RYASAP
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RYASAP
RYASAP attacks the root causes of substance abuse by involving
children and teenagers in their communities. Charter Oak’s grant is
enhancing Youth As Resources, an after-school program in the
Bridgeport schools.
Original Works
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Original Works
Original Works provides a creative outlet for Bridgeport adolescents
interested in drama. Original Works involves its 30 students in plays,
television documentaries and song and dance routines. The students
write their own material and perform for the public and in local
schools. Original Works is often its students’ sole exposure to the
theater.
Burroughs Community Center
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Burroughs Community Center
Burroughs is a community center in the heart of Bridgeport. It houses
and subsidizes the rent of several nonprofits and provides a meeting
place for almost 100 more, including Charter Oak. Burroughs
received its most recent Charter Oak grant in support of its after-
school program.