Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County hereby provides public notice of its intent to submit an application for funding through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program.
If awarded, this grant would fund a FREE afterschool and summer program for four years, serving students attending the following proposed target schools:
- Purcell Elementary School
- James W. Sikes Elementary
- Willow Oak School
- Mulberry Middle
- Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary
- Auburndale Central Elementary
- Fred G. Garner Academy
- Inwood Elementary
- Walter Caldwell Elementary
- Dixieland Elementary
- Jesse Keen Elementary
- Southwest Elementary
- Alta Vista Elementary
- Bethune Academy
- Eastside Elementary
- Shelley S. Boone Middle
- Griffin Elementary
- North Lakeland Elementary
- Rosabelle W. Blake Academy
- Hillcrest Elementary
- Janie Howard Wilson Elementary
- Polk Avenue Elementary
- Spook Hill Elementary
- Crystal Lake Elementary
- Oscar J. Pope Elementary
- Philip O’Brien Elementary
- Crystal Lake Middle
The Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC program will provide:
- Academic enrichment and homework help
- Tutoring and literacy support
- STEM and enrichment programming
- Social-emotional and youth development activities
- Family engagement opportunities
Proposed program locations include Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County sites. Proposed hours of operation will include afterschool and summer programming.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County is seeking community input to better understand local needs and strengthen this proposal. Please provide feedback through the survey below.
21st Century Community Learning Center Program Survey of Needs 2026
Your answers are completely anonymous. If you have additional information or input you would like to add, please email Vera LaPointe at vlapointe@bgcpolk.org
Representatives of eligible private schools within the service area are invited to contact us regarding consultation for equitable services for private school students, teachers, and other educational personnel in accordance with federal requirements.
A copy of the grant proposal will be posted following submission.