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Tag Archives: advocacy

By Reva Gaur
For our latest installment of recommended links, we’re featuring stories on health & fitness, advocacy for after-school and child care programs, free performing arts programs this week citywide, and the financial constraints of many NYC students on graduation day.
“New Study Links Exercise to Higher Pay” (Forbes)
“Children Ask Bloomberg to Restore Their Funds” (Epoch Times)
“Arts Watch: Summer Kicks Off with Make Music NY” (The Lo-Down)
“Too Poor For Their Own Graduation” (NY Times SchoolBook)
By Reva Gaur
Our latest round-up of links and articles features a number of issues that are very important to the Educational Alliance, our clients and staff: saving child care and after school programs for low-income families; the growing homeless population in New York City (and how we can help); and the experience of becoming a new parent. Hope you enjoy them!
“Budget Cuts to Impact After School Program at P.S. 142” (WPIX News)
“New York City Homelessness Rate Up 23%” (Huffington Post)
“What No One Told Me About Motherhood” (Parenting.com)
“New York’s Children Shouldn’t Pay The Price” (NY Times Opinion)

By Reva Gaur
Did you know that over 47,000 children in New York City could lose access to child care and after-school programs next year? Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed budget includes major cuts to these services — including a 62% reduction in Out of School Time (OST) after-school programs in Manhattan. As a provider of these crucial programs, we support the Campaign for Children to help raise awareness of these devastating cuts.
Want to help? Take 5 minutes and send a note to Mayor Bloomberg through this simple online form. Thanks for your support!

By Reva Gaur
We haven’t rounded up a bunch of “links we love” in awhile, and this week we’re pleased to share some good ones. From the proposed cuts to childcare programs across NYC, to ideas for teachers who want to incorporate Earth Day into their lesson plans, and much more!
“Budget Cuts May Ax Childcare Services in City’s Wealthy Areas” (NY Daily News)
“Food Pantries Swell at Passover” (Jewish Daily Forward)
“Stretching Exercises At Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips” (WebMD)
“Earth Day Ideas for the Classroom” (Morningside Center’s blog)

By Reva Gaur
Our latest round-up of “links we love” features the proposed budget cuts to afterschool and childcare programs (affecting 47,000 kids citywide), a 12-year old charity super star, and more! Enjoy.
“Budget Cuts May Threaten City Programs for Children” (New York Times)
“The 12-Year Old Party Planner“ (Wall Street Journal)
“Students Begin to Hear About Their High School Choices“ (NY Times SchoolBook) — featuring our SPARC middle school students!

By Reva Gaur
This week’s round-up covers early childhood education and parenting; fitness and new year’s resolutions; after school programs and budget cuts; and music in one of our neighborhoods, the East Village. Phew, that’s a lot!
“A Poverty Solution That Starts with A Hug” (New York Times)
“To Get Fit in 2012, Should You Begin with Eating or Exercise?” (AARP)
“NYC Youth Alliances Speaks Out Against Cuts” (NY Nonprofit Press)
“Jazz Still Jumps in the East Village, If You Know Where to Find It” (Local East Village)
Today, after school programs across the globe will celebrate Lights on After School day — an event that aims to raise awareness about after school programs and stress the importance of affordable admittance for all. Not only are after school programs a place for kids to go after the bell rings, but they also provide access to healthy meals, help with homework, and most importantly, fun activities that stretch the minds and bodies of the young people who attend them.
By Reva Gaur
When the kids in our youth development programs learned that their program was at risk of closing, they filmed this adorable video to, quite literally, keep the lights on after school! Watch the video and learn how you can help save these programs.
A few months ago, while supervising a video shoot, I had a chance to spend two afternoons with the children in our after school programs for students from primarily low-income families. I have to admit, I was nervous about the project – the plan was to film interviews with the students, and I hadn’t spent much time with kids since my part-time job teaching dance classes in high school! Would I be able to relate to them? Would they cooperate with the film crew?
By Reva Gaur
Happy Pride Month to all of our LGBT supporters and friends! All this month, NYC Pride has been hosting a number of events throughout the city – and some major ones are coming up this weekend. Here at the Educational Alliance, we incorporate LGBT awareness into many programs. At the Edgies Teen Center, we talk to teens about acceptance using tools like Think B4 You Speak and provide a creative outlet for LGBT teens to express themselves through the arts. At the 14th Street Y, we’ve signed the “Do Not Stand Idly By” pledge and have launched new LGBT programming for members and the East Village community.
What are you doing to celebrate Pride Month? Anything exciting going on in your community? Let us know in the comments!


