Archive for category: The Summit Newsletter

Winter & Spring Programming Update

After a few weeks off during our winter break, City Kids participants and staff were excited to resume programming as the Winter/Spring 2021 Program Season launched in early February.  In addition to camper and JET cohort-level programming,…

New City Kids Staff Members

At the start of the new year, City Kids was fortunate to be joined by two new staff members. Starting with the new JET Program Manager, Paige McLaughlin. Paige joined the team in January and will be overseeing the planning and implementation…

Fall Programming Update

City Kids kicked off our 2020-21 Program Year on Monday, September 28th with our Fall Kick-off Event. Typically, the kick-off event is held in-person at our City Kids Office. This year, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we invited…

Alumni Spotlight

Learn more about how Iisis, City Kids Alum, is making the most of 2020 with the skills she gained at City Kids.

JET Talks – EPISODE 2: Family & Friendship

Check out the second episode of JET Talks, a new podcast designed and created by City Kids JETs for the City Kids community. Throughout the year, a small group of JET participants will share stories and explore meaningful themes about their…

Support City Kids through Old Bill’s Fun Run

City Kids is proud to join the over 200 nonprofits who are participating in Old Bill's Fun Run this year. Old Bill’s has always been one of the largest fundraisers each year for City Kids and this year it will be the most crucial fundraising…

Fall Programming Update 

As you likely know, DC Public Schools will move to virtual and distance learning for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. In an effort to support our participants and their families during what we know will be a complicated fall, City…

Making the Most of Summer

City Kids kicked off its 2020 virtual summer program season with a Zoom ceremony on Saturday, June 13th that gave an overview of upcoming virtual Summer Programs and honored our graduating Seniors JETs (12th grade participants). We reviewed…

An Executive Transition and a Look to the Future

At the end of last month, we marked Eloise Russo’s departure from City Kids after 10 years of service to the organization. Our programs, staff and systems thrived under her guidance and  we are so grateful for the clear vision, charismatic…

Climbing to New Heights

On Saturday, February 1, as Elite & Leadership Program Coordinator, N’Dea Stewart led 10 City Kids from the Leadership cohort in the first of several indoor rock climbing trips of the year.

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