{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Community Resources for Teens with Angela Walukevich and Dasia Miles-Langaigne","description":"Are you looking for resources for your teen post-COVID? In this episode, I'm joined by graduate students at William James College - Dasia Miles-Langaigne and Angela Walukevich, as they talk about the ins and outs of finding resources for teens in the community. See below a list of resources in Massachusetts compiled by today's guests: Resource List  Resource: (Targeted to knowledge\/information gathering - can be used both for the organization level and also family level)  Afterschool Programs | Youth.gov Afterschool 101 \u2014 Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership   Can apply for vouchers for childcare and transportation reimbursement: Child care voucher 13y\/o and younger  Get Child Care and Transportation Help | Mass.gov   Apply for funds for child care and\/or after school programs:  Child Care Financial Assistance | Mass.gov   Applying for Childcare assistance: Mass211\u2019s Child Care Services & Financial Payment Assistance | Mass 211   Partial reimbursement transportation that is work and child-care related activities:  Get Child Care and Transportation Help | Mass.gov   Apply for Grant(s) for youth sports: Youth Sports Grants - All Kids Play Every Kid Sports \u2013 We pay. Kids play.   For younger\/small children, but still seems like great resource: (play groups, activities, vouchers)  Child Care Works \u2013 PACE   EBT Card for Culture (lower\/free access for humanities, arts, sciences):  EBT Card to Culture - MA SNAP-ED EBT Card to Culture Organizations | Mass.gov   Additional Places:  Brookline Teen Center: (middle and high school; teen jobs) - Mix of gaming, music\/art, cooking, sports   Brookline Teen Center \u2013 A safe space for discovery, creative expression, and social change.   Children\u2019s Services of Roxbury: (music group, peer leadership\/advocacy program, & drop in center - access food, housing, jobs, resources)  Youth Resiliency & Development | Children's Services of Roxbury   Zumix: (Music based: teens, but also ages 7-13, filmmaking, music production, and even podcasting)  Who We Are \u2013 ZUMIX   Younger Kids\/to Grade 5: Arlington Child Center: (toddler, preschool, kindergarten, but also after school and summer programs for 6-11y\/o\/just completed 5th grade)  Programs for Arlington Children's Center, Arlington Ma   Think Together: (K-12 - academic focused, dynamic learning, enrichment) + college and career readiness Afterschool Expanded Learning - Think Together | Nonprofit   The Black Man Can (mentoring, focused around boys\/young men)  The Black Man Can Foundation   Follow Suit Mentoring (mentoring, workshops, focused around boys\/young men)  Follow Suit Mentoring   Boston Project Ministries (multiple programs, mentoring, art, community)  The Boston Project Ministries   Girls on the Run (Physical activity for girls)  Girl Empowerment Programs | Girls on the Run   Swaby Tae Kwon Do (Tae Kwon Do)  ww1.swabystaekwondoboston.com\/lander   YMCA Before and After School: (Greater Boston - local)  Before \/ After School - YMCA of Greater Boston Additional local\/community locations to consider:  \u00b7       Parks \u00b7       Library  \u00b7       Boys and Girls Club    Might be helpful for the organization: \u2013 \u201cYouth Voice\u201d - youth having voice in society. Ways to have culturally competency in the programs  Youth Voice \u2014 Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (STEM)    Boston After School and Beyond: Hub to look for activities\/programs (funding on organizational level), can search by neighborhood, age, topics  Boston After School & Beyond | Youth Educational Programs   ","author_name":"Black Mental Health Matters with Dr. Kerry-Ann","author_url":"https:\/\/www.drkerryann.net\/podcast\/","html":"