BOOST Collaborative
1666 Garnet Avenue
PMB 126
San Diego, CA 92109
619-23-BOOST
(619-232-6678)
www.boostcollaborative.org
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Meet The Team
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Who
is BOOST?
Find out who we are on our About Us page!
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| Co-Working at BOOST |  | | Looking for an office space rental on a temporary basis? Tired of working alone out of your home? Just moved here and don't know anyone? Are you on vacation or here on business and need a work space for a day or two?
Co-working "work station space" is available by day, week, or month in our professional office in the Little Italy area of San Diego!
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| National Academy of Sciences |  |
What The National Academy of Sciences has released a new book Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments.
You can read it online for free, but if you would like to purchase it BOOSTers can use the coupon code "SURRND" and get a 25% discount!Click here to learn more.
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Affiliate Programs
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Still looking for the perfect graduation gift?
Go to the BOOST Marketplace page and click on either logo.
BOOST Scholarship Fund will receive 4% of the
profits of anything purchased through those links!Click here to see the BOOST Marketplace
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BOOST 2010 Workshop Materials
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Tell Us What You Want to See
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We are interested in highlighting promising
practices and innovative programs.Have something that you wish we would share?
Want to highlight your program or staff?
E-mail your thoughts to Kate.
kate@boostcollaborative.org
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Letter From BOOST
| Dear BOOSTers,
Another BOOST year has come and gone. We are back in
the office after our 2010 Conference in Palm Springs, CA and we're already
planning for 2011! The conference this year was better than ever - with
attendees from 44 states and Canada it truly was a national center for
collaboration and learning. It was great
to see old friends and meet new BOOSTers as well. Your enthusiasm for your
youth as well as for your own opportunities to learn and gain knowledge makes
BOOST what it is, a fun energetic environment
for professional development.
While another conference has
passed that doesn't mean we're slowing down. In addition to already looking to
2011, we are planning to fill the rest of 2010 with lots of activities, fundraisers,
and opportunities to learn even more! If there is something you
need to enhance the quality of your program and don't see it here, please email
us and let us know!
Thanks you for all of the work you do to support children, youth, families and
communities.
Kate Nadeau
Communications Liaison
BOOST Collaborative
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| Program Highlight | 
 ARTS was first conceived by artist Matt D'Arrigo in 1992 while his mother and
sister both battled cancer at the same time. Painting and music were his
refuge, and gave him A Reason To Survive that emotional and tumultuous
time-especially after the passing of his mother. Just as the arts helped him
during one of the most difficult times of his life, he aspired to provide that
same opportunity to other kids facing their own personal crises. In 2001 he
founded ARTS on his philosophy that the arts can heal and changes lives. He
started an outreach program at the Ronald McDonald House twice a week to bring
art projects to the children and families staying there while receiving medical
treatment at Children's Hospital. Soon, community agencies serving a wide range
of children experiencing other challenges began to request ARTS services. The
outreach program grew to 15 sites by 2006, facilitated by over 50 trained
artists and volunteers.
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vision was always to create an ARTS
Center-a safe and
nurturing place for kids to escape and create through a variety of art
forms-visual, performing, and literary. After much hard work, community
support, and dedication, ARTS opened the 7,000 sq ft Pat D'Arrigo ARTS Center
in 2007, boasting a music room, media arts lab, performance space, ceramics
studio, printmaking and mixed media studio, painting studio, as well as a
gallery to showcase and sell the kids' work. Leveraging this incredible new
resource, ARTS strategically expanded its programs and mission to now heal,
inspire, and empower youth facing life challenges through innovative arts-based
programs, education, and employment opportunities. In addition to the Pat
D'Arrigo ARTS Center, ARTS created a transportation service called "Van Go!"
with a fleet of 3 vans, ensuring that all kids can participate in the programs
at the Pat D'Arrigo ARTS Center.
Currently,
ARTS serves 5,000 youth ages 3-22 from more than 35 partner organizations that
include hospitals, foster care agencies, residential treatment facilities, homeless
and domestic violence shelters, and other social service agencies. For more
information about ARTS, visit www.AReasonToSurvive.org.
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Support the BOOST Scholarship Program
|  BOOST Keynote: 12 Year Old Author's Books for Sale
Did you want to buy Adora's books at the Conference? We have some! Adora has graciously offered to donate half of the profits from her books sold by BOOST to the BOOST Scholarship Fund. This fund goes toward providing professional development opportunities for out-of-school time staff.
To learn more about Adora visit her website: www.adorasvitak.com
Contact Kate Nadeau for more information about books at kate@boostcollaborative.org
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BOOST Professional Development Calendar
| What's coming up...
Ten Keys for Lasting Connections with Students
Presented by Chad Furlong of iTHINK School Assemblies
 May 25, 2010
9:30am-12:00pm
San Diego, CA
www.boostcollaborative.org/calendar
In this session
participants will explore the ways in which youth leaders can connect with
students for life change. Come and learn about the 10 significant steps towards
inspiring today's young adults!
To register please click here.
The Endless Summer - Camp Activities for Kids
Presented by Tia Quinn and Kate Nadeau of BOOST Collaborative
 June 8, 2010
9:30am-12:00pm
San Diego, CA
www.boostcollaborative.org/calendar
To register please click here.
For more information about BOOST Trainings please contact Christine McKenna: christine@boostcollaborative.org or 619-232-6678
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BOOST Breakfast Club Featured Blog
| Marketing Your Program Through Positive Youth Development
-Gary Moody, Education Consultant
Fresno, CA"Recruitment issues exist at all grade levels. If you serve younger children (K-4th
grade), parents usually ensure that the children attend the program,
and the children are less likely to rebel at this age. Attendance is
far less dependable at the middle school level. I learned quickly with
the first program my wife and I started in 1974 that middle school
students vote with their feet. If your program is unappealing to
students, they will not attend. Afterschool is really a unique form of
"Market Education." What we are trying to do is sell a product, which
is often just more school, targeting the disenfranchised learners who
can't wait for that end of day school bell to ring. Thus, when working
with older students consider the following lessons I have learned from
all the mistakes I have made..." Read more by Gary Moody |
Research
|  Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids has released a new report regarding the sate of after school programming in California. Released in March, California's After-School Commitment: Keeping Kids On Track and Out of Trouble, shows that California invests 3 times more funding than all other 49 states combined. Despite this investment, there are still unmet needs and thousands of low income families cannot access the programming they need.
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