July 2004
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Summer's the time for teachers and parents to plan ahead for the school year. Check these sites for funding, materials and helpful ideas for the classroom.

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TARGET

Target has made a strong commitment to education and to empowering the communities its stores serve. It gives back over $2 million each week to neighborhoods, programs and schools across the country. Target's store-based grants support early childhood education, the arts and family violence prevention. Go to the bottom of the page for links to Educational Programs, Education Support and Community Partnerships. A few of the programs are

  • Take Charge of Education
    Since 1997, this program has contributed more than $100 million through school fund-raising programs, grants and scholarships for K-12 students and to college undergraduates.

  • Start Something
    Start Something is a "dream-building" programs to get students thinking about who they are and what they can do with their lives. Find information about careers as well as challenging activities and games.
  • Target Classroom Wish List
    Teachers use this page to create a wish list for parents to view and buy items for the classroom.
  • Others:  Ready, Sit, Read!
    Arts Grants, All Around Scholarships
    Local Giving, National Partnerships

    • http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/index.jhtml

    VERIZON READS

    Verizon Reads is dedicated to the fight for a more literate America. Basic literacy and computer literacy are Verizon Foundation's major funding priorities. Verizon's programs and a network of collaborative literacy partners are working to reach Americans who are functionally illiterate -- over 40 million, according to their figures. One of their programs, Verizon Wireless Hopeline, confronts domestic violence with technical solutions.

    http://foundation.verizon.com/08001.shtml


    AFTERSCHOOL.GOV

    AfterSchool.gov connects you to federal resources that support programs for children and youth during out-of-school hours. You'll find lots of links to resources for running a program, planning activities, sites for kids and teens, community links and more. Some of these sites are not exactly inspirational (state regulations, various government links) but probably necessary, if you're setting up a program yourself. Probably the most compelling link: How to Get Money.

    http://www.after-school.gov/cgi-binh/home.pl


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