Bancroft School at Voorhees Pediatric Facility was chosen as one of nine schools in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania to receive up to $10,000 for Arts Education Grants from Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania and Target Corporation.
For a fifth straight year, Target and YA will partner together to provide quality arts education programming to schools in need. Through the grant, winning schools will work closely with YA to deliver a variety if arts education programs for the students, teachers and families throughout the region to inspire and expand their learning.
“We received an overwhelming response from the New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania school communites to our Arts Education Grants,” said Larry Capo, President & CEO of Young Audiences. “The nine selected schools are all committed to providing arts-rich educational programs, but lack the funding to put them in place. We look forward to working closely with these schools to develop the kind of meaningful arts programming that will continue to enrich and inspire students creativity.”
Out of over 60 schools throughout New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania to apply for the grants, nine schools were selected. Schools were chosen on a competitive basis, with priority given to those demonstrating financial or circumstantial hardship.
The complete list of winning schools are:
- Bancroft School at Voorhees Pediatric Facility, Voorhees
- Burlington City High School & Wilbur Watts Intermediate School, Burlington City
- Chaplain Charles J. Watters School #24, Jersey City
- Dr. Albert M. Bean Elementary School, Pine Hill
- Fitler Academics Plus, Philadelphia
- La Salle Academy, Philadelphia
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Asbury Park
- Vineland School District, Vineland
Each school will work with Young Audiences’ staff, and their roster of professional teaching artists, to plan first-quality arts programming tailored specifically for their schools’ unique needs. They will receive funding for a variety of initiatives, including: professional artist performances at their school, in-depth, hands-on workshops with professional artists, professional development to help classroom teachers connect the arts to other learning and assistance in creating a community event celebrating students’ work.
Winning schools have expressed how proud and excited they are to be a 2014–2015 recipient of a Target & Young Audiences grant.
This grant is part of Target’s ongoing efforts to build strong, safe and healthy communities across the country. These efforts include Target’s history of giving 5 percent of its profit to communities, which today equals more than $4 million every week. As part of this commitment, Target is on track to give $1 billion for education by the end of 2015 to help kids learn, schools teach and parents and caring adults engage.
“At Target, we are committee to serving local communities where we do business,” said Laysha Ward, President of Community Relations at Target. “That’s why we are proud to partner with Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania as we work to strengthen communities and enrich the lives of our guests and team members.”
