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King County Best Starts for Kids quality out-of-school time initiative extended for fourth year

By Lex Gavin

The Out-of-School Time Initiative, a part of King County Best Starts for Kids, began in 2018 and was slated to provide youth program providers with funding and quality improvement support through 2020. The initiative is designed to increase access to high quality and culturally relevant summer and afterschool programming for elementary and middle school youth. ...

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Introducing Bridge closing keynote speaker Shontina Vernon

Young people play a critical role in shaping the world and fostering positive change in society. This means young people using ...
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COVID-19,
Food & Basic Needs Support
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Partnering across school, home, and community

Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) partnership with housing providers and community-based organizations is rooted in the belief that children learn best when ...
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Youth Development Professionals
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Introducing Bridge keynote speaker Dr. Megan Ming Francis

This has truly been a year like no other, with the devastation and uncertainty brought on by the pandemic and the mass racial ...
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Youth Development Professionals
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Bridge values in practice—leadership and nourishing

Makayla Wright, Youth Voice Organizing Manager with Soar, brings us their insights from deep work in youth leadership and youth development around ...
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COVID-19,
STEAM
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Persistence and growth-mindset—how staff and youth alike at Filipino Com...

What does it mean to fail? What needs to be renegotiated in how we talk about success and challenge? If youth ...
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COVID-19
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Magic mamas—how parent partnership is expanding learning in Northgate

Out-of-School Time program staff are partnering with parents in new ways during this pandemic. With in-person programming mostly closed down, kids are connecting with youth programs virtually from their living rooms ...
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