Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:
(1) Nominate a King County area youth for a Youthopolis award - due April 4
(2) Ask the expert: I'm 15 and not out but I am being bullied anyway
(3) MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards: Nominate Middle School Programs for a Chance to Win $10,000
(4) Camp Ten Trees seeks volunteers -- apply by April 4
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(1) Nominate a King County area youth for a Youthopolis award - due April 4
The 9th Annual Youthopolis Awards is almost here! Presented by MPowerment, Youthopolis is a queer youth awards show organized by youth, for youth! It's time to nominate young people (22 and under) and groups that have made significant contributions to
the GLBTQ community in Seattle/King County.
This year we have provided you with a simple online application form. This form can be found at the following link:
http://goo.gl/UacGi
Since there is no save and return feature for the online application, please complete the nomination in its entirety before hitting SUBMIT at the very end of the application. If you'd prefer to submit a paper application, please use the form attached to
this email and fax it to the fax number listed below.
We hope you will nominate a young person, and we hope to see you at this year's Youthopolis!
Thank you,
Tom Yang
MPowerment Outreach Coordinator
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
206.957.1665 (phone)
206.325.2689 (fax)
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(2) Ask the expert: I'm 15 and not out but I am being bullied anyway
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(3) MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards: Nominate Middle School Programs for a Chance to Win $10,000
Dear Afterschool Supporter,
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation need your help identifying exemplary afterschool programs serving middle school youth to win a $10,000 MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award and to be featured in our series of Issue Briefs.
Nominate a program by May 31, 2011 to be considered for this prestigious initiative, now in its fourth year. Nominees are sought in four categories:
- Providing Opportunities for Service Learning for Middle School Students — For programs that offer service learning opportunities to middle school youth by integrating community service with instruction to enrich learning
experiences, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
- Aligning Afterschool with the School Day for Middle School — For programs that reinforce and complement the regular academic programs of the students’ schools and innovatively assist students in meeting state and local
academic achievement standards in core academic subjects while also broadening their learning experiences.
- Addressing Middle School Bullying — For programs that address the issue of bullying in novel and creative ways to teach children the dangers of ostracizing their peers and ways to deal with bullies.
- Supporting Literacy for Middle School Students — For programs that excel in promoting literacy, competent writing practices and a passion for reading among participating youth.
The MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards aim to identify potentially lesser
—known, yet highly effective, programs and the individuals running them. Nominees will be judged by the innovative nature of their
approach and demonstrated effectiveness. Each of the five award winners will receive $10,000 for their program, to be presented in October in conjunction with Lights On Afterschool <
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm>.
Awardees and other notable nominees will be recognized in a nationally-released Issue Brief and compendium.
Nominate a program yourself, or point us to candidates by emailing cdagostino@afterschoolalliance.org.
If you have any questions please contact Chris D’Agostino at cdagostino@afterschoolalliance.org or call (202) 347-2030.
Sincerely,
Afterschool Alliance
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(4) Camp Ten Trees seeks volunteers -- apply by April 4
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