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Hosted a community pool party with a get in free with a book donation for children 12 and under. The theme was Splash N Bubbles PBS Kids Characters. The books were given back to the community library. Activities were provided, and we put on a movie for families wanting to get out of the sun.
Aging Matters is NPT’s landmark original series focused on exploring how an aging US demographic will impact life in our community and communities across the nation.
Via a four-year community engagement campaign that began in fall 2017, WTVI PBS Charlotte partnered with local workforce-related organizations to roll out a three-part media project (Dreamers, Doers, Destiny) designed to empower youth to capitalize on their dreams. The target goal is to engage with and help educate 600 local public high school students in career pathways and leadership training, leading to education completion and lasting success in the workforce.
Rhode Island has one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in the country and over the last 18 – 24 months local thoughts leaders, experts in Opioid Use Disorder, as well as scientists, ED doctors, and politicians have formed a task force to address this issue. Due to the hard work of so many, R.I. has emerged as a leader in combating the epidemic. In a short period of time, R.I. went from having the 5th highest overdose rate in the country to the 10th. The Fix shines a light on the problem but also on the amazing work being done in R.I..
“Working Capital” is a business show about entrepreneurism, innovation and creative management techniques. Topeka is the Capital of Kansas, so the title is a play-on-words. KTWU serves 39 counties in northeast Kansas including western Missouri; this gives the show a broad spectrum of businesses, corporations and individuals to profile on the show. The show is thirty minutes and typically profiles two business entrepreneurs during each show.
The continuing opioid crisis in Maryland prompted Maryland Public Television to develop an awareness and education initiative in early 2017. “Addiction & Recovery” is a multi-month project in which MPT and its partners sought to honestly portray the dark side of addiction, while also providing hope, encouragement, and information for those impacted by opioid use. The effort culminated in the broadcast of “Breaking Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery” in 2017.
On air, online and in-person, WNET is using all our assets to harness New York’s love of reading and connect viewers with local libraries and independent bookstores.
The filmmaker initiative is a project for emerging South Florida filmmakers that acquires, broadcasts and distributes their work as well as provides mentorship. South Florida PBS’s filmmaker program is an effort to counteract the talent drain currently taking place. This initiative addresses the needs of struggling filmmakers and presents a chance for film lovers to make a difference through their support.
In a year-long initiative, WTTW/Chicago PBS explored the intricacies, challenges, and voices of the local Pilsen community. It aired as a 60-min. documentary, followed by a live town hall, produced in collaboration with Univision Chicago. After the premiere, WTTW hosted a series of events across Chicago and partnered with the Chicago Public Schools to host a video production workshop for high school students to produce short documentaries about their neighborhood experiences. The project will culminate in a youth film festival.
The Public Media Commons is a space that acts as a catalyst for community engagement.
WCTE launched a parental engagement program with a local company, Jackson Kayak, to reach at-risk families in the workplace. The parents who are employed by the company needed support and hands on training to improve their ability to parent their children to help them prepare for school and life. Twenty-five parents now attend monthly lunchtime sessions with each session centered around PBS KIDS programs, activities, and take-home projects to provide engagement moments with their kids.
The Brevard County Candidate Forums is a free forum series where the public can engage with election candidates.
WEFS-TV broadcasted the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Women’s Soccer Championships for 2013-2016.
There was an enormous need in South Florida for preschool teacher training. So, we created an online professional development service for preschool teachers featuring virtual field trips, lesson plans, student assessments, take home pages, and vocabulary words. The program is free, except for those needing in-service hours or CEUs. We change $40.00 per Teacher Association Membership/school year. Members can earn 8 CEUs or 80 In-service hours. We have 67,311 free member registered users; 11,540 paying members.
KPS aired 7 hours of Canada-focused programming in celebration of Canada Day on July 1st. Half our donors live in Canada and we knew they’d appreciate the love. We also secured Canada streaming rights for many of the shows that we promoted on social media and through a targeted email series. Openers received an email on the morning of reminding them of the event and following up with an ask for a “celebratory” $150 donation in honor of the 150th Canada day. We received $3,200 from 24 donors, 3,100 digital streams and 175 likes, comments or shares.
Our Hometown is a series that highlights local stories told from the perspective of community members in New Hampshire.
Panhandle PBS launched the blog Biz Here in 2016 with Senior Producer Karen Welch giving the scoop on development, construction, businesses that are new, changing or closing, and commerce’s intersection with government in and around Amarillo. The initiative has now expanded to include a regular podcast with Welch interviewing local community business leaders and innovators and ending with a business newscast. In addition, Welch will soon be making appearances on NewsChannel 10 discussing area business activity.
Made Here is an initiative designed to bring local Vermont (and other regional) filmmakers work to Vermont PBS viewers, on air and online. The station hired a Local Content Manager, Eric Ford, and tasked him to find and acquire Vermonter-produced content. With Ford’s guidance and focus, the station was able to significantly increase the amount of local content they procured enabling the station to dedicate 12-14 hours per week to local programming in addition to new show premieres every month.
In 2015, WEDU received a bequest from long-time viewer Phyllis L. Ensign, used to fund the Phyllis L. Ensign Library Corners and the Reading Circle projects. Library Corners creates an area in local libraries where children and families can read, learn and have fun using their favorite PBS Kids characters. Reading Circles – an educational companion piece – has six sessions, each highlighting a different PBS Kids character/theme and featuring a book, music video, educational/arts and craft activity and virtual field trip.
