PASA and the AfterZones in the News
Also, we are thrilled to report that PASA was featured on the TODAY Show on Thursday, January 24, 2008 as part of a larger announcement about the America's Promise 2008 list of 100 Best Cities for Young People. The clip featured the Olneyville AfterZone and youth from Springfield and Perry middle schools participating in soccer with Nickerson Community Center, golf with Buttonhole, and Hip Hop with the Dance Alliance.
Please click on the link below to see the TODAY Show coverage:
Thanks to the staff of our 21st Century funded partner at the Providence Housing Authority and the other providers that came out for the filming, including TeenzArt, Media Youth Television, RI Lacrosse and Traveling Theatre, for making that day happen.
--------------------------------------- First Ever AfterZone Summer Program a Smash Hit!Approximately 150 young people swam, played tennis, climbed the ropes at YMCA’s Camp Shephard, went to the zoo, danced and discovered new worlds in Providence through a pilot AfterZone summer program for four weeks this July. Through a partnership with John Hope Settlement House, the Providence Housing Authority, West End Community Center, the YMCA, and the Mayor’s Substance Abuse Prevention Council, the PASA team was able to offer a multi-site program that allowed middle school students from across the city to attend programming four afternoons a week. In addition, with funding from Workforce Solutions of Providence and Cranston, 39 high school students helped to staff the program as well as received peer leadership training, visited local colleges, and gained valuable job skills. Please click on articles below for the great coverage the pilot received in The Providence Journal.
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