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  • Wed, Sept. 15
    ASAP’s Directory Released
    15th & Market


  • Wed, Oct. 6
    Philly Plays Scrabble Kick-Off
    Central Branch Library



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ASAP’s mission is to keep Philadelphia’s youth safe and active by facilitating supervised enrichment activities in the dangerous after school hours.

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ASAP’s Directory Released
Wednesday, September 15th 2010
15th and Market Streets

Look for ASAP's Directory of After School Programs, published in The Philadelphia Daily News. ASAP staff will also be handing out copies of this free resource, which is organized by zip code, during the morning commute as well as during lunch hour. Look for them in their red t-shirts near 15th and Market streets!

Philly Plays Scrabble Kick-Off
Wednesday, September 6th, 2010
Central Branch of the Free Library

11:00am

ASAP's literacy initiative, Philly Plays Scrabble, will kick-off for the school year at the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Students from throughout the city will then continue to play Scrabble weekly in ASAP Scrabble clubs at schools, libraries, and community centers throughout the city! For more information, please contact Emily Goss or 215-545-2727, ext 10.

Event 6
Thursday, April 23, 2009
To view our flyer, click here Lincoln Financial Field

The Eagles Youth Partnerships sponsors its annual all-day chess tournament for more than 200 of Philadelphia’s most competitive school-age students from ASAP’s Philadelphia Youth Chess Challenge, with a special awards ceremony in the Eagles locker room. Chess Challenge students also will have an opportunity to flex their chess muscles in scrimmage games against several Philadelphia Eagles players. In addition, this year’s tournament will feature a chess simul with local chess expert Chris Miller playing 15 students at one time.
To view our flyer, click here

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Chess Funders
Eagles Youth Partnership
Department of Health
Dolfinger-McMahon
Greenfield/Rosenberg
Phil Lindy
Mellon Charitable Trusts
Morgan Stanley
Neighborhoods Now
PECO
Phillies
Target
Henrietta Tower-Wurts
Townsend Foundation
Volpe-Koenig
Wachovia
Scrabble Funders
Comcast
Hasbro
The National SCRABBLE® Association
Parkway Foundation
PNC Bank
Verizon
Debate Funders
Fourjay Foundation
Lance Funston, Save a Mind Foundation
Dance / Yoga Funders
Dance:
Annenberg Foundation
Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust
The Food Trust
Yoga:
Patricia Kind Foundation
Penrose
People for People Charter
ASAP Initiatives and Accomplishments 2009-2010

In 2009-10 ASAP served more than 6,500 at-risk youth (K-12) in 540 clubs, including 53 summer clubs, at schools, recreation centers, libraries and other community sites in Philadelphia. ASAP clubs expose youth to a variety of enrichment activities, forming the following citywide initiatives:

  • The Philadelphia Youth Chess Challenge: A chess community of 4,230 students (1st-12th grades) playing weekly in more than 282 clubs across the city, with tournaments at local universities and cultural institutions.
  • The Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League: The competitive arm of the Chess Challenge with 69 teams – the largest youth league in the School District of Philadelphia.
  • Philly Girls Play Chess: Increased the number of girls (a cohort that usually drops off at middle school) in the Chess Challenge by 20% with an all-girl tournament at Drexel University.
  • The Philadelphia Scholastic Debate League: 20 debate teams in public high schools citywide.
  • Philly Plays Scrabble: A citywide literacy campaign with 71 clubs and 860 students playing weekly.
  • Philly Dance: 50 clubs in hip hop, ballet, jazz, and modern dance with an annual performance at Piazza at Schmidts.
  • Yoga Youth: 26 clubs and an annual Community Yoga Night.
  • Theater Works: 16 clubs to increase drama opportunities and outlets for performance.
In 2009-2010, ASAP has achieved the following:
  • served 6,500 at-risk Philadelphia youth;
  • organized 540 clubs, of which 267 are in public schools and 65 are in charter schools;
  • recruited 104 volunteer club leaders offering 3,120 volunteer hours;
  • facilitated more than 50 club leader trainings per year, 20 of which are for chess;
  • held more than 30 special events and tournaments for youth annually;
  • published an annual supplement to the Philadelphia Daily News - a comprehensive after school enrichment directory, featuring more than 1,000 sites for parents and caregivers;
  • maintained an online directory of after school programs searchable by zip code.
What happens after graduation starts with what happens after school.