We hope you’ve all had a great start to your week! Below you will find our weekly resource post. Be sure to check out recurring events and previous announcements here:Resource Tuesday

If you would like anything to be posted on the next blog, please email me no later than Monday at 4pm ([email protected])

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Community Resources:

Fresh Food for Families March Menu —- Menu Attached

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will offer a 5 week summer internship program to expose high school juniors to careers in law, law enforcement and government. The program will run from July 5^th through August 5^th. This internship program is open to high school juniors who reside in Essex County. We’re looking for students with positive personalities who are interested in learning about new career opportunities. Please disseminate the attached application to youth who fit the criteria. Students should complete the application and return to my attention by March 28^th.

• cover letter for 2016 summer internship program

• summer internship program application 2016

Design It! Afterschool Engineering Program – Now enrolling afterschool sites for the 2016-2017 school year.

Enrollment is now open for this full-year program that includes six engineering projects. Each of the six projects lasts approximately one month, with youth (ages 8-12) meeting in their “Junior Engineer” club once a week for the duration of the program. Selected Design It! projects for 2016-2017 include – Balls and Tracks, Gliders, Paper Bridges, Rubber Band-Powered Cars, Straw Rockets, and Trebuchets. Youth work in teams to design their project, test it, and make adjustments – repeating the process as they try to optimize their design. Online enrollment and payment for the 2016-2017 school year are due June 17, 2016. For more information, visit the program’s website.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development and the New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition (NJSACC), The Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities, are proud to offer Design It!, an engaging, inquiry based, and fun STEM program designed specifically for afterschool. This comprehensive and high-quality program was developed by the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Boston and the National Partnerships for After School Science (NPASS2) through the support of the National Science Foundation.

Rutgers 4-H and NJ SACC will provide (1) materials kits, (2) curricula guides, (3)three full-day professional development workshops, and (4) ongoing support and technical assistance to school and community based afterschool organizations who enroll by June 17. See the website for details, enrollment packages and options, and online enrollment.

For questions regarding the program, contact Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H,[email protected]. For questions regarding enrollment and payment, contact Mike MacEwan, NJ SACC, [email protected] (checks, purchase orders, and credit cards are accepted).

Sadie Nash Leadership Project is an innovative educational program that promotes leadership, service and activism among young women in high school in Newark, NJ (ages 14-21). The program is completely free and young women receive a weekly stipend to cover transportation and food costs based on attendance.

• We are currently seeking applicants currently in the 9th – 12th grades to participate in our six week Summer Institute which runs from July 5th – August 12th, every Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Rutgers-Newark. The Summer Institute is an opportunity for young women to take a look at their own leadership, their potential leadership, and the leadership of others while developing a strong community of female peers. Young women will meet inspiring women leaders, attend challenging academic and creative courses, and learn in a safe, dynamic, diverse and supportive environment.We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis until May 6th. The sooner your students apply, the better, since we interview every single applicant and spaces fill up quickly. Encourage your young women to apply today!Have us present at your organization or school!Our presentations are dynamic and get young women excited about applying. Please respond with your school’s interest and availability. Also feel free to contact me directly with any question or concerns.
  

  Download the application here

  or visit

  http://sadienash.org/online_summer.php

Professional Resources:

• Job Connection March 14-20, 2016