After School Matters Program at the Hanford Site - 16569

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:22838329

Shupe, Kalli; Simiele, Connie ^[1]

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1. CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company - PRC (United States)

CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M), a prime contractor for environmental remediation at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site in southeast Washington State, partnered with the nonprofit After School Matters (ASM) organization to provide outreach to local elementary school students in 2013-2014. The program emphasizes building relationships between youths and adults through academic tutoring, homework assistance, mentoring and physical fitness development. The program assists students from families where adults are often unemployed or underemployed. This project not only gives employees an opportunity to mentor and teach local youths, it also helps them prepare the next generation of leaders and experts. A substantial number of employees will be eligible for retirement within the next ten years, and their extensive institutional knowledge will go with them. Visiting schools and sharing this knowledge and experience gives students insights into career opportunities they might not otherwise consider. This program proved so successful, another Hanford Contractor involved their workers, expanding the program to a second elementary school. Also, the program caught the eye of a nonprofit organization, 21. Century After-School Program, who invited the team to expand to a third elementary school. The ASM program at the Hanford Site: (1) targets an often overlooked group of students and provides an opportunity to mentor and teach the future generation; (2) positively impacts the students, volunteers and community; (3) has expanded its reach to other contractors and schools. Lessons learned from this community education program provide valuable context for other organizations interested in similar outreach efforts. (authors)

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22838329
• Report Number(s): INIS-US--19-WM-16569
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COST
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
HANFORD RESERVATION
PERSONNEL
REMEDIAL ACTION