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The National Summer Learning Association is re-launching DiscoverSummer.org, their database to help families connect with high-quality summer programs. City parks and recreation, libraries, and summer camp operators are participating in this project. NSLA will be promoting DiscoverSummer.org through national media campaigns with Clear Channel Outdoor and iHeart Radio, social media channels, and more! Submissions are rolling, with a final deadline of June 30, 2024 to be included in this year’s listings. 

Are you driven by a passion for empowering youth and society to thrive in our digital world? The Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education has an opportunity for you: the inaugural Digital Thriving Fellows program for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Fellows will join a supportive community of collaborators from a range of disciplines, backgrounds, and creative pursuits, and will explore ways to foster digital agency through youth-centered, equity-focused, critically optimistic work. Both HGSE funded and externally funded fellowships are available. Read the full eligibility criteria, and apply by May 30, 2024 at 11:59PM to digitalthriving@gse.harvard.edu.

The Engage Every Student Recognition Program aims to recognize non-profit organizations working in collaboration with school district/local education agencies (LEAs) or municipalities or local government entities working in collaboration with school district/LEAs that engage K-12 students in high-quality afterschool or summer learning programming. Applicants' programming should address students’ social, emotional, mental, and physical health, and academic needs and addressing the impact of COVID-19 on students’ opportunity to learn. The deadline to apply is April 10, 2024. 

Built upon a foundation of positive youth development and social justice, CUNY School of Professional Studies Youth Studies programs delve into essential topics while exploring the latest social and political issues affecting today's youth. Youth Studies offers affordable, high-quality courses and convenient class formats (online synchronous/asynchronous), so you can pursue your degree while balancing your professional and personal commitments. Click the links for more information about the Bachelors, the Masters, or the Advanced Certificate in Youth Studies. The priority deadline for the Fall is April 1, 2024 and the regular deadline to apply is June 18, 2024.

NY Equitable Economies Coalition (NYEEC) is a group of nonprofits committed to both racial and economic justice. Their Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Vendor Database simplifies the search for Nonprofits, individuals, and BIPOC vendors, saving time and effort. The database is part of NYEEC’s larger efforts towards equitable procurement and to support the economic mobility of people of color.