IN MY WORDS is a free, week-long, intensive arts workshop offered by New Settlement Apartments' program for girls and young women, ages 13 - 18, in the South Bronx, incorporating music, poetry, art, storytelling and filmmaking. The program meets April 2 - April 7, 2018 at 1525 Townsend Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 and includes a two-night artist retreat in Carmel, NY. It culminates with a live performance or original work on April 7, 2018. Application deadline is March 2, 2018. Space is limited. Contact Joy Leonard, (718) 716-8000 x119 or j.leonard@newsettlement.org, for more information and to request materials by mail.

Brooklyn Public Library's BCAPteen is a two-week, summer mini-internship blending digital media and communications, personal and professional skills, and the creative arts through the lens of photojournalism. BCAPteens will learn about photography, complete visual storytelling assignments, develop an independent project, and create an online portfolio. Participants document the BCAP Summer Camp program and theme, and share this story through multiple forms of media. BCAPteen interns earn a stipend and volunteer hours, while building skills, expressing their creative interests, and having fun. Applications due March 15, 2018.

The 28th Annual Latino College Expo & Leadership Summit takes place March 17, 2018 at the Kimmel Center of New York University. The event brings together over 75 public and private colleges, universities, and community based organizations and offers seminar sessions for students, parents, guardians, and counselors. The College Prep and Leadership Seminar runs from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, followed by the College Fair until 3:00 pm. Download a flyer. Register to attend.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program offers a unique pre-college scholarship and advising program to high-achieving students. From 8th grade through high school, Cooke Young Scholars join a community of ambitious peers and receive academic and college counseling, financial support for academic and extracurricular enrichment, and a pathway to college success. The application is open to 7th grade students through March 21, 2018.

The Center for Educational Options' final Networking meeting on March 1, 2018 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm will focus on strategies, ideas, and challenges of cultivating growth mindset. What works? What doesn't? Why? In previous meetings, participants discussed growth mindset, participated in activities that help staff and young people understand growth mindset, and developed and planned activities for their programs to develop a growth mindset culture. Attendees from the last meeting are welcome to attend as are those who have an interest in the topic. Download a flyer. RSVP by February 26, 2018 to annehlawrence@gmail.com.

For the third year in a row, National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) member Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is generously sponsoring the Award for Excellence in Educational Access. The award will recognize an NPEA member organization, program, or school that has made a notable difference in the lives of underserved students, and includes a $5,000 monetary award for the winning NPEA member. Join NPEA or renew your membership to be eligible to apply for this award. Nominations must be received no later February 28, 2018.

The After School Advantage Program, from IGT, strives to close the “Digital Divide” for disadvantaged children who get left behind because they do not have the means to access computers in today’s increasingly digital society. Its goal is to address the needs of underprivileged children ages 5 - 18 with a meaningful, yet fun, learning experience during the critical after-school hours in a safe environment. The program provides qualifying non-profit community agencies and public schools with digital learning centers. Each digital learning center is unique in its design and specific to an organization’s custom needs. The proposal submission deadline is ongoing.