2022-23 Annual Report

Children, Youth, and Teen ProgramS P r ofo u ndl y im p ac t ing t he li v e s of o ur y o u nge st comm u ni ty membe rs w i t h w ell - r o u nded incl us i v e lea r ning , supp o rt i v e and in sp i r ing c r ea t i v e pr og r am s , and heal t h y ac t i v i t ie s , t h r o u gho ut t hei r childhood , t een s , and y o u ng - ad u l t hood .

Yo ut h Job T r aining : 67 middle and high s chool stu den ts gained v al u able job s kill s b y in t e r ning w i t h local b us ine ss e s in We st Ma r in . Whe t he r t he y w e r e t eaching , st ocking s hel v e s , ca r ing fo r animal s , o r making coffee , t he y all lea r ned ne w and v al u able t hing s.

Childca r e : 40 TK - 8t h g r ade rs r ecei v ed f u n and affo r dable af t e r s chool childca r e t h r o u gh Zoila ’ s ( licen s ed child ca r e ) and t he LOFT Teen Cen t e r. 40 % of all a tt endee s r ecei v ed a p a rt ial s chola rs hi p en sur ing e qu i ty in acce ss.

School Readine ss : 14 incoming TK / Kinde r ga rt ene rs and 12 incoming middle s chool stu den ts pr e p a r ed fo r big tr an s i t ion s t h r o u gh t he Kinde r ga rt en S u mme r B r idge P r og r am and t he J u m pst a rt t o Middle School pr og r am .

Rainbo w Pla y g r o up : O v e r 60 child r en aged 0 - 5 p a rt ici p a t ed in o ur tw ice w eekl y biling u al p la y - g r o up. Pa r en ts gained v al u able t ool s t h r o u gh “ Hel p me G r o w ” w o r k s ho ps and fo u nd supp o rt w i t hin t he ne tw o r k of o t he r p a r en ts and ca r egi v e rs.

“When I started my internship I never knew that I would come away with so much new information! I got to learn about gardening and teaching which was SO fun!” ~ Youth Job Training participant

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