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PVHS student Minche Kim is a youth afterschool ambassador
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The Afterschool Alliance has announced that Minche Kim, a student in the Pascack Pioneers FIRST Robotics Afterschool Program, and a sophomore at Pascack Valley High School, was serving in the 2020 class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors. Kim is one of seven students from across the country selected for the ambassador honor. She was selected on the basis of her essay in a competition held in the fall. The seven Youth Ambassadors promote the value of afterschool programs by sharing their experiences in these programs and their views about the role afterschool programs play in their communities. They write for Afterschool Snack, the Afterschool Alliance blog, about the importance of afterschool programs. Youth Ambassadors also will connect with members of Congress and their aides as part of the Afterschool for All Challenge this spring. “We are thrilled to have Minche in this yearʼs class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors,” said Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance executive director. “She has a powerful story to tell about the role afterschool programs have played in her life—a story that resonates with young people and families across
Kim said, “Iʼm really excited to serve as a Youth Afterschool Ambassador. In the Pascack Pioneers FIRST Robotics afterschool program, Iʼve discovered a new interest in the field of engineering, learned a lot about teamwork, focus and time management, and made friends who share my passions.” She said, “As a Youth Afterschool Ambassador, Iʼm thrilled to share about my experiences to spread awareness about the importance of afterschool programs, so more students can access them.” The seven Youth Afterschool Ambassadors in this class come from Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode
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the country.” Grant added, “With the pandemic upending the lives of so many, it is especially important that we build support for these essential programs, which keep students safe, inspire them to learn, and give working parents peace of mind.” She said, “Right now, too many young people donʼt have a program available to them and, during the pandemic, many programs are struggling financially. Minche will do a great job spreading the word about the need for more support for afterschool programs.”
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The America After 3PM household survey of more than 30,000 families, commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, found that for every child in an afterschool program today, two more are waiting to get in. Unmet demand is especially high in rural communities and communities of concentrated poverty. One in five students in the United States is unsupervised after the school day ends.
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Island, and Texas. Team 1676 Pascack Pioneers tweeted Dec. 28, 2020, “Very proud of Minche for representing 1676 as an Afterschool Alliance Youth Ambassador for the meeting with the National Conference of State Legislators! She advocated for FIRST and robotics as an afterschool venue for keeping students connected and engaged during the pandemic, as well as having a built in support group.”
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