Project Sano y Salvo (Safe and sound) in Tucson, Arizona serves approximately 1000 students in grades 6-8 who participate in 1) integrated drug and violence prevention activities; 2) academic tutoring; 3) enrichment programs in math, science, reading, writing and technology; 4) recreational activities; 5) summer school; 6) club activities; and 7) homework assistance. Watauga County Schools in Boone, NC's LEADERS program offers experiential entrepreneurial leadership development daily after school to meet the needs of 130 rural low-income Appalachian sixth-eighth graders who are at risk for academic failure. Community School District Five in Harlem, NY, has established Literacy Plus Centers at Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 325 Academy and Henry Highland Garnet Intermediate School are developing a joint project to study Harlem neighborhood in the past, present, and future that will result in an artistic construction of Harlem and a film. The center provides much needed support services for approximately 500 African American and Latino students at-risk of educational failure. Students participate with their parents and teachers in: literacy and technology- based programs; integrated health, social services, and cultural programs; service learning and leadership development; parenting services and parent education. "Connections for Youth: A 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program" provides after-school and Saturday programs for
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