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7 days ago
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Former Packer AJ Dillon, Dillon Family Foundation donates $25K to Boys & Girls Club of Door County
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Although AJ Dillon is no longer in Titletown, the former Green Bay Packers running back is still making his first 'NFL home' a priority through a generous donation to a local Boys & Girls Club. On Thursday, through the Dillon Family Foundation, AJ and his wife, Gabrielle, made a $25,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County. Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the foundation's launch. Brown County Jail's garden program shows significant growth in second year, donations to Paul's Pantry Following the check presentation, a naming ceremony was held to dedicate the garden beds at the Boys & Girls Club in the Dillon Family Foundation's name. Officials say the garden serves as a hands-on learning space where children can grow fruits and vegetables. 'The Dillon Family Foundation [made] a generous investment of $25,000 in the Club to sustain our high-impact garden initiative, along with all of the nutritious snacks, meals, and food-related programs, along with the healthy lifestyle projects and programs that are made possible through generous partners and supporters like the Foundation,' said Johanna Wicklund, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bay and Lakes Region. Wisconsin State Patrol and Motor Carriers Association team up in Green Bay for annual 'Trooper in a Truck' initiative Kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Door County then demonstrated a short recipe, showing how to make an easy and healthy meal with vegetables from the garden. 'Walking into the building and seeing those smiles, it reminds you of why you start missions that we do with the Dillon Family Foundation, why you have a Boys & Girls Club in your community,' stated AJ Dillon during the ceremony. 'These kids are awesome and have so much potential, so much love to give, and so it's an honor to be here today.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
17-07-2025
- General
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Volunteers help provide upgrades to Little Village Boys and Girls Club
Some major improvements are coming to the oldest boys and girls club in Chicago. Around two dozen volunteers and electricians were at the Little Village Boys & Girls Club in South Lawndale on Thursday. Crews are fixing the electrical system, painting a new mural, and beautifying the playground. "Over like a hundred of our families come here every day," Program director Guadalupe Delgado. "They need us to be here for their kids, for them to be entertained, for them to have some fun reading in the club. So, it really means a lot to us to have this great opportunity." At more than 100 years old, the building hosts more than 20,000 students yearly. The upgrades were part of a joint effort between Ideal Electrical and Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago.
CBS News
16-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Wednesday's Child: 10-year-old Jaysheamy
MARE - Jaysheamy is a sweet and friendly young girl who loves to socialize and make new friends. She enjoys watching cartoons, playing with her collection of dolls and toys, and spending time outdoors whenever she can. Jaysheamy does very well in school. She attends a general education classroom and is consistently well-behaved and respectful. She thrives on being active and engaged and attends an after school program at her local Boys and Girls Club, where she participates in a variety of fun and enriching activities. Jaysheamy's cheerful personality and eagerness to learn make her a joy to be around. For more information you can contact MARE: 617-964-MARE (6273) or visit Since its inception in 1981, Wednesday's Child has been a collaboration of the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE), the Department of Children & Families and WBZ-TV/CBS Boston. Hosted by Jack Williams for 34 years, this weekly series has given a face and voice to the children who wait the longest for families. Wednesday's Child has helped find homes for hundreds of waiting children and continues to raise awareness about adoption from foster care.
CTV News
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families
Girls read an Amelia Bedelia book during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Providence R.I. (AP Photo/Sophie Park)
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14-07-2025
- General
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Boys and Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain would have kept her away but her son insisted on going. As she marked her son's name present on a clipboard at the Boys and Girls Club camp, she laughed about braving a flash flood warning to get there. Before kissing his mother goodbye, Aiden Cazares, 8, explained to a reporter, 'I wanted to see my friends and not just sit at home.' Then he ran off to play. Aiden's one of 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country who have been attending after-school and summer programming at a Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA or a public school for free thanks to federal taxpayers. Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families, but President Donald Trump's administration recently froze the funding. The money for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers is among more than $6 billion in federal education grants Trump's Republican administration has withheld, saying it wants to ensure recipients' programs align with the president's priorities. After-school programs for the fall are in jeopardy In Rhode Island, the state stepped in with funding to keep the summer programs running, according to the Boys and Girls Club of East Providence. Other Boys and Girls Clubs supported by the grants have found ways to keep open their summer programs, said Sara Leutzinger, vice president for communications for the Boys and Girls Club of America. But there isn't the same hope for the after-school programming for the fall. Some of the 926 Boys and Girls Clubs nationwide that run 21st Century Community Learning summer and after-school programs stand to close if the Trump administration doesn't release the money in the next three to five weeks, Leutzinger said. The YMCA and Save the Children say many of the centers they run are also at risk of shuttering. 'Time is of the essence,' said Christy Gleason, executive director of Save the Children Action Network, which provides after-school programming for 41 schools in rural areas in Washington state and across the South, where school will begin as soon as August. 'It's not too late to make a decision so the kids who really need this still have it.' Schools in Republican-led areas are particularly affected by the freeze in federal education grants. Ninety-one of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from four frozen grant programs are in Republican congressional districts, according to an analysis from New America, a left-leaning think tank. Of those top 100 school districts, half are in four states: California, West Virginia, Florida and Georgia. New America's analysis used funding levels reported in 2022 in 46 states. Republican officials have been among the educators criticizing the grant freeze. 'I deeply believe in fiscal responsibility, which means evaluating the use of funds and seeking out efficiencies, but also means being responsible — releasing funds already approved by Congress and signed by President Trump," said Georgia schools superintendent Richard Woods, an elected Republican. 'In Georgia, we're getting ready to start the school year, so I call on federal funds to be released so we can ensure the success of our students.' The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts. Summer clubs provide instruction for children At the East Providence summer camp, Aiden, a rising third grader, played tag, built structures with magnetic tiles, played a fast-paced game with the other kids to review addition and subtraction, learned about pollination, watched a nature video and ate club-provided chicken nuggets. Veteran teachers from his school corrected him when he spoke without raising his hand and offered common-sense advice when a boy in his group said something inappropriate. 'When someone says something inappropriate, you don't repeat it,' teacher Kayla Creighton told the boys between answering their questions about horseflies and honeybees. Indeed, it's hard to find a more middle-of-the road organization in this country than the Boys and Girls Club. Just last month, a Republican and a Democrat sponsored a resolution in the U.S. House celebrating the 165-year-old organization as a 'beacon of hope and opportunity.' The Defense Department awarded the club $3 million in 1991 to support children left behind when their parents deployed for the Persian Gulf. And ever since, the Boys and Girls Club has created clubs on military installations to support the children of service members. Military families can sign up their kids for free. 'I suspect they will realize that most of those grants are fine and will release them,' said Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education policy think tank, speaking of the Trump administration's review of the 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. But not everyone is so sure. Families see few affordable child care alternatives Aiden's mother has started looking into afternoon child care for September when kids return to school in Rhode Island. 'It costs $220 a week,' Reyes said, her eyes expanding. 'I can't afford that.' The single mother and state worker said she'll probably ask her 14-year-old son to stay home and watch Aiden. That will mean he would have to forgo getting a job when he turns 15 in the fall and couldn't play basketball and football. 'I don't have any other option,' she said. At home, Aiden would likely stay inside on a screen. That would be heartbreaking since he's thrived getting tutoring and 'learning about healthy boundaries' from the Boys and Girls Club program, Reyes said. Fernande Berard learned about the funding freeze and possible closure from a reporter after dropping off her three young boys for summer camp. 'I would be really devastated if this goes away,' said the nurse. 'I honestly don't know what I would do.' Her husband drives an Uber much of the day, and picking up the kids early would eat into his earnings. It's money they need to pay the mortgage and everything else. If her boss approves, she'd likely have to pick up her children from school and take them to the rehabilitation center where she oversees a team of nurses. The children would have to stay until her work day ends. 'It's hard to imagine,' she said. ___ The Associated Press' education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find the AP's standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at Bianca Vázquez Toness, The Associated Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
