North Shore after-school programming supported through North Shore Community Foundation
The North Shore Community Foundation, through the Mayors’ Golf Tournament Fund Raiser, has committed $50,000 to the North Shore Middle Childhood Matters Planning Table (MCM). These funds are dedicated to providing recreational after-school programming to pre-teens in both North and West Vancouver. Research conducted through United Way of the Lower Mainland has identified the considerable need for vulnerable pre-teens to be engaged in positive, active and supervised programs in their after school hours. MCM, supported primarily by the United Way of the Lower mainland and Ministry of Children and Family Development, has worked closely with the school districts, municipalities and recreation commissions to pilot after-school programming in several North Shore schools. These programs are not a child care option, but rather provide opportunities for developing strong social relationships with peers and mentoring adults in a recreational format. With the additional funds from the North Shore Community Foundation, MCM will extend this one afternoon per week opportunity to 14 additional schools over the next two years.