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Promising After School Practices
U.S. Department of Education: After School Training Kit

In The Mix
Tel. (212) 684-3940 or (800) 597-9448
Videos made by young people on topics that are of interest to young people. Topics include teen immigration, self-image and cliques.
Videos come with lesson plans and discussion guides.

Junior Achievement
Tel. (719) 540-8000, in New York: (212) 949-5269
Activity modules for K-12 on business and economic skills.

Operation Smart: Science, Math & Relevant Technology
Tel. (800) 374-4475
After-school science programs for girls ages 9-11. Girls Inc. also offers other programs for girls’ empowerment and development.

Overcoming Obstacles
Tel. (212) 406-7488
A life skills curriculum for middle and high school age youth that helps them make reasoned decisions, set and meet goals, communicate effectively, learn conflict resolution and develop sound study skills. Activities incorporate literacy skills.

Connecting School and After School: 15 Ways to Improve Partnerships

No Idle Hours: Making After School Time Productive and Fun for Chicago's Teenagers
Based on an unprecedented partnership among three city agencies — Chicago's school, park and library departments — After School Matters provides paid apprenticeships in the arts, technology, sports, and communications to high school students as well as recreational activities in a less structured drop-in "club."

Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School
Harvard Family Research Project
This new comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to understanding how to engage families in after school programs is a critical resource for after school providers looking to create or expand an existing family engagement program. It offers a research base for why family engagement matters, concrete program strategies for engaging families, case studies of promising family engagement efforts, and an evaluation tool for improving family engagement practices.

Increasing Family and Parent Engagement in After-School
TASC
With a grant from The New York Times Foundation, TASC produced a guidebook for parent engagement, which outlines 15 examples of how site coordinators and staff are successfully engaging parents at their after-school programs. It also contains sample materials sites can use to improve parent involvement.

Cost Worksheet for OST and Community School Initiatives

School Grants
A site that provides grant information for PK-12

TASC Youth Funders Database
The PASE/TASC Youth Funders Database provides the youth services community with the latest public and private funding information, including ongoing funding sources, as well as time sensitive RFPs.

Meeting the High School Challenge: Making After-School Work for Older Students

New on the Shelf: Teens in the Library - Findings from the Evaluation of Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development
This study reports on findings from the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development (PLPYD) Initiative, a 4-year, 9-site initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation to develop innovative models for public libraries to provide high-quality educational enrichment and career development programs serving underserved low-income children and youth. The evaluation reveals that public libraries can be a resource for youth in low-income communities. In addition to providing access to technology and a “safe” place to be during out-of-school hours, evaluation results indicate libraries can provide high-quality youth employment programs that include training in both specific job skills and more general personal and social skills. These programs also can have positive impacts on the library system and the community.

The BOOST Quick Guide: A Guidebook to Great After-School Projects
TASC
In collaboration with the Queens Library Community Library staff and BOOST Activity Assistants, and generous support from The Wallace Foundation, TASC created The BOOST Quick Guide to share the promising after-school activities that community libraries undertook as demonstration projects. Library staff members are encouraged to adapt these initiatives to suit the interests and needs of their communities. The guide includes a description of each demonstration project, essential elements for its implementation, and ideas for adaptation.

The Forum For Youth Investment
Tel. (202) 207-3333 Website: www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready for work, college and life by age 21.

Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)
Tel. 617-495-9108
HFRP works to strengthen family, school, and community partnerships in early childhood care and education; promotes evaluation and accountability; and offers professional development to those who work directly with children, youth, and families. Site contains many links covering youth education and development.

The Institute For Youth Development
Tel. (703) 471-8750 Website: www.youthdevelopment.org
IYD is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes a comprehensive message to youth in the U.S. and around the world to avoid five harmful risk behaviors: alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco and violence.

National Institute on Out-of-School time
Tel. (781) 283-2547 Website: www.niost.org
Provides information on: research, evaluation and consultation; policy development and public awareness; and training and curriculum development for OST programs nationwide.

Promising Practices in Afterschool System (PPAS)
Tel. (202) 884-8267 Website: www.afterschool.org
A website is for after-school program directors who want to improve the quality of their programs that contains a database on afterschool programs and links to funding sources.

Public/Private Ventures
Tel. (215) 557-4400, in New York: (212) 822-2400 Website: www.ppv.org
A national non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults.

Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in Out-of-School Time Programs
Harvard Family Research Project
This brief culls information from several implementation and impact evaluations of out-of-school time programs to develop a set of promising strategies to attract and sustain youth participation in the programs.

Negotiating Among Opportunity and Constraint: The Participation of Young People in Out-of-School-Time Activities
Chapin Hall
The report investigates how young people learn about and choose to get involved in different kinds of out-of-school opportunities and the influence that family members, peers, and non-family adults have on their thinking and decision making. It also explores the relationship between young people’s participation in out-of-school programs and their interests, aspirations, and assessments of the kinds of opportunities and barriers found within their families, schools and neighborhoods. Finally, it offers conclusions and recommendations about how to improve opportunities for young people based on the insights provided by them, including specific suggestions about approaches to outreach, access, ongoing engagement and program provision.

After School Programs in the 21st Century: Their Potential and What it Takes to Achieve It
Harvard Family Research Project
This research brief draws on seminal research and evaluation studies to address two primary questions: (a) Does participation in after school programs make a difference, and, if so (b) what conditions appear to be necessary to achieve positive results? The brief concludes with a set of questions to spur conversation about the evolving role of after school in efforts to expand time and opportunities for children and youth in the 21st century.

The Activities Club
Tel. (800) 873-5487
Theme-related after-school curricula including clubs program guides, homework help manuals and other support materials.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Tel. (404) 487-5700, in New York: (212) 351-5480
B&GCA Program Services offers a broad range of youth development and youth leadership curricula for Boys & Girls Club affiliates.
These include: “Passport to Manhood,” a rite-of-passage program for 11-13 year old boys, and a version for girls called “Smart Girls.”

Brooklyn Public Library Online
Offers homework help 360 days a year, 7 days a week, from 2:00-11:00 pm in an instant messaging style that allows students in grades 4-12 the chance to interact with live tutors in 20-minute one-on-one sessions in the areas of math, science, social studies and english.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan
K-12 School Programs
"Junior Staff Internship Program" for High School Students                                 
College Internships Available
Professional Development and Parent Workshops

Children’s Pressline City Park’s Foundation
The mission of Children’s PressLine is to give kids the power to interview their peers and politicians to help build better citizens and a more informed electorate.

City Parks Foundation: City Parks Junior Golf Center  
The CityParks Junior Golf Center is a new, state-of-the-art facility that offers free golf instruction to New York City children between the ages of 6-17.

Operation Hope
Banking on Our Future (BOOF) program is for financial education for youth ages 9-18 at no cost to school districts, with a focus on urban, under-served communities.  The program consists of five modules, I. Basics of Banking and Financial Services, II. Checking & Savings Accounts, III. The Power of Credit, IV. Basic Investments, and V. Dignity that are taught by volunteer HOPE Corp members who are trained to break down their knowledge of banking and credit into terms that youth can understand and utilize immediately. Corporate Council of CEO's
Leadership forum for private sector CEOs, deans of universities and the heads of government agencies.

After School for Cindy: Family, School, and Community Roles in Out-of-School Time Teaching Case
Harvard Family Research Project
Second grade teacher Nikki believes that participation in a formal after school program would help her student Cindy academically at school. However, Cindy's single working mother Marla prefers to keep Cindy with her in the afternoons after her numerous struggles with securing quality affordable care in the community. What are the roles of family, school, and community in promoting children's learning and development in out-of-school time?

Fund For The City of New York / Youth Development Institute
Tel. (646) 943-8820
The Youth Development Institute (YDI) helps organizations apply the most promising research and practices so that young people can grow and develop through powerful, sustained, and joyful experiences. Our partners include government agencies, funders, policymakers, community organizations, schools, and colleges. YDI provides technical assistance, disseminates information, develops policy, and conducts research to strengthen the quality and increase the availability of these positive opportunities throughout the United States.

Partnership for After School Education (PASE)
Tel. (212) 571-2664
The largest network of after-school programs in the country, PASE is a leading provider of professional development for after-school staff. In its programs and initiatives, PASE promotes best practices in after-school programs and functions as a strong voice for youth.

What Kids Can Do
What Kids Can Do (WKCD) is a national nonprofit founded in January 2001 by an educator and journalist with more than 40 years' combined experience supporting adolescent learning in and out of school.