Turning Point expands their after school program for Meridian Park and Parkwood students

Turning Point will be expanding their afterschool program, Homework Factory, to 3 days a week! They will be providing a shuttle after school Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from both Meridian Park and Parkwood to their site and providing homework help, tutoring and a healthy snack. Register Here.

Afterschool programs are one of the most effective strategies to promote and ensure healthy families and children. Kids that participate in quality afterschool programs show improved school attendance, engagement in learning, test scores and grades.* In addition, afterschool programs keep kids safe, healthy and on track for success while helping ease the burden on working families. Finally, kids that are considered high risk show the greatest gains.  This is why Turning Point is passionate about investing in youth in our community in their out-of-school time.

Turning Point currently offers several programs to the local community that provide healthy, safe, and trusting environments for children and youth to participate in. In addition to Homework Factory, during the summer Turning Point runs Summer Explorers, an educational and fun summer day camp for kids 1st-6th Grade. They partner with the Dale Turner YMCA to provide free summer lunches and afterschool snack to the children who attend. Turning Point is also a member of the Back to School Consortium and partners with the City of Shoreline to cultivate the Food Bank Giving Garden at Twin Ponds Park, which donates fresh, organic vegetables and herbs to HopeLink.

If you would like to partner with Turning Point to invest in the neighborhood, there are many ways to get involved. They love collaborating over coffee for the common good. Turning Point would also love the support of the community at their upcoming benefit fundraiser, It Takes a Village, on November 15th at Innis Arden Clubhouse. Get your tickets today.

* -NOIST, Making the Case: A 2009 Fact Sheet on Children and Youth In Out-of-School Time