Afterschool Programs

Quality afterschool programs keep kids safe, support working families and provide children and youth with important learning, personal development, arts and recreational opportunities. They are a key component of a strong system of public education and youth development. Studies show that afterschool programs help reduce youth crime and violence, drug use and teen pregnancies and that students who regularly attend quality afterschool programs have better school attendance records and are more likely to succeed in school.

New York State Afterschool Network documents & resources:

After-School Programs' Newest Activity: Supper
Federal pilot program expands to all states
Education Week (January 24, 2012) By Nirvi Shah

After-School Advocates Gather and Strategize, Education Week's Beyond School blog, By Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily, April 20, 2010.

The Value of After-School Programs, New York Times letter by Lucy N. Friedman. March 30, 2010.

From Birth through Young Adulthood: A Blueprint for Collaboration between the Early Care and Education and Afterschool Systems in New York State. Fall 2009.

A Policy Agenda to Achieve Afterschool for All in New York State. January 2008.

The Value of Afterschool Programs.