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“Sometimes a program's benefits extend even beyond where they are expected. Several of last spring's Mural Club participants were newcomers to the United States. They appreciated having a safe and comfortable venue for learning skills, contributing ideas, and for socializing...these students were able to learn about and connect with their new school environment in a meaningful way” – Mural Club facilitator, Pam Consear, Oakland Technical High School
Funding for this program is available!
After School Program Grants For Public School Teachers - Grades 6-12 in Oakland, Redwood City, and select San Jose schools.
Click here for the After School Program Grant Flyer!
Who: Alum Rock, East Side Union High, Franklin-McKinley, Oakland and Redwood City school district teachers grades 6-12th are eligible to apply. A maximum of two grants will be awarded to a school.
What: Teachers are encouraged to come up with new ideas for after school programs. Grants up to $2,500 are available to cover costs of equipment, teacher time, and/or refreshments. Examples: running club, dance club, ecology club, yearbook club, school choir, skateboarding club, drama club, chess club, school newspaper team, yoga club, guitar club (school sports teams are not eligible).
How: We've made it easy! Simply fax in a description of your idea on school letterhead, including the following information:
- Date and After School Program Grant notation
- School and district name, address, telephone and fax number
- Teacher name, email address, and grade level
- Description of your after school program idea and how it will be implemented, duration of project, and number of students and grade level(s) served
- Total amount requested
- Item by item listing of how the money will be spent
- Applications must be signed by both the submitting teacher and the school principal
Deadline: Fax in your request in to (510) 645-1892 as soon as it is ready. If approved, funds will immediately be disbursed.
*Please note the limit of two grants per school*
This program is made possible with funding by The Barkley Fund
Through PVF's After School Program Grant public school teachers can receive grants to start new after school programs at their school.
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"Thank you very much for the grant for our Writing Center. We were wonderfully busy at all times! We found that having a place available to meet one-on-one with our students as they revised their writing greatly improved the quality of writing our students were producing. We thank you so very much for funding this after school program that, in these times of drastic budget cuts, was needed and appreciated by many." Lisa Gallien, Oak Grove High School, San Jose, California