Afterschool Action Kit
A tool for parents, community members or practitioners, the Kit gives advice on finding or starting a quality program, identifying program needs and resources. (available in English and Spanish). From The Afterschool Alliance, a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children has tools and tips on accessing funding and using communications to build support for programs among local residents, community groups, businesses and policymakers. The After School Institute
Provides training for after-school providers. After-School KidzMath
Designed for children to use mathematics in settings outside the classroom. The games and activities help children learn key math skills while having fun. To meet the unique needs of after-school programs, they are designed for both large and small groups, require few materials, and can be used as free-choice or structured activities.
Coming Up Taller
Art and humanity programs for children and at-risk youth. Identifies community programs in the arts and humanities that reach at-risk children when they are not in school. Provides list of 218 individual profiles of programs by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Harvard Family Research Project, September 2003
This series distills the wealth of information compiled in the Harvard Family Research Project Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database with each Snapshot examining a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. · The first Snapshot in the series, "A Review of Out-of-School Time Program Quasi-Experimental and Experimental Evaluation Results," is a descriptive review of 27 quasi-experimental and experimental OST evaluations and provides an overview of the impact of OST programs on an array of academic, prevention, and youth development outcomes. It also includes a resource list of other OST evaluation reviews.
· Snapshot 2, "A Review of Activity Implementation in Out-of-School Time Programs," examines the range and scope of activities being implemented in current out-of-school time programs to set a context for understanding the links between program activities and positive outcomes for youth.
The Promising Practices in After-School (or "PPAS") System
An effort to find and share ideas and programs that are working in after-school programs. The PPAS website is for after-school program directors who want to improve the quality of their programs as well as program staff, volunteers, parents, community members, policymakers, funders, researchers, and anyone else who cares about children and youth. YouthARTS Toolkit for At-Risk Youth
The YouthARTS Web site is designed to give arts agencies, juvenile justice agencies, social service organizations, and other community-based organizations detailed information about how to plan, run, provide training, and evaluate arts programs for at-risk youth. |
