We just learned about an amazing new web tool called
GoodSearch. And we hope you'll use it to benefit Streetside.
GoodSearch is a search engine, and a good one (it's got the same capabilities as Yahoo!)
For every search you perform on GoodSearch, Streetside will receive a little more than a cent. Sounds like nothing, right? Well, think about how many web searches you do each day. Then imagine 100 people or more using GoodSearch every day. That's a lot of searches.
Streetside can earn $500, $1,000 or even $1,500 a year if a bunch of people use GoodSearch as their search engine. $1,000 is enough to buy all of the art supplies we use in our after school programs this year. It's enough to buy a new laptop for one of our
tech programs. It's enough to pay for printing student learning materials for 1,000 students. In short, it makes a big difference.
Here's how:
Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com/. In the box that asks who you GoodSearch for, enter Streetside Stories. Then, click to add GoodSearch to your toolbar (it works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari). Or click to make it your homepage. Either way, it will make using GoodSearch automatic.
GoodSearch also has something called
GoodShop, which directs a percentage of your purchases from popular stores like J. Crew, Zappos and Best Buy to your chosen charity. You'll see more info on the GoodSearch page.
Thanks for searching!
Streetside StoriesGoodSearchLabels: GoodSearch, GoodShop, Streetside Stories
At the end of each of our
Streetside After School workshops, Streetside has a sharing day. On that day, students share the stories they created with Streetside for an audience of fellow students, parents, teachers and friends. They get recognition for being part of a community of storytellers, in the form of a certificate of achievement and lots of applause. Many of our older students even get a cash stipend for completing the program. Then everyone has pizza and juice.
This year, Streetside is having
at least 38 sharing days. Wow, that's a lot of
pizza!
Last week, we had a sharing day at
Glen Park Elementary in San Francisco, where we helped 60 kindergarten through second grade students become storytellers. All of these brave students got up on stage, shared stories and showed off the books they created.
Above, staff member Erika Alexander helps a student practice before taking the stage. Streetside StoriesArts Educationafterschool programsGlen Park ElementaryLabels: afterschool programs, Arts education, Glen Park Elementary School, Streetside Stories
