February 2007

Volume 1, Number 1

In This Issue

·    Programming Highlights

·    LAMP NEWS

·    2006 Annual Event

·    MODKA Competition Team

·    Foundation News

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JHPCC
5110 N. Western Ave.
Chicago , IL 60625

Phone:773-293-3621
Fax: 312-577-0512

Programming Highlights

Avondale Elementary School renewed their After School All Stars Grant to continue funding our after school program at Avondale for the 2006-2007 school year. Avondale has become our flagship school and is an example of how schools and community organizations work together for the benefit of the children they serve. None of this would be possible without the support and leadership of Principal Ana Martinez Estka . This will mark our second year with the school and we look forward to continuing and developing our level of service to the students, faculty and families. 

Logandale Middle School is the newest addition to the JHPCC's after school program sites. Logandale is a middle school serving 6th through 8th grades and is adjacent to our current site at Avondale Elementary. We can now continue to serve children moving from Avondale to Logandale. We are very excited about this new transition and look forward to a fabulous school year serving both schools. Initial enrollment between the two schools ranged from 100 to 130 children.

JHP Community Center ’s after school program continues service with new students from Chappell elementary as well as the surrounding schools in our community. Teen youth program coordinators and mentors continue to facilitate most of the programming functions and instruction in both the academic, art, and martial arts components.

Chappell Elementary School - After five years and with much deliberation, the JHPCC has made the decision to discontinue our services at the school last fall. Due to the increased enrollment at our other sites and limited instructors, we have made the difficult decision to focus our resources at sites with the greatest needs. Chappell students are invited to continue services at the JHPCC site for both the After School program and MODKA.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Allman and the Chappell faculty for making our stay over the last five years an experience we will treasure forever.

After holding the event in school gymnasiums, the event had to be hosted at a college gymnasium due to the growth of our student enrollments. Students from three of our sites participated for an evening of awards, performances, and well deserved recognitions.

LAMP Apprenticeship Spring 2007 session is currently open for enrollment. Spring session begins February 5^th, 2007.

After School Matters extended our LAMP Apprenticeship programs for the entire 2006-2007 school year. Contracts are now renewed on an annual basis and provides continuity for the youth that participate in our on-going programs.

Summer Program 2006 was very exciting for us, and through After School Matters and grants from Children and Youth Services we were able to employ twenty-two youth between the ages of 14-19. The program included many firsts as well as original projects and programs. ASM provided funding for our first Advanced Apprenticeship Program as well as seven youth interns.

Genki Marital arts Invitational, Chicago, IL.  Black Belt, Sergio Roman earned a well fought and well deserved first place for sparring and forms. This marked the first time the Modified Karate Club won first place in a Black Belt division. Sergio is the first student officially awarded the rank of Black Belt at our school and accomplished this goal at the age of seventeen. It took Sergio over three years to reach this rank, and it demonstrates his commitment and loyalty to our school.

Illinois Open Invitational Martial Arts Tournament, Peoria , IL- August 12, 2006. The JHP Community Center 's Modified Karate Club participated in an. This was the first event that our students competed under Olympic Style Sparring rules. MODKA students trained only for two days for this grueling one six minute continuous round of sparring. They have big hearts and even more courage to face experienced competitors during this event.

Students brought home over thirty trophies. Another example of the competitive edge MODKA students have.

Special thanks are given again to Springboard Foundation and Little Angel Foundation for their support for our 2006-2007 school year. They have demonstrated year after year their commitment to small grass roots organizations that support under served communities.

JHPCC programs funded in part through the generous support of