News
Equitable Hiring & Staff Development Practices to Break Down Systemic Barriers & Increase Access in Out-of-School Time
SHARE ON SOCIAL: As a 20-year organization that provides supports for out-of-school time (OST) professionals to develop programs that inspire children to be their best and allow them to thrive socially and academically, Prime Time Palm Beach County recognizes and is working with partners, funders and allys in positions of power to break down systemic…
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Offers Virtual One-on-One College and Career Advising
Are you interested in or already pursuing the youth development pathways at Palm Beach State College and utilizing Prime Time scholarships? Prime Time Palm Beach County is now offering one-on-one or full site support in getting you jump started or registered for the upcoming semester. Join a virtual session and get all the one-on-one help…
Read MorePrime Time and Community Members Take Action Toward Creating Respect, Justice and Safety for Everyone
Community members, law enforcement professionals from school systems, detectives from the state’s attorney’s office and Prime Time Palm Beach County began Dialogue to Change conversations designed to provide citizens, local police and justice officials with an opportunity to work together to strengthen foundations of trust and respect, creating equity, justice and safety. The theme of the dialogues were community and policing,…
Read MorePrime Time Offers Training Series to Give Afterschool Professionals a Space to Learn, Reflect and Grow
Prime Time Palm Beach County is now offering the Progressive Afterschool Practitioner Series that includes a two-part training and community of practice that gives attendees a space to learn from one another. While practitioners can tune in virtually to learn, reflect and grow, they also have the opportunity to earn stipends and continuing education units…
Read MoreYouth Invited to Meet Florida Scientists this Fall
Prime Time Palm Beach County is now offering children and youth the opportunity to meet, chat, learn and ask questions with real scientists during live interactive science webinars hosted by Scientist in Every Florida School. Afterschool programs and families are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Spaces fill up quickly. Once registered, a link will be provided…
Read MorePrime Time is Now Offering More Series-Based Trainings Virtually
A growing consensus of researchers has found that ongoing professional development is more effective than traditional one-time trainings.* In order to give out-of-school time (OST) practitioners time to learn, practice and reflect on new youth development strategies, Prime Time is revising its training calendar to reflect a greater amount of series-based trainings beginning September 2021. Through a series of training sessions, a community of practice with peers, and coaching/support sessions, OST staff…
Read MoreNew Training Series Focused on Restorative Justice Coming this Fall
Restorative Practices in Out-of-School Time: Reframing Our Response to Wrongdoing According to The Afterschool Alliance, afterschool settings provide an ideal location for introducing a restorative justice system, as they focus heavily on building a strong sense of community and assisting students with diverse backgrounds and needs, both of which are core focuses of the restorative justice…
Read MoreFree Virtual Activities that are Fun and Educational Offered During National Summer Learning Week
Contact: Katie Jacob, Director of Communications Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. (561) 732-8066 kjacob@primetimepbc.org Palm Beach County, FL – On Monday, July 12, 2021, National Summer Learning Week begins, and Prime Time Palm Beach County is celebrating! National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping children and youth safe, learning, and healthy every summer, ensuring they…
Read MoreYouth Engagement at YMCA of the Treasure Coast Rises with Staff Retention
Prime Time Palm Beach County began extending its supports in 2019 to Martin County out-of-school time (OST) programs through coaching, training and mentoring to help in increasing quality for OST practitioners, children and families. Rates of staff turnover in youth-serving organizations are extremely high—as high as 40 percent per year, according to the Next Generation…
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Offers Free Virtual Summer Camp Starting June 21, 2021
Families and summer programs can visit Prime Time’s virtual summer camp calendar located at primetimepbc.org/virtual-summer to participate in live, interactive activities planned each weekday from June 21 to August 6, 2021, for children and youth in grades K12. Pre-registration is not required. All virtual summer camp session links will be available 30 minutes prior to the session start time. All participants can review the…
Read More