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Community Educators Network details use of Wallace Foundation grant to expand after‑school and summer programming
Summary
The Community Educators Network told the Quality of Life Committee it will use a Wallace Foundation grant and other partnerships to expand after‑school, summer and teen programs across Santa Fe, coordinate nonprofit offerings, and seek nonprofit status to accept national funding.
The Community Educators Network on Jan. 8 told the City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee it will use a $225,000 Wallace Foundation grant and local partnerships to increase coordinated out‑of‑school learning opportunities for K‑12 youth.
The network’s leadership described a volunteer, member-driven model that has worked with the City of Santa Fe for more than a decade to provide summer programming, library offerings and after‑school activities. "We are a network of different educators from nonprofits in and around Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico," said Molly Parsons, a member of the network’s leadership team.
The network and city staff said the network helps expand the city’s capacity for summer…
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