Mount Vernon to focus on kids' programs
A poster promoting a national campaign for after-school programs Credit: Handout
The role of high-quality after-school programs in children's success will be highlighted Thursday, Oct. 18, at a news conference hosted by Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest D. Davis, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau and several key providers of such programs.
"It has been proven that if young people have structured scholastic afterschool programming it increases their learning potential and reduces deviant behavior," Davis said in a news release to announce the event, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square.
For the past three years parents, media, employers, neighbors and school officials have joined the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to increase awareness for the need for after-school programs through the national "Lights on Afterschool" campaign, involving more than 7,500 communities.
"Several community-based organizations join the youth bureau in providing a plethora of services available to young people in our city. We are happy to support the national campaign to raise awareness regarding the importance of comprehensive youth development programs", DaMia Harris, executive director of the youth bureau, said in the release.
At the conference, the youth bureau will provide information about "Lights on Afterschool"events that will occur throughout the city. The bureau has asked that organizations serving youth during the weekday hours of 3 to 6 p.m. bring their charges and their parents to support the national day.
Contact Dominique Smith through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau at (914) 665-2344 for further information.
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