PR | THEARC Offers Safe Alternative For Ward 7&8 Youth During Spring Break Vacation
THEARC Offers Safe Alternative For Ward 7&8 Youth During
Spring Break Vacation
Washington,
D.C. – April 10, 2015 – Town Hall Education Arts
Recreation Campus (THEARC) in Ward 8 is proud to announce
a pilot program targeted at keeping Ward 8 and Ward 7 youth safe and engaged during
Spring Break vacation. YouthNights@THEARC runs from Monday, April 13, 2015 to
Thursday, April 16, 2015 beginning at 8PM each night and ending at 11PM. Free
shuttle service to and from THEARC will be provided. YouthNights@THEARC is free
for ward 7 and 8 youth ages 8 – 18.
YouthNights@THEARC Schedule of Events
April 13: 4x4 Basketball Tournament and
Games with WPGC’s DJ Flexx
April 14: Teen Poetry Slam featuring
FRESHH Inc. and DC Youth Slam Team
April 15: Movie Night in THEARC Theater
April 16: Open Mic with WPGC’s Joe
Clair and Shack Nd Pack
Nightly Shuttle Pickup
7:15PM Congress Heights Metro Station
(Alabama Ave SE Entrance)
7:25PM Manor Village (Corner of Alabama
Ave SE and Stanton Rd SE)
7:35PM Woodbury Village (Corner of
Alabama Ave SE and 23rd St SE)
7:45PM Orchard Park Village (Corner of
22nd St SE and Southern Ave SE)
Nightly Shuttle Dropoff
10:15PM Congress Heights Metro Station
(Alabama Ave SE Entrance)
10:25PM Manor Village (Corner of
Alabama Ave SE and Stanton Rd SE)
10:35PM Woodbury Village (Corner of
Alabama Ave SE and 23rd St SE)
10:45PM Orchard Park Village (Corner of
22nd St SE and Southern Ave SE)
YouthNights@THEARC
was created in response to the community’s outcry for safe, positive events for
local youth during a recent increase in street violence. As THEARC marks 10
years of serving the needs of Ward 7 and Ward 8 families, THEARC and its 10
resident nonprofits feel compelled to act.
YouthNights@THEARC
was made possible with the support of Building Bridges Across the River, WC
Smith, WPGC, 7th District Metropolitan Police Department, ArtReach
at THEARC, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington FBR Branch, Children’s
Medical Center at THEARC, Covenant House Washington, Levine Music, LIFT-DC, The
Washington Ballet, The Washington School for Girls, Trinity at THEARC, I CAN at
THEARC Theater, Rocketship, ANC 8B, DC Trust, Far Southeast Family
Strengthening Collaborative, The Washington Informer, and generous private
donors.
For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation please
visit http://www.thearcdc.org/node/7386
Twitter: @THEARC_DC #IamTHEARC #YouthNights
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About THEARC
Officially opened in October
2005, The Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) is a $27 million,
110,000 square-foot campus located east of the Anacostia River in Washington,
DC's Ward 8. THEARC is a home away from
home for the many underserved children and adults of east of the river,
enabling them to participate in dance classes, music instruction, fine arts,
academics, continuing education, mentoring, tutoring, recreation, medical and
dental care, and other services at a substantially reduced cost or no cost at
all. THEARC was established by Building Bridges Across the River, a non-profit
organization with the mission to improve the quality of life for children and
adults by providing leadership, management, and fiscal oversight of the campus
and grounds. Through a collaboration of partner organizations, THEARC provides
access to quality educational, health, cultural, recreation and social service
programs. By providing these programs, BBAR and its partners aim to contribute
to the revitalization of the Ward 7 & 8 communities.
THEARC
Partner Organizations
Building Bridges Across the River
/ Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington: FBR Branch / Children’s National
Health Center /Children's Health Project of DC / ArtReach at THEARC / Covenant
House Washington / Levine Music / Trinity Washington University / The
Washington Ballet / Washington School for Girls