For more than three decades, SCC has been a place of refuge for families of color in the increasingly gentrified Shaw neighborhood and is currently its sole community-based provider of out-of-school-time programs. Throughout the year, 150 children in grades K-12 engage after school and during summer camps. Individual reading, math, and literacy instruction, as well as science project assistance, strengthens students’ academic skills at their own pace. Youth collaborate in small group STEAM projects and arts enrichment, learning to code and design webpages, training as film and production interns, and designing fashion apparel to sell at local markets. Community members of color serve as mentors and offer youth apprenticeships and jobs. SCC’s emphasis on positive role models, social-emotional learning, and arts-based education ensures that youth feel culturally connected and empowered to transition into the workforce.

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