The Newark Thrives! Program Locator provides youth and families access to youth service programs offered throughout the city.
Click above or below to open the Youth Program Locator
Newark Thrives! new program locator fills a crucial need in the community by providing a comprehensive listing of all programs outside of traditional school time (summer and afterschool) that are available for Newark youth Pre-K to high school graduates. Information for the directory was guided by parents and includes over 40 data points that families reported they want to know. The information gathering started over 2 years ago and the directory now includes over 100 programs for Newark Youth.
The information is collected and displayed with the following goals in mind:
Additional Benefits to Partners:
Josephine Russo, Director of Research and Evaluation at russojosephine1@gmail.com or 973-769- 5169.
The blueprint for the program locator was built by No Talent Hack during HackNewark, the city's first hackathon ever to take place at City Hall. The hackathon event was organized by My Brother's Keeper Newark, the City of Newark's Office of Information Technology, in partnership with Code for Newark.
The information is collected and displayed with the following goals in mind:
- Families can search through many different and multiple filters to find the best program for their children
- Anyone can access through any size device with functionality
- Anyone can use intuitively, with a pleasant and engaging interface
- Providers can update the information previously provided through an electronic form
- Newark Thrives staff can approve updated information before publishing in real time
Additional Benefits to Partners:
- Programs can use this tool to search for the provider that is the best fit for a young person they are unable to serve, or needs more specialized support.
- Schools and other entities can search the tool for providers that best fit their needs, fostering new partnerships and programs
- We can work with any group or organization that has special needs for the directory, to help them collect and display the data that helps them.
Josephine Russo, Director of Research and Evaluation at russojosephine1@gmail.com or 973-769- 5169.
The blueprint for the program locator was built by No Talent Hack during HackNewark, the city's first hackathon ever to take place at City Hall. The hackathon event was organized by My Brother's Keeper Newark, the City of Newark's Office of Information Technology, in partnership with Code for Newark.
THE 2016 SUMMER PROGRAM DIRECTORY
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This program catalogue is provided to families in partnership with Newark Thrives! The Newark Thrives! mission is to improve access to and participation in high-quality out-of-school time opportunities for Newark youth by leveraging resources, convening stakeholders and empowering young people, families and educators.
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Do you have a youth opportunity to share with the Newark Thrives! network? Send flyers and announcements to info@Newark-Thrives.org.
