Are you looking for resources for your teen post-COVID? In this episode, I'm joined by graduate students at William James College - Dasia Miles-Langaigne and Angela Walukevich, as they talk about the ins and outs of finding resources for teens in the community. See below a list of resources in Massachusetts compiled by today's guests: Resource List Resource: (Targeted to knowledge/information gathering - can be used both for the organization level and also family level) Afterschool Programs | Youth.gov Afterschool 101 — Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership Can apply for vouchers for childcare and transportation reimbursement: Child care voucher 13y/o and younger Get Child Care and Transportation Help | Mass.gov Apply for funds for child care and/or after school programs: Child Care Financial Assistance | Mass.gov Applying for Childcare assistance: Mass211’s Child Care Services & Financial Payment Assistance | Mass 211 Partial reimbursement transportation that is work and child-care related activities: Get Child Care and Transportation Help | Mass.gov Apply for Grant(s) for youth sports: Youth Sports Grants - All Kids Play Every Kid Sports – We pay. Kids play. For younger/small children, but still seems like great resource: (play groups, activities, vouchers) Child Care Works – PACE EBT Card for Culture (lower/free access for humanities, arts, sciences): EBT Card to Culture - MA SNAP-ED EBT Card to Culture Organizations | Mass.gov Additional Places: Brookline Teen Center: (middle and high school; teen jobs) - Mix of gaming, music/art, cooking, sports Brookline Teen Center – A safe space for discovery, creative expression, and social change. Children’s Services of Roxbury: (music group, peer leadership/advocacy program, & drop in center - access food, housing, jobs, resources) Youth Resiliency & Development | Children's Services of Roxbury Zumix: (Music based: teens, but also ages 7-13, filmmaking, music production, and even podcasting) Who We Are – ZUMIX Younger Kids/to Grade 5: Arlington Child Center: (toddler, preschool, kindergarten, but also after school and summer programs for 6-11y/o/just completed 5th grade) Programs for Arlington Children's Center, Arlington Ma Think Together: (K-12 - academic focused, dynamic learning, enrichment) + college and career readiness Afterschool Expanded Learning - Think Together | Nonprofit The Black Man Can (mentoring, focused around boys/young men) The Black Man Can Foundation Follow Suit Mentoring (mentoring, workshops, focused around boys/young men) Follow Suit Mentoring Boston Project Ministries (multiple programs, mentoring, art, community) The Boston Project Ministries Girls on the Run (Physical activity for girls) Girl Empowerment Programs | Girls on the Run Swaby Tae Kwon Do (Tae Kwon Do) ww1.swabystaekwondoboston.com/lander YMCA Before and After School: (Greater Boston - local) Before / After School - YMCA of Greater Boston Additional local/community locations to consider: · Parks · Library · Boys and Girls Club Might be helpful for the organization: – “Youth Voice” - youth having voice in society. Ways to have culturally competency in the programs Youth Voice — Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (STEM) Boston After School and Beyond: Hub to look for activities/programs (funding on organizational level), can search by neighborhood, age, topics Boston After School & Beyond | Youth Educational Programs
