Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SIMPSON STREET FREE PRESS (SSFP) DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT, CORE-SUBJECT ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION DURING AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER HOURS. WE PUBLISH NEWSPAPERS. OUR WRITERS ARE KIDS. CENTRAL TO SSFP PEDAGOGY IS ACROSS-THE-CURRICULUM INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. STUDENT WRITERS CONDUCT RESEARCH, USE TECHNOLOGY, WRITE AND READ EXTENSIVELY. THEY LEARN TRANSFERABLE ACADEMIC STRATEGIES AND ACQUIRE PRACTICAL JOB SKILLS. CONTENT PUBLISHED BY SSFP FOCUSES ON SCIENCE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND LITERATURE. SSFP OPERATES A NETWORK OF YOUTH BOOK CLUBS AND PUBLISHES STUDENT-WRITTEN BOOK REVIEWS. SSFP STUDENTS ENCOUNTER PREDICTABLE CONNECTIONS TO THE SCHOOL DAY. LESSON PLANS ARE EXPERTLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-DAY LEARNING. SCHOOL GRADES, READING AND MATH SCORES, AND SCHOOL-DAY ATTENDANCE ARE MEASURED. SSFP STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC DISCOURSE AND INFLUENCE THEIR PEERS. DURING 2020, SSFP PROVIDED ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO 275 STUDENTS (GRADES 2-12) AT TWO WORKSITES AND ONLINE. WE EXPAND PROGRAM HOURS DURING SUMMER SEMESTER. CREDENTIALED AND EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE EDITING SUPPORT. OUR GOALS ARE TO FOSTER YOUTH LITERACY AND SPARK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $215.4K

  • Simpson Street Free Press Program

    SIMPSON STREET FREE PRESS (SSFP) DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION DURING AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER HOURS. SSFP USES EXTENDED-DAY ACADEMICS TO BUILD PERMANENT COMMUNITY ASSETS. WE SUSTAIN IMPACT OVER TIME. OUR STUDENT-WRITTEN NEWSPAPER CONTENT FOCUSES ON THE CORE SUBJECT AREAS -- SCIENCE, HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND BOOK REVIEWS. SSFP ENROLLS STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-12. STUDENT WRITERS LEARN THE ROPES, POLISH ACADEMIC SKILLS, AND GET PROMOTED UP THE NEWSROOM RANKS. OLDER, MORE EXPERIENCED STUDENTS ASSIST YOUNGER, LESS EXPERIENCED PEERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE MATH TUTORING AND OPERATE A NETWORK OF YOUTH BOOK CLUBS. SCHOOL GRADES, READING AND MATH SCORES, AND SCHOOL-DAY ATTENDANCE ARE MEASURED. STUDENT WORK IS PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED, WHICH INSPIRES YOUNG READERS ACROSS WISCONSIN.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $360.9K