Roswell Awarded $89K Grant To Support After-School Programs

ROSWELL, GA — The city of Roswell has been awarded an AmeriCorps grant to support area children. Last year, Roswell and two of its nonprofit partners — Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and STAR House Foundation — received a $74,000 planning grant to begin the process of providing enhanced after-school programming at select Roswell elementary schools.

This year’s grant for up to $89,709 will be used by Roswell and these partners to continue the work by supporting after-school programming at four area schools with the goal of increasing elementary literacy and providing additional STEM and health and wellness education. The city is contributing up to an additional $39,748 in monetary and in-kind funding to facilitate the project.

Roswell will also recruit 20 AmeriCorps members to implement the enhancements to after-school programming, specifically by working with teachers to provide additional instruction and homework support to participating students. These AmeriCorps members will also engage participants’ parents through meetings and information sessions, and the community through service opportunities on nationally recognized days of service.

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Individuals interested in becoming AmeriCorps members to help in the local effort are invited to visit www.roswellgov.com/AmeriCorps for more information and to apply.The city of Roswell’s 2017 grant marked the first time AmeriCorps was implemented in the North Fulton area.

A core program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 80,000 Americans to meet community needs in areas such as education, the environment, public safety, and health. AmeriCorps works with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and its Commission for Service and Volunteerism to afford similar opportunities statewide.

Additional questions regarding the city of Roswell grant or AmeriCorps opportunity may be addressed to Megan Boynton, grants coordinator, at (770) 817-6715 or mboynton@roswellgov.com.

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