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Community Resources for Teens with Angela Walukevich and Dasia Miles-Langaigne
01/10/2025
Community Resources for Teens with Angela Walukevich and Dasia Miles-Langaigne
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) Can apply for vouchers for childcare and transportation reimbursement: Child care voucher 13y/o and younger Apply for funds for child care and/or after school programs: Applying for Childcare assistance: Partial reimbursement transportation that is work and child-care related activities: Apply for Grant(s) for youth sports: For younger/small children, but still seems like great resource: (play groups, activities, vouchers) EBT Card for Culture (lower/free access for humanities, arts, sciences): Additional Places: Brookline Teen Center: (middle and high school; teen jobs) - Mix of gaming, music/art, cooking, sports Children’s Services of Roxbury: (music group, peer leadership/advocacy program, & drop in center - access food, housing, jobs, resources) Zumix: (Music based: teens, but also ages 7-13, filmmaking, music production, and even podcasting) 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) Think Together: (K-12 - academic focused, dynamic learning, enrichment) + college and career readiness The Black Man Can (mentoring, focused around boys/young men) Follow Suit Mentoring (mentoring, workshops, focused around boys/young men) Boston Project Ministries (multiple programs, mentoring, art, community) Girls on the Run (Physical activity for girls) Swaby Tae Kwon Do (Tae Kwon Do) YMCA Before and After School: (Greater Boston - local) 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 (STEM) Boston After School and Beyond: Hub to look for activities/programs (funding on organizational level), can search by neighborhood, age, topics
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