1.) T4T Internship Extravaganza
2.) Youth Visions Grant Opportunity
3.) White Williams Scholars Presents the Teen Philly Resource Guide!
4.) A How-To Guide for Creating a Youth Media Arts Program
5.) Achievement Academy Program Now Accepting Applicants
6.) NY Times on Philly's Citywide WIFI Project

1.) T4T Internship Extravaganza

The Teaming for Technology Internship program will be holding two events this week for both students seeking placement and representatives from organizations that would like to sponsor interns.

Potential Sponsors are invited to join us at the Recruitment Luncheon for information on the T4T internship program and information on getting interns at your organization. The luncheon is taking place:

Wednesday, October 6
12:00-1:30pm
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
7 Ben Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pa 19103
215 665-2570 or robinb@uwsepa.org

Attention Students!! Open Student-Internship Interview Session
If you are interested in an IT internship please join us:

Wednesday, October 6, 2004 from 9am-1pm
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
7 Ben Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pa 19103
215 665-2570 or robinb@uwsepa.org

Please bring your resumes!
*Students may call for a set appointment.

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2.) Youth Visions Grant Opportunity

CTCNet is pleased to announce the 2005 Youth Visions for Stronger
Neighborhoods Grants program!

Youth Visions Grants (www.ctcnet.org/youthvisions) are designed to give youth and community technology programs the opportunity to use multimedia tools and training to engage in community decision-making to strengthen their neighborhoods.
Organizations that serve at-risk youth (ages 14-18) and who have experience providing video and other multimedia training are eligible. CTCNet will provide a flexible curriculum and evaluation support for a 5-6 month program integrating community-based activities and multimedia training.

CTCNet will award Youth Visions Grants to eight community technology programs throughout the U.S. that want to offer multimedia training for youth. Each grantee will receive $22,286 (including $2026 for overhead expenses) and must contribute at least $5,000 in non-federal matching funds. Additionally, each program will be required to host a capacity-building workshop to help other youth-serving organizations learn to use multimedia tools to promote youth engagement in their communities.
Orientation and preparation will begin at the end of November.
Program operations will begin in January 2005 and the program must be completed by June 30, 2005.

This grant program is sponsored by the Corporation for National Service's Learn and Serve America division. To learn more about the grant, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit http://www.ctcnet.org/youthvisions/index.htm.

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3.) White Williams Scholars Presents the Teen Philly Resource Guide!

White-Williams Scholars, a member of the T4T Assistance program, is thrilled to announce the publication of the Teen Philly Resource Guide! The guide contains information on programs, services, and other resources for high school age youth in Philadelphia and was made possible through a grant from the Samuel S. Fels Fund. It is available to download and print from our website at www.wwscholars.org/guide (If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com).

The contents of the web page will continue to grow and develop throughout the year. We will keep you updated on new resources available on the WWS website.

In the next few months, WWS will be working to get the word out about the Teen Philly Resource Guide. They will be distributing print copies to counselors in Philadelphia high schools shortly. You can help spread the word by forwarding this information to high school students and youth-serving organizations that would benefit from the use of the Teen Philly Resource Guide.

If you know of programs and services that should be added to future versions of the guide, please feel free to fill out the "Add a Program" form at the White Williams Scholars’ website (www.wwscholars.org/guide) or send an email to info@wwscholars.org.

Finally, continued feedback and suggestions are welcome. To share ideas or get more information on the Teen Philly Resource Guide, contact Sarah Byker James at 215-735-4480 x202 or email sjames@wwscholars.org.

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4.) A How-To Guide for Creating a Youth Media Arts Program

For curriculum and how-tos, you can check out America Connects Consortium’s Field Innovation Grant product from the Bass Art Museum in Miami, Florida, on designing and creating a multimedia arts program with teens. It's in both Spanish and English, and includes video. Go to:

http://www.americaconnects.net/research/BassMuseum/Bass_Museum.htm

The guide consists of information on the following topics:

• Making the case for starting a youth media arts program
• Fundraising
• Building your team
• Professional development, training and skill sharing
• Recommended equipment
• Identifying partners
• Asset mapping
• Recruiting participants
• Setting curriculum objectives
• Pre-Tech, low-tech and high-tech activities
• Organizing culminating events
• Challenges and solutions
• Strategies for evaluating a media arts program

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5.) Achievement Academy Program Now Accepting Applicants

[Philadelphia, PA] Now entering its thirteenth year, the Achievement
Academy, a mentoring program for minority male youths offered by the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, is currently seeking 9-18 year old applicants for the 2004-2005 program year. The Achievement Academy is an evening program that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from October 27, 2004 through June 22, 2005 at the Kappa Alpha Psi Achievement Center, located at 5521-29 Germantown Avenue (Germantown Avenue and School House Lane) in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. This year’s application deadline is October 4, 2004. Interested youngsters and parents can secure an application or request additional information by calling the Achievement Academy at 215-848-4227 (extension #4), or by visiting the Academy’s web site at http://www.achievementacademy.net. The Achievement Academy seeks students with the ability and desire to excel in a demanding but fun program that is designed to help students learn the secrets of improving life skills through personal development. The program provides multifaceted mentoring, counseling and training activities targeted to African American and other minority male youths between the ages of 9-18. The major components of the Academy include a series of life skills workshops, a computer lab and youth leadership initiatives.

In the life skills workshops, the initial topic of goal setting is taught to help the students set direction and develop personal objectives. Other topics in the life skills module include self-esteem, money management and family values. The computer lab initiative provides students an opportunity to learn basic and advanced information about personal computers, including familiarization with the Microsoft Office suite of applications, as well as web site design. Lastly, the youth leadership component focuses on communications skills, with a public speaking module that includes speech preparation and delivery. The youth leadership initiative also prepares students for the working world by helping them to develop resume writing and interview skills, and understand the importance of workplace decorum. There is also a focus on college preparation that includes test taking and college selection exercises.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, whose international headquarters is located in Philadelphia, is one of nine predominantly Afro American national Greek-letter organizations. Each chapter of the fraternity founded on the principle of ACHIEVEMENT is challenged and required to implement some type of activity in support of its national Guide Right program on an annual basis. Established in 1992, the Achievement Academy is the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter’s initiative designed to meet this mandate, and is one of the many philanthropic and service oriented activities that the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter sponsors to support and strengthen the communities where its members live and work.
For further info on programs and activities offered by the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, call (215) 848-4227 or go to http://www.phillykappas.com.

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6.) NY Times on Philly city-wide WiFi project

Another story about Philly's proposed wireless plan from the New York Times:

Big Wi-Fi Project for Philadelphia
By BOB TEDESCHI

Published: September 27, 2004

FORGET cheese steaks, cream cheese and brotherly love. Philadelphia wants to be known as the city of laptops.

The city recently announced a two-year effort to string a free wireless network across its 135 square miles, potentially giving Philadelphia an entirely new identity as the most wired - or unwired - municipality on the planet. But skeptics said this initiative, as well as similar
efforts elsewhere across the United States, could also run aground on its own ambitions.
[...]

The plan's proponents argue that wireless Internet access would benefit Philadelphia in many ways. First, Ms. Neff said, wireless connections would speed economic development in areas where businesses cannot afford to pay $800 to $1,500 monthly for high-speed T-1 lines. The wireless initiative would also improve education, Ms. Neff said, because children would have better access to information, and parents could communicate more effectively with teachers.

Because more than 70 percent of the city's students qualify for economic assistance, she said, few families currently can afford to do that.

"The reason we won't just let the market do this is that there are societal needs that aren't inherently part of the capitalist system. We need to be sure no communities in Philadelphia are excluded, whether there's an R.O.I. or not," Ms. Neff said, using the initials for return on investment."

See full story (requires registration):
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/27/technology/27ecom.html

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