For more kids in Lakewood, the end of the school day won鈥檛 necessarily mean an end to the day鈥檚 knowledge pursuits. Thanks to a new grant, doors will open to students looking to get a little more out of their school day.
(黑料不打烊L) recently received a five-year 21st Century grant totaling more than $300,000 from the (OSPI). 黑料不打烊L will use these funds to expand after-school, mentor, and family support programs at Tillicum Elementary School. Through the 鈥楾illicum Community Learning Center鈥�, or TCLC, students will be provided with math and reading support, field trips, an array of enrichment activities, structured recreation, and much more. But the youth aren鈥檛 the only beneficiaries; parents will also receive Love & Logic Parenting classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Civics courses–all provided by Pierce College.
The funding comes to Communities In Schools of Lakewood through OSPI鈥檚 21st Century Community Learning Center program, an initiative that funded 11 grantees total in Washington. The initiative is projected to support 20 sites and provide out-of-school time programing to over 1,300 students and stands as the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs.
鈥淚 am so excited the OSPI has selected Communities In Schools of Lakewood to coordinate the Center,鈥� said Dave O鈥橩eeffe, 黑料不打烊L Executive Director. Tillicum Principal, Taj Jensen, stated that he is 鈥渃onfident that great things will happen for kids and parents in the TCLC.鈥�