Voices of Our Community
APPLICATION
GRANT NOTICE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia (BGCCG) intends to apply to the Georgia Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers program grant, due January 30, 2025. In partnership with school administrators, BGCCG seeks to support out-of-school time (OST) programming for students and families in need from the following schools:
● Union Elementary School
● Veterans Elementary School
● Bernd Elementary School
● Martin Luther King Elementary School
● Appling Middle School
● Ingram Pye Elementary School
● Ballard-Hudson Middle School
● Northside Elementary School
● Parkwood Elementary School
● Metter Elementary School
● Metter Middle School
● Johnson County Elementary School
● Northwest Laurens Elementary School
Community input and collaboration regarding the proposal is welcomed from parents, students, teachers, and other community stakeholders invested in positive youth development and academic success. BGCCG is also engaged in a consultative process with private schools located in the catchment areas of targeted public schools in order to ensure equitable access to services.
The purpose of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) are to support additional learning time for students in grades K-12 before and/or after school and during the summer that provides creative and engaging academic enrichment opportunities that reduce risk of academic failure. The program is designed to help students meet challenging state academic standards; promote literacy and math/STEM learning; and offer students a broad array of positive youth development services, programs, and activities, like service learning, nutrition and health education, drug and violence prevention, counseling, arts, music, physical fitness and wellness programs, technology education, financial literacy, science, college and career readiness. In addition to reinforcing and complementing the regular academic program of participating students, BGCCG will offer families of students served by the program opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children’s education. BGCCG will submit the application on or before the deadline of Friday, January 30, 2025.
Questions or public input regarding the 21st CCLC program and BGCCG’s proposal may be directed to Phillip Bryant, Chief Executive Officer of BGCCG, at pbryant@bgccg.org