and an FAQ.
http://www.google.com/grants/

New SES/21st CCLC demonstration grant opportunity. Following a recommendation the Afterschool Alliance has been advocating in the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, the Department of Education announced a new grant competition. The High-Quality Supplemental Educational Services (SES) and After-School Partnerships Demonstration is intended to encourage new or expanded partnerships between SES programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). Of particular interest are applicants serving high school students and/or those that partner with faith-based or other community organizations as SES providers. Notices of intent to apply are due July 21, 2008 and applications are due August 12, 2008. Read the full text of the Federal Register notice. Send questions to: HQSESafterschool@ed.gov

Mini-Grants for Service-Oriented Projects for Youths
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants go to one-time-only, service-oriented activities that young people would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus, which is based on the concept of having one person do a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, and so on, so the results grow exponentially.
Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: K-12 youths.
Deadline: applications accepted starting September 15, 2008.
For more information: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html

Free Books! We have an overstock of two titles, America the Beautiful, by Katherine Lee Bates and Wendell Minor and Blue Willow, by Doris Bates (Newbury Honors Book). We are offering the books free of charge and there are Administrative Fees. The books will be available to non-profits only and childcare centers. Public Schools are not eligible. Each nonprofit is eligible to receive one copy of each title until supplies last. Please provide us with your complete mailing address with your request. Please send your written request to Barbara Rice, her e-mail address is brice@pwirtr.org. The request for books will only be accepted through Barbara's e-mail address.
Please allow three weeks to have the books mailed to you. The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees.

The Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations (as determined under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code) including educational organizations as defined in USC 26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support:

• Early childhood education and development
• Technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities
• Sport or athletic programs that concentrate on under-served youth

http://www.legochildrensfund.org/Guidelines.html

Grants are available to 501c-3 organizations, projects with 501C-3 sponsoring organizations and individuals working on new, non-profit projects. Please read about our approach to funding individuals.
Read about Sparkplug's ideals and specific funding guidelines before applying, and visit some of our past grantees to learn what kind of work the foundation has supported. Please be aware that Sparkplug makes grants only for seed money, or to launch new ideas within existing projects. Also please read our list of expenses we don't fund.
Currently, our grants are open to people and organizations everywhere. However, we make very few international grants. The international grants we do make are limited to places where we're familiar with ongoing non-profit work, where we may be able to make site visits, etc. We regret that we can't make grants in areas where we're too unfamiliar with local work to be able to assess applications. Please call us to find out if we can fund in your area.
http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/