One City Youth

LSF's College Night Oct. 21

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Latino Student Fund's College Night takes place Tuesday, October 21 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at Mary Graydon Center on the American University Campus (4400 Massachusetts Ave NW).

Only 1 week away from LSF's College Night - 10/21 - 6PM -9PM at @AmericanU Mary Graydon Center. Over 34 universities pic.twitter.com/DMNTKvjEwD
— Latino Student Fund (@LSFund) October 15, 2014

Opportunity Scholarship Program will start accepting apps October 18!

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The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) provides District residents K-12 scholarships to enroll their children in a DC private school. Scholarship awards are up to $12,572 for high school and $8,381 for elementary and middle schools. OSP will begin accepting applications at the following events:

Childhood obesity panel October 22

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The flyer for this event is on the League of Women Voters website in PDF.

Twitter chat Storified: What do today's high school graduates need to know?

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Deadline: Oct. 20 for The Anne Frank Center USA National Essay Contest

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The Center believes, as Anne did, that children matter and can make a positive difference. In honor of Anne and the National Day on Writing, we are sponsoring an essay contest to inspire young people to think about the consequences of intolerance, racism, and discrimination, as well as ways the next generation can build a world based on mutual respect.

The Anne Frank Center USA National Essay Contest is open to middle schoolers (grades 5-8).

Those who enter will respond to one of the several questions posed by the Center and refer to Diary of a Young Girl and/or Tales from the Secret Annex. Essays should be original and 500-700 words. More requirements, including submitting the essay are in the guidelines (PDF).

@CHPSPO organizes Walk-to-School Day at Lincoln Park October 8

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Capitol Hill Walk to School Day Press Release 2014

Halloween celebrations across the city

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The Metropolitan Police Department has Halloween Safety Tips for parents, providers, and caregivers to use with children and youth. MPD event flyers are below.

Child- and youth-related items from Oct. 6 Funding Alert

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Highlights from the October 6 edition are:

Education, Youth Development, Community Benefit & Disaster Relief Grants
Family Literacy Programs
Youth Garden Grants

This edition also includes previously highlighted opportunities.

It's easy and free to sign up to receive The Funding Alert via email each week.

It Takes a District: Tools and Tips for Families to Prevent Bullying Oct. 18

2014-10-06T02:00:00.000-04:00

The D.C. Office of Human Rights and the Mayor's Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force are holding It Takes a District: Tools and Tips for Families to Prevent Bullying October 18 from 9:30 am - 2:00 pm at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (1100 Michigan Ave NE).

The event is FREE and lunch will be served.

The day begins with a resource fair, at which families can learn about bullying prevention from government agencies, nonprofit organizations and schools. Professionals will be available to meet individually with families to create family bullying prevention plans.

Registration is optional.

Music in the Facebook post of the day (10/3/14)

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Post by Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Our future in business in the Tweet of the day (10/2/14)

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Sent my son @joinGEN_Z: 75 HS kids with LivingSocial Co-founder Tim O'Shaughnessy! @LivingSocial @1776dc @KogodBiz pic.twitter.com/XTUPZrqjcK
— Doug Francis (@dougfrancis) September 22, 2014

Help a Boy Scout improve a section of Fort Stanton Park Oct. 18-19, do good in the world

2014-10-02T04:03:00.000-04:00

Boy Scout Greyson Acquaviva has the ambitious goal of making improvements to Civil War Defenses of Washington's Fort Stanton, Mile Marker 1.2, on 28th Street SE. Greyson's plan involves removing invasive plants and installing water bars (the wood in the pic below). Greyson can't do this himself and needs our help.

Greyson Acquaviva's Eagle Scout Project at Civil War Defenses of Washington (where you can sign up to volunteer) and the project website both describe the needs with the latter providing planning and other info.

OCY wanted to help Greyson recruit volunteers and so we asked him to answer some questions. We hope you will find the project, and Greyson, as interesting as we do!

Q: Tell me a little about yourself. Why did you become a Boy Scout? Why have you stayed in?
My name is Greyson Acquaviva and I'm 15 years old. I am an active member and Life Scout, the highest rank before Eagle, in Capitol Hill Scouts Troop 500. I go to the Howard Gardner School in Alexandria Virginia. I live with two parents and three dogs. I became a boy scout because I loved going on hikes and being outdoors. I had a cabin that really fused my spark in cub scouts and even boy scouts. I actually was in cub scouts and that was really fun. I had lots of friends within my Cub Scouts pack. Two of them were really close to me. One of them, Jack, went to my school so I knew him a lot better than most scouts. Then there was a younger Cub Scout, Ryan, with whom I had a very good relationship with because his mom was one of the leaders for the Cub Scout pack. I helped him find his love of Boy Scouts and now he is hopefully going to be in our troop. I have stayed in Boy Scouts because it gives opportunities to learn something new and you get to do stuff you normally don’t do. I also stayed in scouts because I have always wanted to be an eagle scout and I just have one more step to making this dream become a reality. Boy Scouts is like another home to me because I hang out with awesome people, we cook really good food, go on fantastic trips together, and have awesome opportunities to do some good in the world.

Q: What got you interested in the Civil War and/or Civil War defenses and Fort Stanton in particular?
I have always been a huge history lover, especially as I have gotten older. It started in 6th grade with a great history teacher. We learned a lot about ancient history and I always loved the projects we did. I asked her if we were going to learn about American history and she said that in 8th grade, we would be learning that. What got me interested in historical wars was this cool TV show called Decisive Battles of the Ancient World which my teacher let us watch. It talked about battle formations, tactics, the history behind it, etc. In 8th grade, I had a new history teacher who was pretty cool too. We learned about American history and my favorite part was when we talked about the Civil War. I knew that I lived near a historical park and fort (Fort Stanton), which was involved with the Civil War. I never knew why until she talked about this specific fort. It’s is hidden history gem and is right near me.

Q: What do you think people should know about Fort Stanton and the role it played in the Civil War?
What’s really cool about Fort Stanton was that it was on the edge of the border marking Union land with Confederate land all around in front of them. Fort Stanton’s sole purpose was to protect the navy yard and to guard the bridge between Anacostia and Washington. If the Confederates were able to get by that fort, the Union probably would have lost. What’s really amazing is that it never did battle with any Confederates.

Q: What do you hope people get out of the volunteer experience?
There are a couple of things that I hope people get out of the volunteer experience. The first thing is that I hope that people will go to this park a lot more and make sure it is well maintained. This park has eroded a lot over the past couple of years, trashed and littered upon, and is overgrown with invasive species, mainly English Ivy. I also hope that people will get an appreciation of the hard work the National Park Service does to keep our historical parks and trails in good condition. I am grateful to Ranger Kevin Barry for working with me throughout the past 12 months to create this project to help one of the National Park Service’s parks. Finally, I hope young people will get interested Scouting because it is great opportunity to try new things and it is a lot of fun.

Q: Is there anything else you want to add?
I would greatly appreciate volunteers. It will be a lot of fun and you would be doing a great service to the park. Volunteers who work a full 3-hour shift will get either lunch, a big snack, or dinner. If you want to volunteer, contact me via email or you can sign up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0D4DA9A62EA2F94-greyson.

Remember, you can help Greyson improve Fort Stanton Park for all of us. Sign up to volunteer October 18 or 19.

A scholar and volunteer in the Tweet of the day (10/1/14)

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K3 @CWHarrisVikings tutor @LyshaBee88 has been all smiles since she was in elementary school with her sister! #tbt pic.twitter.com/vvF3m8krYg
— MetroDC ReadingCorps (@mdcReadingCorps) September 18, 2014

A leader in Tweet of the day (9/30/14)

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Giving my Deputy Mayor speech to be elected @MYLI_DC 👔💼 pic.twitter.com/Aj5wnaTP9B
— FIRSTCLASS (@FIRSTCLASSMALLY) September 23, 2014

Help young artists turn trash into art!

2014-09-30T02:51:00.000-04:00

Post by Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Contact Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (202-547-6839) to find out how you can help!

Child- and youth-related items from Sept. 29 Funding Alert

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The one highlight from the September 29 edition is 2014 Keds Change Community, Change Your World Grant.

This edition also includes previously highlighted opportunities.

It's easy and free to sign up to receive The Funding Alert via email each week.

Students in the Tweet of the day (9/29/14)

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The new uniform shirts are in! They should go home today. To order more, contact the HSA. pic.twitter.com/3gSUjE0PlQ
— Francis-Stevens HSA (@WallsAtFS_HSA) September 24, 2014

The Washington Performing Arts Fall Arts Fair October 5 keeps getting better!

2014-09-29T02:24:00.000-04:00

The Washington Performing Arts has just released exciting information: Details about the October 5, Noon - 5:00 pm Fall Arts Fair!

Music from FJ Music Fusion and DC native progressive hip hop artist Christylez Bacon
Dance by Silk Road Dance Company
Dance with Nomad Dancers and also Rhythmaya Dance for a Bollywood Dance Party

There will also be free workshops, demonstrations and food.

Sports and academics in the Tweet of the day (9/26/14)

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Special thanks to @dcunited Forward David Estrada for joining our soccer scholars after talking with seniors! pic.twitter.com/Tgoc2XYsFk
— Cesar Chavez Schools (@ChavezSchools) September 24, 2014

October 6 chat for mental health

2014-09-26T05:02:00.000-04:00

Young people are encouraged to participate in the one-hour national dialogue about taking care of their mental health. The dialogue takes place Monday, October 6. All young people have to do is to gather a group of 3-4 people for an hour. The how-tos are available by clicking the image above.

For those who want to participate but don't have a group, joining the Twitter chat using the hash tag #TextTalkAct is a good option.

Collective Action for Safe Spaces seeks interns - perfect for those under 24!

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Collective Action for Safe Spaces Internships

FREE child sexual abuse prevention training

2014-09-25T03:47:00.000-04:00

Safe Shores is offering FREE Stewards of Children Sexual Abuse Prevention Training sessions this fall. The interactive training teaches adults how to recognize, respond to and prevent child sexual abuse. Upcoming training sessions are being held October 21, November 20 and December 17.

Learn more and register.

Teens define DC in the Tweet of the day (9/24/14)

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We asked teens what defines D.C. Here's what they came up with: http://t.co/FcyxXpHC2G pic.twitter.com/5D1nlUJKLW
— NtlBuildingMuseum (@BuildingMuseum) September 21, 2014

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, ideas on Twitter

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P & P author event in the Tweet of the day (9/23/14)

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Celebrate Hug Week this week! And come give author Scott Campbell a hug at P&P Tuesday 9/30 10:30am #hugmachine pic.twitter.com/3pPfwnGXnj
— P&P Kids and Teens (@KidsandProse) September 6, 2014