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= Choice Module  = = Non-Profits  =

After School Alliance
Link to After School Alliance web page: [] Currently Laredo Elementary does not have any sort of after school program. Many of the children walk home by themselves and are unsupervised until their partents get home from work. As someone who was in After School Care in elementary school and worked in Before and After School Care during college, I know the immense social, safety, and educational benefits of such programs. A school like Laredo, who educates mostly low income children could benefit immensely from these types of programs. The only program that slightly reflects these types of programs that Laredo currently has to offer is the Free Breakfast Program for those families who qualify. This allows the parents to drop their kids off at school early. Kids are provided with supervision and a free meal. The free breakfast program helps parents who work early to get their children safely to school and make it to work on time. Though this program is helpful, a lot more could be done to help these children. Below is a link to a word document I made containing the information from the After School Alliance website that I found which would most benefit Laredo Elementary and other Aurora public schools without these types of programs.



UNICEF
Link to UNICEF webpage: [] "United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the [|__United Nations__] [|__General Assembly__] on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by [|__World War II__] . In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the [|__United Nations System__] and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular [|__acronym__] based on this old name. Headquartered in [|__New York City__], UNICEF provides long-term [|__humanitarian__] and developmental assistance to [|__children__] and [|__mothers__] in [|__developing countries__]. It is one of the members of the [|__United Nations Development Group__] and its Executive Committee. UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors and UNICEF's total income for 2006 was $2,781,000,000. Governments contribute two thirds of the organization's resources; private groups and some 6 million individuals contribute the rest through the National Committees. UNICEF's programs emphasize developing community-level services to promote the health and well-being of children. UNICEF was awarded the [|__Nobel Peace Prize__] in 1965 and the [|__Prince of Asturias Award__] of Concord in 2006. Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with staff in over 190 countries and territories. More than 200 country offices carry out UNICEF's mission through a program developed with host governments. Seven regional offices provide technical assistance to country offices as needed." (//Definition provided by Wikipedia//)

This is a link to Their are several resources on the UNICEF webpage for educators and students. For teachers they several lesson plans about current events, social justice, education... For students there are several links, including Voices of Youth. This interactive link allows students to read, watch, comment, and share ideas about a range of topics from "What does the word stereotype mean to you" to "Can today's youth still be tomorrow's future". Another link for students is Breifing Papers for Students which puts in to students' language the importance of such topics as education of women, the building blocks of education, and the next steps. UNICEF provides many educational opportunities for teachers and students as well as ways to get involved in their organization. This is a very valuable resource for the classroom.

State and Local Education Support Organization

Boys and Girls Club of America
**﻿Our Mission** To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. **Core Beliefs﻿** A safe place to learn and grow... Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals... Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences... Hope and opportunity.
 * A Boys & Girls Club Provides:**


 * Education & Career**

BGCA has implemented the programmatic strategy //Every Member, Every Year//, designed so that all Clubs, no matter their size or resources, can partner with youth, parents, schools and other community stakeholders to implement at least one of three approaches: academic enrichment and school engagement; targeted dropout prevention; and intensive intervention and case management. Our aim is to ensure that all Club members graduate from high school on time, ready for a post-secondary education and a 21st-century career.

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The Boys and Girls Club of America is a wonderful organization that provides a safe place for children to go when they do not have adult supervision. It is comparable to the After School Alliance. BCGC provides caring adult supervision, a place to socialize, and a place to receive mentoring for many children in need. For those children, like the students of Laredo Elementary, who do not have after school programs provided, Boys Club Girls Club gives them a poitive place to go when they are done with their school day.

Migrant Education Program (MEP)
The Migrant Education Website has resources in both English and Spanish. Because Laredo Elementary School has a large migrant population, a resource such as the MEP website could provide valuable information for schools to apply to receive additional funding. Laredo Elementary is a Title I school and could use all the financial assisstance it could get. Link to MEP website: [] The Migrant Education Program website states that it "supports students to reach high standards of academic achievement and is the level of interstate cooperation through the transfer of migrant students' education and health records. This high priority activity helps assure that migrant students are placed appropriately when they enroll in a new school. Their teachers are able to meet their needs and valuable time is not wasted. In addition, secondary students benefit significantly since the transfer of credits and/or partial credits assists them in meeting graduation requirements. The dropout rate among migrant students is high because of the frustration and hopelessness these students encounter when schools are not able to meet their academic needs." Link to MEP purpose and application process information: []

The following link gives several resources for the type of programs MEP provides such as health care, Partent Advisory Committees, teacher exchanges, and professional training. [|http://www.cde.state.co.us/cde_english/elau_migrant2.htm#id&r]