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NIAS CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL SUMMER 2022 PRODUCED EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS IN SECURING IMMEDIATE PROTECTIONS AGAINST SUMMER PERTURBATIONS (E.G., REDUCED ACCESS TO ADULT-SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES STRUCTURED TO SCAFFOLD LEARNING, HEALTHY MEALS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION) AND AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING GAINS THAT CAN HELP CLOSE GAPS AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE (E.G., IMPROVEMENTS IN LITERACY AND INCREASES IN WILLINGNESS TO ACT FOR THE COMMON GOOD). A GRANT FROM THE EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION ALLOWED US TO LAUNCH HARAMBEE FOR GALVESTONS YOUNGEST CITIZENS, AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AGES ZERO TO THREE. NIA BEGAN BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY CONSULTANTS COMPRISED OF PARENTS OF BABIES ZERO TO THREE TO CONSUME SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THIS POPULATION. THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO PROVIDERS TO HELP IMPROVE CULTURAL COMPETENCE, ACCESS, AND DIVERSITY OF THESE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GRANT INCLUDE A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER, AND A WASH AND LEARN, AN INFORMATION SESSION HELD AT A LOCAL WASHETERIA WHERE PARENTS WERE ENGAGED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BABY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT WHILE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED CHILD CARE AND WASHED AND FOLDED LAUNDRY. VISITORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER FOR FREE DURING MUSEUM DAY, A WEEKEND-WIDE MUSEUM EVENT HELD YEARLY ACROSS GALVESTON ISLAND AS WELL AS FIVE ART WALKS. DURING FEBRUARY, THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER HELD A SERIES OF READ-INS, ALLOWING NINE BLACK AUTHORS TO VIRTUALLY SHARE THE GIFT OF THEIR STORIES WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON. 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NIAS CDF FREEDOM SCHOOL SUMMER 2022 PRODUCED EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS IN SECURING IMMEDIATE PROTECTIONS AGAINST SUMMER PERTURBATIONS (E.G., REDUCED ACCESS TO ADULT-SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES STRUCTURED TO SCAFFOLD LEARNING, HEALTHY MEALS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION) AND AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING GAINS THAT CAN HELP CLOSE GAPS AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE (E.G., IMPROVEMENTS IN LITERACY AND INCREASES IN WILLINGNESS TO ACT FOR THE COMMON GOOD). A GRANT FROM THE EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION ALLOWED US TO LAUNCH HARAMBEE FOR GALVESTONS YOUNGEST CITIZENS, AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AGES ZERO TO THREE. NIA BEGAN BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY CONSULTANTS COMPRISED OF PARENTS OF BABIES ZERO TO THREE TO CONSUME SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THIS POPULATION. THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO PROVIDERS TO HELP IMPROVE CULTURAL COMPETENCE, ACCESS, AND DIVERSITY OF THESE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GRANT INCLUDE A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER, AND A WASH AND LEARN, AN INFORMATION SESSION HELD AT A LOCAL WASHETERIA WHERE PARENTS WERE ENGAGED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BABY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT WHILE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED CHILD CARE AND WASHED AND FOLDED LAUNDRY. VISITORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER FOR FREE DURING MUSEUM DAY, A WEEKEND-WIDE MUSEUM EVENT HELD YEARLY ACROSS GALVESTON ISLAND AS WELL AS FIVE ART WALKS. DURING FEBRUARY, THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER HELD A SERIES OF READ-INS, ALLOWING NINE BLACK AUTHORS TO VIRTUALLY SHARE THE GIFT OF THEIR STORIES WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE NIA CULTURAL CENTER BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON. ALONGSIDE TOURS, PERFORMANCES, ART AUCTIONS, CELEBRATIONS AND SO MUCH MORE, THE CENTER AND THE JUNETEENTH LEGACY PROJECT INVITED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUND (NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION), BENT LEGGS TO GALVESTON FOR JUNETEENTH. A JUNETEENTH EMANCIPATION CONCERT FEATURING GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS WAS HELD AT THE HISTORIC 1894 GRAND OPERA HOUSE WITH OVER 400 APPRECIATIVE ATTENDEES. A MUSICAL TREAT ON JUNETEENTH WAS HELD AT THE ABSOLUTE EQUALITY MURAL FEATURING THE CONRAD JOHNSON BAND. SCHOLARS FROM THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL PRESENTED A HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF JUNETEENTH. IT ALSO INCLUDED A JUNETEENTH POETRY FESTIVAL WORKSHOP, JUNETEENTH FREEDOM TOURS FREEDOM WALKS, AND A TOUR WITH MISS JUNETEENTH 2021. EIGHT MENTAL HEALTH AND WRITING WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT THE NIA CULTURAL CENTERS JUNETEENTH LEGACY HEADQUARTERS FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS FOUR AT THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AGES FIVE TO EIGHTEEN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND APPROVE IT PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNING DOCS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST VIA AN EMAIL OR THE US POSTAL SERVICE. OUR CPA IS LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, HOUSTON,TX THEREFORE WE WERE GRANTED ADDITIONAL TIME TO FILE THE 2023 FORM 990 BASED ON IRS TX-204-08, JULY 22, 2024. "THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ANNOUNCED TODAY TAX RELIEF FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN 67 TEXAS COUNTIES, AFFECTED BY HURRICANE BERYL THAT BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2024. THESE TAXPAYERS NOW HAVE UNTIL FEB. 3, 2025, TO FILE VARIOUS FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS TAX RETURNS AND MAKE TAX PAYMENTS."