afterschool programs
DOING GOOD
Doing Good is a semester-long afterschool program that amplifies creativity, teaches leadership and service skills, and fosters an entrepreneurial mindset. Participants form teams and apply these new skills to create and implement an arts-focused service-learning project in their communities.
SEPTA passes and meals are provided. Participants earn a stipend of up to $825 upon completion of the program.
INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS
Instruments for Success is a six-week after-school program that guides students through all aspects of the college search and application process, including how to choose the right school, application and audition preparation, understanding financial aid, and scholarship opportunities.
By the conclusion of the program, you can expect that you will have submitted or be ready to submit your college or trade school applications. SEPTA passes and meals are provided. Students who complete the program and meet attendance and participation requirements earn a stipend of up to $200.
YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL
The Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) elevates student voices and is comprised of students who have participated in the Doing Good or Instruments for Success programs. YAC members share a passion for service and civic engagement. YAC members participate in youth-led programming and represent Project 440 at community events.
“We plant a seed in a young person’s life; they plant a seed in someone else’s life through the work they’re doing, and it ends up having a larger ripple effect.”
Joseph Conyers, Founder & Vision Advisor
Doing Good: Beyond the Music documents Project 440’s Doing Good program. This video was created by student filmmaker Gabby Rodriguez from WHYY’s Pathway to Media careers program, as told by our students Souvanhny, Precious, Carlentz, and Brittany.
“THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY TAUGHT ME TO BE WHO I AM.”
Doing Good, Participant
YOUR GIFT MAKES A BIG IMPACT
YOUR monthly, quarterly or annual contribution MAKES A DIFFERENCE
MEALS & SNACKS FOR STUDENTS
Your gift of $100 can provide 20 meals
Project 440 provides meals and snacks at our afterschool programs for ALL of our young learners. Your annual gift of $100 can provide the meals for one Doing Good or Instruments for Success class and your monthly gift of $100 can provide the meals for 12 classes!
GUEST SPEAKERS FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS
Your gift of $250 can sponsor a guest speaker for our college and career readiness program
Each semester, we welcome three guest speakers to our Instruments for Success program. Speakers include artists, creatives, educators, entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. Providing young people with the opportunity to connect with emerging and established professionals models the multiple pathways to personal fulfillment and success.
SPONSOR A DOING GOOD PROJECT
Your gift of $500 can provide the funding for one Doing Good service-learning project.
Participants in the Doing Good program work in teams and apply the toolkit of transferable skills they learn through their participation in the program to create and implement arts-focused service-learning projects in their community. After project budgets are approved, each team receives $500 to create their project.
FUND A STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMS
Your gift of $1,000 can support the participation of one student in the Doing Good program.
Participants in our intensive Doing Good program build a toolkit of essential skills that they can apply throughout high school, college, and beyond. In addition to receiving meals and SEPTA passes for travel to and from the program, students earn a stipend of up to $825 at the conclusion of the program.
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