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Youth Programs Receive Enrichment Grants for 2023-2024 School Year

Funds totaling more than $1.12 million have been awarded to 19 qualifying nonprofit organizations, public schools, faith-based organizations, and/or municipalities by the Idaho Out-of-School Network.

Boise, ID 7-27-2023. The Idaho Out-of-School Network (ION) has awarded grants to communities and K-12 youth programs addressing the unfinished learning needs of youth and to improve the quality of out-of-school time. ION is pleased to support these exemplary programs that provide student enrichment, academic, social and emotional learning opportunities.

As the impact of the pandemic continues, families, young people, and schools still need additional support. Youth development organizations and programs have quickly adapted their services throughout this time to serve young people and families to whom they are deeply connected. Across the state, community-based youth development organizations have been and are prepared to continue providing programming with whole child health supports and academic mentoring to address unfinished learning.

These one-time funds will be shared by 19 Idaho youth programs:

North Idaho

  1. Music Conservatory of Sandpoint – Music Matters! Outreach Classes (Sandpoint)
  2. University of Idaho Extension in Kootenai County – 4-H Youth Development Program (Post Falls)
  3. Coeur d’Alene SD #271 – Out of School Time Enrichments (Coeur d’Alene)
  4. Cornerstone Teen Center (Nez Perce)
  5. Growing the STEM (Coeur d’Alene)
  6. University of Idaho Extension in Schitsu’umsh Reservation – School Enrichment (Plummer)

Southwest Idaho

  • Boys and Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley (Payette)
  • Breaking Chains Academy of Development (Nampa)
  • Cascade SD #422 – Cascade Afterschool Program (CAP) (Cascade)
  • Emmett SD #221 – Afterschool Clubs (Emmett)
  • Future Public School – Rocket to the Moon! Engineer Enrichment Center (Garden City)
  • Lee Pesky Learning Center – LP Literacy Pods: Finishing Unfinished Learning (Boise)
  • Marsing Joint SD #363 – Academies STEAM Academic Plan (ASAP) (Marsing)
  • Tanta, Inc. – Beyond Study Hall (Boise)
  • Treasure Valley YMCA – Wilder Y Kids (Wilder)
  • University of Idaho Extension in Canyon County – 4-H Youth Development (Caldwell)

Magic Valley and Eastern Idaho

  1. Children’s Museum of Magic Valley – CMMV On the Go! (Twin Falls)
  2. ABC – Above and Beyond Classroom of Teton Valley (Driggs)
  3. American Falls School District #381 – Fired Up After School (American Falls)

ION’s School Year Enrichment Grants support both local educational agencies and community-based organizations providing out-of-school time programming during the 2023- 2024 school year.  These grants were made with funds from the Idaho State Board of Education and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 (March 11, 2021).

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