Kathrn Kandas and our site staff have been working on preparing a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant application for several months. These grants come down from the federal government to the state's Departments of Education, to support comprehensive after school (out of school time) programming at the community level. Kathrn worked very hard over several months to develop a very fine application proposing a Wood County collaborative after school program. Wood County schools, through their grant developer, Chris Whytsell, provided a lot of assistance in developing the grant. The Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA also collaborated, and should the grant be accepted, would provide after school care at several locations. Many other partners are outlined in the proposal, built up partners over many years for CHS-Parkersburg. A grant for Wood County has been submitted the last two years, by the school system, and we haven't been funded. We will hear in several months about this application, and the prospects for providing a wider impact after school program in Wood County next year.
CHS-Parkersburg would provide after school care at McKinley and Fairplains schools in Wood County, as well as develop some new after school programming at Vandevender. We would also provide the overall project coordination through a project leader; working with the two sites the YMCA would have at schools, and the Boys and Girls Club as a site. Wish us luck!
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