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| Letter from the BOOST Collaborative Team | |
Dear BOOSTers,
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the largest service event in the world, with thousands of youth-led community service or service learning projects in all 50 states and over 100 countries. This year it is April 15-17th. If you have a project planned or are thinking of creating a project in honor of this day the Global Youth Service Day website has resources to help you share you ideas or find new ones.
Need help planning a project? Click here.
Looking for a project idea? Click here.
Want to find out more about GYSD? Click here.
Thank you for all that you do to support children, youth, families, and communities. You make a difference.
The BOOST Collaborative Team
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BOOST Buzz
| Mark Blackshear recognized by National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
We are happy to announce that Mark  Blackshear, a member of the BOOST Conference Leadership Team, has been recognized with the "Up and Coming Leadership Award" by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. The award recognizes "Up and Coming" Leaders in the behavioral healthcare industry to highlight the enthusiasm and passion of a new generation entering the workforce. Mark was one of only two "Up and Coming" Leaders chosen from nominees across the nation.
We are so proud of him and pleased to have such a committed professional as part of the BOOST Team! |
BOOST Professional Development Calendar
| 2011 BOOST Conference
 BOOST Conference
April 27-30, 2011
Palm Springs, CA
Join one of the nation's largest, most recognized and comprehensive conferences for after school and out-of-school time professionals. Set in a retreat-like atmosphere, this extraordinary event will rejuvenate your passion and boost your direction for quality programming. We invite you and your team to experience the most invigorating blend of: · Networking and teambuilding opportunities · Exceptional workshop presenters to learn and grow with and the latest trends and research in out-of-school time programming · In depth learning sessions through our 1-day Pre-Conference Academy · Opportunities for targeted conversations and learning through Inspiration Stations · Legacy Summit sessions to support working with older youth · Connections with over 125 Exhibitors sharing the newest resources, products and services to enhance your programs · Options to earn college credits and CEUʼs · All-inclusive opportunities to experience guest speakers, authors, special events, and entertainment that will inspire you to create change · Healthy meals and plenty of sunshine in beautiful Palm Springs, California www.boostconference.org
Keynotes Taylor Mali - Educator, Poet 
Jonathan Kozol - Educator, Writer, Activist 
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| BOOST Breakfast Club Featured Blog | Safe Schools: Utilizing Youth Leadership Programs to Develop a Safe School Climate
 John Vandenburgh, Founder
PLUS Program, CyberBully Alert
Los Angeles, CA
In developing school based approaches to create safe schools and positive school climates the single most important factor that youth leadership programs neglect to focus in on is the importance of developing a sense of belonging to a group identity for young people. We know that "After transition to middle school, peers become primary sources of support and motivation to achieve while the quality of teacher-student relationships tends to decline with time" (Wentzel, 1996). As we set a calendar each year to tackle the critical issues in youth development with great activities, assemblies, and orientations, we must first address the importance of a student body feeling included or connected to the youth leaders facilitating the activities. A major finding of 90,000 students grade 7-11 is that when students feel connected (i.e., feel close to people at school, happy to be at school, part of the school, treated fairly, feel safe) to their school that this "connectedness" is protective against every health risk behavior-alcohol use, suicidal attempts, teen pregnancy, and acts of violence towards others. It is this "connectedness" that we must establish as a foundation of our youth leadership program.
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Facebook Contest April 2011
Celebrate BOOST all month long! Starting April 4th make "Peace Love BOOST" your Facebook profile photo until Thursday, April 28. Post on our wall so we can see the change! One lucky winner will be announced at BOOST Conference lunch on April 28, 2011 and win a gift certificate to a local Palm Springs restaurant!
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| Program Highlight |
11th Annual César Chávez Health Fair
Santa Rosa, CA
This month the CalSERVES AmeriCorps program partnered with 55 health care providers and community organizations to celebrate to celebrate the life of
César Chávez at the 11th Annual César Chávez Health Fair. Free to the public, the César Chávez Health Fair embodies the ideals of César Chávez and addresses disparities in access to health care among Latino children and their families. It drew over 3,000 families and offered free screenings and vital health information for the community, focusing on promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living.
The Fair was a fun event for families involved in the CalSERVES after school programs and included dancing, music, a bike rodeo, healthy food tastings, physical activity events and games for the
family. It also offered bilingual health information and screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, asthma, Body Mass Index (BMI), mental health, and dental examinations.
All the participating health organizations worked together to ensure the families in attendance get the essential follow up exams necessary in maintaining a healthy self.
One of the highlights of the fair was the farmer's market that provided over
5,000 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to the families. The Redwood Empire Food Bank partners with the fair every year. This year in addition to providing fresh produce for families, they also donated food for healthy snack stations as well as oranges and carrots for the 400 hundred lunches that were distributed to the volunteers and providers. Volunteers worked hard all morning to bag and distribute the produce, all of which was gone by noon. In addition to the produce, information was provided to families on healthy eating and preventative strategies.
CalSERVES engaged 123 AmeriCorps members who helped plan and organize the entire event (serving 794 hours on the day of the fair alone!). Their efforts toward organizing the Fair have been a great asset to the community. This Fair proved to be great example of what can be accomplished when committed organizations come together.
To learn more about CalSERVES or the Cesar Chavez Health Fair please click here.
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Staff Highlight
| Jon Bernson, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
San Francisco, California
Jon Bernson is the founder and Program Coordinator of  the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center's (SNBC's) Urban Music Program, which offers San Francisco youth and adults innovative outlets for musical expression and audio production. The Urban Music Program (UMP) has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, the SF Weekly, as well as in Scratch, an acclaimed documentary about the history of DJ culture and turntablism. Bernson is one of the contributors to SNBC's inaugural afterschool curriculum guide, The Best of Both Worlds, which was first presented at the 2010 BOOST Conference.
Bernson began UMP in 1997 as a DJ Club for middle school-aged youth. He has steadily expanded the program's scope to include elements of composition, recording, mixing and sound design. Bernson's curiosity and thirst for new ideas keeps the program fresh, and his commitment to lifelong relationships brings an extended family feeling to UMP which encourages participants to remain involved from middle school into adulthood. In 2003 he added a mentoring element, which offers three UMP alumni paid positions as part-time program instructors. Alongside Bernson, the mentors guide youth as they DJ countless events and produce albums of original music called Beacon Beats. (25 completed, and counting!)
Since 2008, the mentors and advanced students have been making experimental and avant garde music under THEMAYS moniker. Their debut CD, KNOWFI, is available through the record label Gigante Sound. Two more projects will be released in 2011: an instrumental beat tape called THEWORKS and a 30-minute music video called KNOWHY.
Outside of UMP, Bernson is the songwriter and recordist behind several musical acts, including Exray's and Window Twins. He is a member of the Howells Transmitter arts collaborative and has written original music for dozens of plays and films, including the Exray's song Hesitation, which was featured in the soundtrack to David Fincher's blockbuster film, The Social Network.
- Nominated and submitted by:
Michael Funk, Founder/Director
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
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| Research | |
"What Works for African American Children and Adolescents" and "What Works for Latino/Hispanic Children and Adolescents"
These new publications from Child Trends review rigorous evaluations of out-of-school programs serving African American and Latino children to identify programs that work, as well as those that do not, and the intervention strategies that contribute to program success. For African American youth they found that programs that foster partnerships between the community and schools tend to work, strategies that garner family buy-in appear to be a critical component to program success, and high-intensity programs that meet on a frequent and consistent basis are the most impactful. For Latino youth results showed that programs that target families tend to work, culturally infused programs have positive impacts across outcomes, and inclusion of Spanish-speaking program facilitators is a critical component for positive outcomes.
To download "What Works for African American Children and Adolescents" please click here.
To download "What Works for Latino/Hispanic Children and Adolescents" please click here.
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| Youth Activity Connection | Vocabulary Variation
Materials:
Dictionary
Tape and paper or Post-It Notes
Object: The student should find out what the word on their back is.
1. Each student thinks of their favorite vocabulary word (no names). It shouldn't be something easy and common (like "nice"), but rather something not everyone would know (like "insolent" or my favorite, brobdingnagian--it means extremely large). If they have difficulty thinking of a word, have them use a dictionary to find one, remembering its definition. They shouldn't tell anyone what their word is or what it means at this point.
2. They write down their word on the post-it note/piece of paper with tape. Then, they stick it on someone's back, without telling that person what the word is. There should be only one word on each person's back.
3. After everyone has a word on their back, the students will try to figure out what the word on their back is. They do this by asking other students questions. "Is the word on my back an adjective?" "What's the definition?" "Is it longer than five letters?" "Does it begin with 'A'?" "Does it sound like it comes from another country?" They are not allowed to ask "What is my word?" During this round, students can't tell information if they haven't been asked first. Students should ask a variety of different people and not just stick with their friends.
4. After one to two minutes of the question-asking round, it's time for free information-sharing (with the exception of telling other students what the word on their back is). Students can give each other clues freely. Whoever guesses their word correctly gets to take it off their back and put it on the front of their shirt.
5. If there are just a couple of people left who haven't guessed their words, or who have difficult ones, use the dictionary to give them hints and/or reveal what their word is.
6. Everyone should sit down and share what their word is and what it means.
I played this game in another form once, with world countries. This game is playable with just about anything--vocabulary words, world countries, role models (it's especially fun to have students guess who "they" are), etc. It gets kids moving around and talking with each other.
Submitted by:
Adora Svitak, Speaker and Author
AdoraSvitak.com
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| Funding Opportunities | Ordered by Deadline
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The NEA Foundation - June 1st
Throughout the year, the NEA Foundation awards close to 200 grants to support educators' efforts to close the achievement gaps, develop creative learning opportunities for students, and enhance their own professional development. There are two primary grant categories open to public education professionals: Student Achievement Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants. Applications for both can be completed online. Western Growers - June 1st
Research shows that nutrition curriculum including school gardens can improve a child's knowledge of nutrition, preference for fruits and vegetables, and willingness to try new fruits and vegetables. Their goal is a garden in every California and Arizona school. Since 2003, Western Growers Foundation has funded more than 300 school gardens. Run for Good Grants - June 13th
The Saucony Run For Good Foundation has been created to help reverse the alarming trend in childhood obesity. As a company by runners, and for runners, Saucony understands the benefits of running extend way beyond strong legs and healthy hearts; research shows running can also help children do better in school, manage stress, and reduce childhood obesity. The Saucony Run For Good Foundation, a grant program to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children, is now accepting applications. |
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