On November 18, 2009, the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women and the Pembroke Center Associates will present their biennial “Leadership for Change through Education Award.” The award honors women in any field who, both nationally and at the Read More …
Category: In the News
From Liberia, a Call for Help
Providence Journal Staff Writer Amanda Milkovits recounts the harrowing rescue of former PASA youth Willy Welson, who had been taken to Liberia against his will. Thanks to the intercession of Providence Police Office Jesse Owens and PASA’s Executive Director Hillary Read More …
RI’s NPR Affiliate Features Story on PASA Summer AfterZone
WRNI’s Elisabeth Harrison came out to the Juanita Sanchez Complex to cover PASA’s exciting Summer AfterZone Session. Harrison interviewed teachers and youth participants to get a sense of this new partnership between the Providence School District and PASA, where summer Read More …
Providence City News Features the Community Boating Center and PASA
This week, the Providence City News ran a great article on the Community Boating Center (CBC) in India Point Park. The CBC’s executive director John O’Flaherty was interviewed, as well as Kevin Paz, a participant in PASA’s AfterZone summer session. Read More …
Mayor Cicilline Launches PASA Summer AfterZone
Superintendent Tom Brady and Providence middle school youth joined Mayor David N. Cicilline this past Thursday at the Junaita Sanchez Complex to kick off PASA’s Summer AfterZone Session. The mayor and superintendent toured the facilities, viewing youth engaged in martial Read More …
Mayors and Education Leaders Convene for Panel on After School
On Monday June 15, education experts joined Mayor David N. Cicilline and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to discuss how three cities are changing the landscape of after school. The mayors were joined by Dishon Mills, Senior Manager of Boston Read More …
PASA Receives Honorable Mention at US Conference of Mayors
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors this past weekend, the Providence After School Alliance took an honorable mention in the conference’s annual City Livability Award at luncheon on June 13. Mayor David N. Cicilline accepted the award, calling PASA “a Read More …
PASA Takes Over RIPTA Buses
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If you were downtown this week, chances are you caught a glimpse of PASA on the side of RIPTA’s Trolleys. Click the photos below for a larger view, and many thanks to The Wallace Foundation for the use of their Read More …
Wallace Foundation Releases Report Surrounding Sustainable Systems
The Wallace Foundation, a major supporter of the city of Providence and the Providence After School Alliance, has just published a report entitled, Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last. This report is the result of Read More …
Albany Mayor Praises PASA
On the heels of a visit to Providence in March, the Mayor of Albany, Gerald Jennings, has penned an op-ed for the Providence Business News. In it, he commends the work of the Providence After School Alliance, its partners, and Read More …