Creating a SPARK: Community-Led After-School CS/STEM Programming for Students Experiencing Homelessness in LAUSD
SPARK
Lead Staff:
Kelly PaulsonProject SummarySPARK is a collaborative initiative led by three mission-driven nonprofit organizations, BootUp, TERC, and Fun Zone Reading Club, working together to increase access to high-quality STEM and Computer Science education for children and families experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, California.
The Community of Action Partnership (COAP) aims to build community-based programming that brings learning directly to youth in shelters, transitional housing, libraries, and community centers in LA.
This partnership was the result of Educating All Learner’s Alliance Community of Action. The CoA brought together professionals with the common goal of affecting change for learners with disabilities or learning differences. Over the course of just 36 hours, connections were made, proposals drawn up, and funding awarded.
SPARK is a collaborative initiative led by three mission-driven nonprofit organizations, BootUp, TERC, and Fun Zone Reading Club, working together to increase access to high-quality STEM and Computer Science education for children and families experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, California.
The Community of Action Partnership (COAP) aims to build community-based programming that brings learning directly to youth in shelters, transitional housing, libraries, and community centers in LA.
This partnership was the result of Educating All Learner’s Alliance Community of Action. The CoA brought together professionals with the common goal of affecting change for learners with disabilities or learning differences. Over the course of just 36 hours, connections were made, proposals drawn up, and funding awarded.
Computational Thinking
Computer Science
Out of School / Informal EducationFunder:
Educating All Learners Alliance
July 2025 to June 2026
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