Program Spotlights - NC Center for Afterschool Programs

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Addressing the Top 5 Issues within STEM Pathways in North Carolina

In 2020, NC CAP launched the STEM Hub to provide ongoing support to out-of-school-time providers in their administration of STEM content, provide a mapping database of STEM assets throughout the state, enable individuals and organizations to showcase their STEM...

Program Spotlight – OCS School Community Relations Afterschool Program

The SCR program is an educational enterprise that provides after-school and summer activities/programming for students in the Orange County Schools district. They focus on equitable, socially conscious, community minded programs that also educate students about the...

Program Spotlight – Marbles Teen Play Corps

Marbles Teen Play Corps members build leadership skills and work alongside Team Marbles to spark imagination, discovery and learning. Marbles Teen Play Corp participants playfully engage younger kids in science, art, creativity, physical activity, and hands-on...

Program Spotlight – Rockingham County National Junior Tennis & Learning Network

Rockingham County Tennis Association is a registered chapter of the National Junior Tennis & Learning Network (NJTL) sponsored by the USTA Foundation. Through more than 350 youth development non-profit organizations locations, the NJTL network provides free or...

Program Spotlight – SYSTEM (Strengthening Youth Through STEM)

SYSTEM is an afterschool program that offers support for students in grades 3 - 8 in Scotland County. We serve 160 plus students each year. We provide transportation, a meal, and snacks for all students. We also provide assistance with homework, Math, and ELA. Our...

Program Spotlight – Citizen Schools

At CITIZEN SCHOOLS, adolescents work side by side with experts to explore new fields, learn new skills, and build a foundation for their future. We serve adolescents in low-income communities at a critical point in their development - as they search for their pathway...

Program Spotlight – High Point LEAP

High Point LEAP (Literacy Empowers All People) is a non-profit, grassroots, multicultural dropout intervention program focused on uplifting children and families through literacy. We believe that education is a ladder out of poverty and we seek to hold up the ladder...

Program Spotlight: Mangum Elementary After School Care

Mangum Elementary After School Care is a program for K-5th graders. They started a cooking class that they do twice a week. All children are involved in the program, where they cook, prepare, and are taught about new foods that they have never had before. The children...

Program Spotlight: The Bridge Downeast

The Bridge Downeast has been in operation since 2011. They started out as a place for teens to come on Friday and Saturday nights and have expanded to a 21st Century Learning Center afterschool program and summer camp. They provide a safe place for kids to come after...