PASE Network News

To celebrate the power of voting and make sure that community members have the information they need to participate in this important election, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is hosting a Golden Day Festival at CPC One (45 Suffolk Street, New York, NY) on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Golden Day is the last day to register to vote and the first day of early voting in New York - multilingual volunteers will be available to help community members register to vote, find their polling place, answer election questions, and make sure that community members are ready to cast their vote confidently. The event will include face painting, a pumpkin patch, paper cutting and calligraphy, hot chocolate and cotton candy, and much more. Bring your friends and family, and feel free to wear a Halloween costume. No registration or ID is required. 

Smith College is currently running their annual High School Poetry Prize. The winner receives a $500 prize from The Poetry Center in recognition of her outstanding work. Additionally, the winner and finalists are invited to share their work at an evening reading at Smith College on April 8, 2025 – they will also spend the day at the college, meeting as a small group with the judge to discuss poetry. Read more about the full criteria on their website, and submit poems online by December 1, 2024. 

Knowledge to Power Catalysts is hosting an upcoming virtual event entitled "Adolescence. Thriving. Learning Ecosystems.” to explore ways to think more broadly about the spaces and conditions in which adolescents learn best and thrive. This October 30, 2024 virtual session from 12:00 PM – 1:15PM will cultivate a conversation with leading researchers across the topics of adolescence, youth thriving, and ecosystems. Together, Dr. Tom Akiva, University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Dr. Joanna Williams, Search Institute and the National Scientific Council on Adolescence will discuss their research and the intersections between these three concepts. The conversation will challenge participants to expand the way we think about and measure our collective work to support thriving adolescents. Register via Zoom. 

The Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) aims to build the capacity of New York City nonprofits in recognition of the fact that organizations led by people of the community are best equipped to meet the needs of the community. In its 10 years, the fund has supported over 600 projects around NYC. 2025 applications are now open - applications will be reviewed, and awards will be determined by the partner agencies in three separate funding streams, whose allocations were determined by U.S. Census data. An organization may apply to only one partner agency, even if it serves more than one ethnic group. Learn more about the application requirements and apply by November 12, 2024.