In our proposal, we outlined the Virtual Community program goals for 2021, which included widening engagement nationally, continuing to serve our longstanding NYC members, and increasing weekly participation in our virtual music programs. By streamlining our services along two foundational pillars— music and disability awareness—we have been
able to serve a broader population in new, innovative ways while remaining dedicated to serving our local NYC community.
Educational Video Center
The Educational Video Center is a non-profit youth media organization dedicated to teaching documentary video to develop artistic, critical
literacy, and career skills of young people, while their idealism and commitment to social change.
With Ponce De Leon’s support, EVC’s media arts programming and broader initiatives 1) helped 84 young people heal, grow, and thrive as learners, leaders, and artists, 2) supported the development of 4 youth-produced films and 2 websites disrupting harmful systems and narratives, 3) connected youth producers to estimated audiences of 7,500, 4) trained 3 BIPOC educators and placed them in jobs in EVC partner schools, teaching 18 workshops, with a total of 272 students across all 5 boroughs. Without a doubt, this year has been challenging. Even as the pandemic began to recede, its impacts on the physical and mental wellbeing and economic welfare of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities we serve deepened.
Family Life Academy Charter School
FLACS Network K-2 Home Library Project. This project was to provide (approximately 598) students in grades K–2 reading books for independent reading
reading and to help create at-home libraries for FLACS scholars. This project’s overall goal is to increase student engagement in learning and mastering the vital components of basic literacy while fostering a positive attitude towards reading "print" versus digital books. Students received 10 books over the spring and summer of 2021; those included an outline of strategies/tools for parents to encourage a literacy-positive home environment.
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