Afterschool Care is Never an Afterthought for Nicole Carter

INSPIRING INDIVIDUAL

Afterschool Care is Never an Afterthought for Nicole Carter

By Beverly Perkins

For over 35 years, the children and matically, we need strong advocates who youth of the City of Hallandale have their fingers on the pulse of their Beach - Austin Hepburn Center After communities.” School Tutorial Enrichment Program have Afterschool Ambassadors continue enjoyed high-quality academic support, their work at local afterschool programs social services, and recreational activities while serving the one-year Afterschool from the Hallandale Beach Human Services Ambassador term, organizing public events, Department. But to achieve this exceptional communicating with policy makers and comservice, it takes outstanding, dedicated, and munity leaders, and in other ways increasing inspiring individuals. awareness and support for afterschool and

One such individual is the Austin Hepburn summer learning programs. Center’s very own Nicole Carter. She was “I am delighted to work with the chosen by The Afterschool Alliance as one Afterschool Alliance to increase support for of eighteen leaders in the United States to afterschool programs,” said Carter. “It’s a serve as an Afterschool Ambassador for the tremendously important issue in my commuAfterschool Alliance in 2020-2021. nity and state. In normal times, afterschool

“We are so pleased that Nicole Carter will programs help young people succeed in serve as an Afterschool Ambassador this school and in life, and support working year,” said Afterschool Alliance Executive families throughout Florida. These days, Director Jodi Grant. “With the pandemic we need to help children with academic, increasing the need for quality afterschool social, and emotional needs created by the and summer learning programs so dra- pandemic and support efforts to rebuild our economy. That makes these programs even more essential. I look forward to helping build support for the out-of-schooltime opportunities all students need, now and over time.” “Nicole will do a terrific job mobilizing community and business leaders, parents, policy makers, educators, and others to send the message that afterschool programs are vital to our recovery from COVID-19. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and give families peace of mind that their children are safe, learning, and constructively engaged while parents are at work or looking for jobs,” added Grant.

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