Casa de Katie, Closed

As of January 1st, 2009 Amigos de las Escuelas is no longer funding Casa de Katie.

Lack funds forced us to let the staff go and shut the doors.

Repeated efforts to find $2500 per month to maintain full services proved un-successful.

When school opened again in January, the (ex)community center staff held meetings with teachers and community members giving them notice of the problems and consequences.

All responded with sadness. The teachers especially praised the work we have done with the center as being a force which significantly changed the community. They said that before CK, there was no point in assigning children homework, it would never get done. With the help of CK, that changed and they began to see vast improvements in the children's progress.

Thank you all for your past support.

Rob Foree
Director, Amigos de las Escuelas

Rio Bravo, next week

Hola Amigos,

Well, as far as I know there are only a hand full of us going to Mexico next week. Not even enough to justify bringing the Suburban up. If your name is not Jim, Sam, Larry or Nikki and you are going, drop me a note and let me know so I can get you a hotel room.

I suspect the combination of economic crisis and news about violence were the major factors.

We will miss you, and report when we get back.

Rob

Casa de Katie, under New Management

I am proud to announce that as of Feb 17, 6 weeks after the closing of Casa de Katie, members of the community have stepped up and volunteered to run some of the programs at the center.

The center will be open 5 days per week, I will get more details when I go down this week.

~rob

Spring Break Trip to Mexico

The Spring Break field trip for construction volunteers will be 3 days again this year, from Thursday March the 19th to Sunday the 22nd.

The work projects will be in 2 areas, CeMAA, the English School that is helping sustain Casa de Katie, and Casa de Katie its self, our Community Center.

Click here to sign up!
(if the sign up link is dead, send me an email using the link below
if the form still says Thanksgiving 2008, fill it out anyway
google is having some technical difficulties this week)
I will be driving, how do I get there?
I want to ride in the Suburban, how can I arrange that?

Youth Development Professional

Youth Development Professional: "The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is hiring fun, creative, energetic, organized, reliable, self motivated, responsible, nurturing and compassionate people who enjoy working with youth of all ages.

We are looking for candidates with strengths in the following areas:
1. Education and career programming (e.g. help with homework, lead a science club, plan cultural and/or seasonal events, help club members design a newsletter)

2. Social Recreation (e.g. Teach billiards, plan tournaments, manage the game room, maintain gameroom equipment, assist in Club-wide social events)

Hours: 20 to 23 hours per week between the hours of 2 pm and 7 pm depending on position and experience

If this sounds like something you are interested in, please email your resume and why you would like to work for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area.

Spanish speakers are encouraged to apply."

Grants.gov - Find Grant Opportunities - Opportunity Synopsis

Grants.gov - Find Grant Opportunities - Opportunity Synopsis: "Key agency priorities for the 2009 School-Based grant competition include: (1) promoting the use of high-quality service-learning to address STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) objectives in middle schools with high percentages of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds; (2) expanding the use of service-learning as a teaching strategy to increase students’ motivation to learn, community problem solving skills, and readiness for careers and post-secondary education; and (3) engaging young people in service-learning activities that address community needs in order to build healthier communities."

plan diciembre ck y amigos

From: Marco Gonzalez <magoco4>
To: robforee
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:59:42 PM
1-Auditoría de los programas, informes, instalaciones, revisión de inventarios.
2. informe anual ck y amigos. (dividido en 2 semestres)
3. Reunión con los tutores(horas, activos, evaluación, etc.)
4. Reunión con de retroalimentación con los maestros de la escuela y el kinder de ferrocarril 4
5. Fiesta de Chrismas con Niños, tutores y voluntarios.
6. Analisis del movimiento financiero: presupuestos y gastos reales.
7. Terminación y presentación del proyecto Tutores para la Ciudad