Posts by Katie Jacob
Seven-Day Self-Care Challenge
Be Kind to Your Mind; Find Calm in the Chaos Feeling anxious or worried? Feeling a loss of control amid COVID-19? Prime Time is offering tools to bring you back to center. The Seven-Day Self-Care Challenge is a virtual on-demand offering designed to provide basic practice tools that can help us cultivate awareness, self-care and…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUNDING
Funders in Palm Beach County have joined together to establish a coordinated Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief and Recovery application process. This funding process will provide assistance to nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County and Martin County whose staff, services and clients have been impacted by a disaster. As of today, the following funders have made a…
Read MoreNavigate Anxiety Caused by the Coronavirus Outbreak
Written by Knellee Bisram, SEL Specialist and Mindfulness Teacher, Prime Time Palm Beach County These are challenging times… In a recent New York Times article, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer describes how the fear and anxiety caused by the Coronavirus outbreak can produce stress. He explains that when this anxiety is combined with social contagion, we…
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Receives Grant from the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County to Expand S.T.E.A.M in Out-of-School Time Programs
February 21, 2020Katie Jacob, Communications ManagerPrime Time Palm Beach County(561) 732-8066 kjacob@primetimepbc.org Prime Time Palm Beach County and Partners Expose Children and Youth to S.T.E.A.M. – Related Fields through Career Exploration and More Boynton Beach, Florida – Prime Time Palm Beach County is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract totaling $365,000 from…
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Now Offers IACET Continuing Education Units to Out-of-School Time Practitioners
Contact: Katie Jacob, Communications Manager Prime Time Palm Beach County 561-732-8066 kjacob@primetimepbc.org Boynton Beach, FL – The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded Prime Time Palm Beach County the prestigious accredited provider designation. Commencing this month, Prime Time will offer out-of-school time practitioners in Palm Beach County IACET Continuing Educations Units…
Read MoreSTEMExplore Ignites Youths’ Interest in STEM Occupations
Beginning in October 2019, Prime Time Palm Beach County and EarthEcho International offered STEMExplore to out-of-school time programs with a core constituency of underrepresented youth, primarily African-American and Latina girls in grades four through eighth. STEMExplore is designed to ignite youths’ interest in STEM occupations at no-cost through an online destination featuring dozens of relatable,…
Read MoreEngage Face-to-Face this Holiday Season
Written by: William King, Executive Director, Youth Speak Out International, a Prime Time Expanded Learning Opportunity Over the holidays, while resisting a second serving of dessert, you might find an even bigger temptation in screen technologies like smartphones, tablets, laptops and video games. The holidays are a perfect opportunity to form memories together as a…
Read MoreNew Training and Education Resource for Afterschool Practitioners
Written by Nicole Tarsia, Professional Development Scholarship and Incentives Specialist , Prime Time Palm Beach County After 12 years of working at Prime Time, my passion for professionalizing the out-of-school time (OST) field grows. Each year, my greatest reward is seeing afterschool practitioners advance as professionals and continue their education in the youth development field. Children…
Read MorePrime Time Recognized by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
On November 5, 2019, on behalf of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Mayor Mack Bernard presented Prime Time Palm Beach County a Certificate of Recognition for its many years of dedicated service to the residents of Palm Beach County.
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Hosted Three Events in Honor of Lights On Afterschool
Prime Time Palm Beach County joined more than one million people at 10,000 events to show support and bring attention to quality afterschool programs. For the first time in 19 years, Prime Time hosted three events on October 24, 2019 in honor of Lights On Afterschool Palm Beach County. The Afterschool Alliance organizes “Lights On…
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