The Ed Fund is committed to increasing opportunities for our children to participate in quality after-school and summer programs. Children who consistently participate in quality after-school and summer programs that provide meaningful enrichment activities do far better academically, are healthier, and exhibit stronger emotional resilience than their peers who do not participate in these same enrichment activities.
Since 2011, the Ed Fund has been the proud convener of the West Contra Costa Out-of-School Time Collaborative, a collective of organizations and individuals whose mission is to increase access to high quality Out-of-School Time programs that inspire, empower, and educate West Contra Costa children and youth.
Ed Fund, in partnership with the City of Richmond and the West Contra Costa Unified School District joined together in the summer of 2014 to pilot a new model for City summer camps. As part of the redesign for the 2014 Summer Pilot Program, the Ed Fund played a lead role in partnering high quality specialty providers and WCCUSD certified teachers as a key strategy to support the summer camp experience for youth. This summer, we are administering Summer Program Grants to The Berkeley Chess School, Leading2Play, Mindful Life Project, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, and the Richmond Art Center to deliver high quality programming at City summer camps held at Shields Reid, Nevin, Booker T. Anderson and Parchester Community Centers.
In addition, the Out-of-School Collaborative, with the support of the East Bay Community Foundation and the West Contra Costa Unified School District, has produced its annual free
Get Your Summer On! 2015 Summer Activity Guide in both English and Spanish to get kids involved in high quality summer programs so that they can be safe, be active and keep learning.
The summer learning programs showcased in our Get Your Summer On! Summer Activity Guide provide a balance of activities in academics, enrichment, and physical activities and offer an array of activities for the entire family.
Sincerely,
Joel Mackey
Executive Director