Homecoming (Afterschool Program) Creating the village where you raise your kids.

In which borough should your idea take place? 
Staten Island
Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
mid and south island
Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
Parents
Limited English proficient individuals
Low income individuals
Black, Indigenous, and POC
LGBTQ+ community
Immigrants and/or migrants
children
Describe the challenge you want to address:
No time, overwhelmed systems (family, self, church, etc); no plug-in to community; undiagnosed mental health issues across family and generations; isolation as a family
Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
Mission: to support minji in creating a home and bringing a home to her children; to help foster the next generation in coming home to themselves. 2 to 3 times a week: pick up children from school; daily movement (breathwork, dance, yoga, etc.); daily healthy snack (enjoyable and healthy); Daily tutoring; daily connection groups (emotional, spiritual, hygiene) ; parent support (weekly/biweekly); consultation; "meet your village"; parent support group; focus on mothers (let's parent the parent); sliding scale based on income and number of children;
Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
10314

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Homecoming (Afterschool Program) Creating the village where you raise your kids.

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