Celebrating Youth Arts
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We are organizing the Second Annual Youth Arts Celebration. Mark your calendars for:
Saturday, October 22
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Music School
100 Audubon St., New Haven
If you know creative youth who are interested in performing or exhibiting their art, please contact us. Help spread the word by sharing this flier.
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Impressive response to BOOST initiative request
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In response to the recent request for information release by the Boost Initiative, we were excited to see that 48 organizations responded -- especially since many of these groups offered to provide their own funding for theses school-community partnerships.
Here are the details: there were 72 projects proposed, and 82% of these projects have partial or full funding attached. Of the 48 respondents, 44 (92%) are area nonprofits and 37 (77%) are CWYC members!
Thanks to the Boost Initiative for their leadership and to all the respondents for their commitment to youth success. We can't wait to see what happens next!
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Fulfilling the New Haven Promise
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There were 360 high school seniors submitting applications to participate in the New Haven Promise scholarship program -- manymore than expected! Details available in the recent New Haven Register article.
New Haven Promise offers college scholarships to students who live in the city and graduate from its public or charter schools with at least a 3.0 grade point average, 90 percent attendance rate, a record of good behavior, and completion of 40 hours of community service. For more information on this scholarship program, visit the New Haven Promise web site.
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| "College, Career & Beyond" neighborhood events |
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Working together as a coalition, we sponsored a series of 3 dinners in the Hill neighborhood in April. We invited high school students and families to plan for their High School Success, College Success, and Career Success.
Many thanks to the 31 people from 18 organizations who planned these events, and the 57 community members who attended the dinners. Survey feedback indicate that 91% of participants said the event was useful or very useful to them.
We plan to host a second round of dinners this fall in the Dixwell/Newhallville neighborhood. Please contact us if you would like to help with these events.
"After this event, I plan on using my school tutors, guidance counselors, and library more often... This was a great boost of motivation!"
-- one student's survey response
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Using Facebook & Twitter to share youth news
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Citywide Youth Coalition is broadening our coalition by reaching out into our community through Social Media tools to provide another venue for advocacy and information. We've been busy posting messages on Facebook and Twitter and connecting agencies and individuals who share our common goal of helping all youth succeed. We invite you to join us by clicking below!
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