Learning Center Profiles
CalSERVES
The CalSERVES afterschool program partners with six Santa Rosa elementary schools in two school districts to serve over 1,200 students each year, providing academic support, enrichment, homework help, nutrition education and physical activities. The program serves children and families who are struggling with poverty and its associated challenges. CalSERVES uses AmeriCorps funding to help staff their program and achieve low staff to student ratios. They have achieved excellent academic outcomes with a high English language learner population and demonstrate the power of nutrition education and physical activity with their students. The Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers at Kawana Elementary and Taylor Mountain are located in Santa Rosa.
Club Y.E.S.
The Club Y.E.S. Afterschool Program’s Healthy Behaviors Learning Center is located at Parkwood Elementary School, and is one of 27 after school sites operated by the Madera County Office of Education (MCOE). The MCOE Club Y.E.S. Program serves over 2,200 students each year providing academic support, enrichment, homework time, nutrition education and physical activities. Lesson plans for these activities support the California State Standards. The program serves low income families and their children who are financially challenged and need academic support and educational learning opportunities.
Fitness 4 Life
The afterschool Fitness 4 Life (F4L) Teach program serves students from thirteen elementary, five middle, and three high schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The program serves over 2,000 students each year providing alternative triathlon training and non- competitive skill building. The program serves kindergarten through twelfth graders in the communities of Watsonville and Pajaro, California.
Club Chavez afterschool program serves students from Cesar Chavez Middle School in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The program serves over 200 sixth through eighth graders daily in the community of Watsonville, California. Club Chavez began operation in the fall of 2007 after receiving both the ASES and 21st Century funding. In January 2009 Fitness 4 Life and Club Chavez were named as Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers.
Fresno FRESH
The Madison Elementary Afterschool Program is one of 131 Fresno County Office of Education (FCOE) FRESH program sites. Madison became a Healthy Behaviors Learning Center in 2009 and actively supports hands-on nutrition education and increased physical activity for its high poverty students. Madison is a leader in this area and is known for its strong youth development work.
Mt. Diablo CARES
Mt. Diablo Cares afterschool program is widely recognized for its strong partnerships and use of organic gardens for nutrition education (and much more). Their vision, Children Learning to Change the World, guides their work as they encourage children to learn and lead through a variety of experiences! Annually, the program brings 100 tons of fresh produce to its sites through a partnership with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Mt. Diablo’s Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers are located at El Monte Elementary and Riverview Middle School.
San Francisco ExCEL
The mission of SF ExCEL Afterschool Program is to create and sustain safe havens at public schools where students and community members can access expanded learning opportunities and integrated education, health, social services and cultural programs in the out-of-school hours. These programs operate in over 90 elementary schools, K-8 schools, middle schools, and high schools. ExCEL is funded by California's After School Education and Safety, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and 21st Century ASSETS grants and enhanced by in-kind and contributions from local funders and community agencies. ExCEL partners with San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth and their Families to ensure that funds from the local children’s tax initiative support the sustainability of ExCEL programs and partners.
Woodcraft Rangers reaches out to over 18,000 at-risk young people in the greater Los Angeles area annually through enriching afterschool and camping programs. The organization's programs are designed to help children and youth mature into healthy, productive adults through positive experiences and age-appropriate challenges. San Antonio Elementary is one of Woodcraft Rangers’ 61 afterschool sites. It serves as one of fourteen Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers that work with other afterschool programs to help them improve students’ eating habits and physical fitness by intentionally integrating physical activity and nutrition education with youth development principles and practices.
A World Fit for Kids!(WFIT)
A World Fit for Kids! is an award-winning, physical activity-based youth development program recognized by the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for its positive impact on the physical activity and fitness levels of California’s children and youth. Its two Healthy Behaviors learning centers, at Frank del Olmo Elementary and Norwood Elementary, serve high poverty student populations in Los Angeles, making a significant difference in their healthy eating and physical activity. Since 1994, WFIT has been preparing teens as health advocates, leveraging their impact on the fitness, well-being, educational performance and life-readiness of youth in Southern California. To learn more, visit WFIT’s Teen Programming and Training Page.The YMCA of Silicon Valley is a strong state, regional and national leader in its work to get kids healthy. The program's Healthy Behaviors Learning Center is located at Pomeroy Elementary, in Santa Clara. The program has recently received funding from Kaiser Permanente to create three additional Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers.
