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WATCH THE ALL STARS PRESIDENT’S ROUNDTABLE LIVE TODAY!
October 27th, 2017 by lhorn@allstars.org
For the first time All Stars will be live streaming our President’s Roundtable on Saturday, October 28th, 2017. Joining us for a new conversation about poverty is renowned researcher, Kathy Edin, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins University. Her research challenges conventional wisdom about the causation and alleviation of poverty, explained in her numerous books, including $2.00 a […]
All Stars Project of New Jersey Launches Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids
May 25th, 2017 by Christina DiChiara
In an important partnership between All Stars and Mayor Ras J. Baraka and the City of Newark, All Stars was proud to announce the launch of Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids in New Jersey’s largest city. Cops & Kids director and ASP co-founder Dr. Lenora Fulani led the first workshop in Newark at the ASP of NJ Scott Flamm Center for Afterschool Development last summer and the initiative will involve 300 police officers and young people in 14 workshops in all five of the city’s wards.
All Stars Project of Dallas participates in 3rd Annual Let’s Talk Police & Youth Forum
August 16th, 2017 by Christina DiChiara
On July 27th, the All Stars Project of Dallas participated in the 3rd Annual Let’s Talk Police & Youth Forum with a record breaking 1,400 individuals in attendance! During the event, 8 ASTSN youth and 6 police officers collaborated on a moving hip-hop segment. The focus for this year’s event was “community first”.
South Dallas Memorial Day Weekend Talent Show
June 27th, 2017 by Christina DiChiara
On May 27th, in partnership with the Dallas Police Department and Police Activities League we produced our first ever talent show in South Dallas. We were joined by 180 community members, including, 28 volunteers, 137 audience members, and 15 police officers. There were 21 performance acts.
All Stars launches its 7th City – Jersey City, NJ!
March 1st, 2017 by Christina DiChiara
The recognition of Afterschool Development as an exciting and effective new approach to engaging poverty continues to grow across America with the official launch of the All Stars Project’s seventh city – Jersey City, NJ. In partnership with a dynamic group of business champions led by Kevin Cummings, President & CEO of Investors Bank, and […]
ASP hits the streets in Dallas for Community Action Day
April 11th, 2017 by Christina DiChiara
On April 1st, the All Stars Project of Dallas hosted Community Action Day as part of an effort to engage people in creating conversations for growth, the foundation for building bridges across diverse communities. Seventy-seven people, from dozens of organizations, traveled to five different communities across Dallas with questionnaires to discover what residents feel is missing in their […]