21st Century Community Learning Centers Resources
Resources on Afterschool Programs
A nonprofit public awareness and advocacy group dedicated to ensuring that all children have access to afterschool programs. The Web site includes policy information and research as well as ideas on how to advocate for after-school programs. | |
A national, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting professionalism, scholarship and consciousness in the field of afterschool education. | |
"The California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project (CAOMP) has developed a set of easy-to-use online measures called the ONLINE TOOLBOX. The Online Toolbox allows diverse Out-of-School Time programs to collect reports of student behavior and skill development from program staff, classroom teachers, and the students themselves." | |
Afterschool Snack Program, Oklahoma State Department of Education | The intent of the After-School Snack Program "is to assist sites in operating organized programs of care which include education or enrichment activities known to help reduce or prevent children’s involvement in juvenile crime or other high-risk behavior." |
Better Together: A Resource Directory for Afterschool System Builders | This directory is the outcome of a study by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) supported by the Wallace Foundation that confirmed the benefit of resources developed by national organizations to afterschool programs. AYPF developed the directory to aid communities in locating available national resources. |
A leading partner in the U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, the C. S. Mott Foundation is a private philanthropy that awards grants in four program areas in the United States and selected regions internationally. | |
This Web site is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with extensive information that can assist after-school programs in accessing the child nutrition programs and is able to provide in-depth technical support to the states and grantees. | |
The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University The Global Family Research Project connects research, policy, and practice to support a community of people dedicated to advancing children’s learning and development. They foster collaboration among child- and family-serving organizations so they can create equitable learning pathways across time and place. They strengthen knowledge and skills through technical assistance, professional development, and evaluation. | |
NIOST has successfully brought national attention to the importance of children’s out-of-school time, influenced policy, increased standards and professional recognition, and spearheaded community action aimed at improving the availability, quality, and viability of programs serving children and youth. | |
The National Governor’s Association has a Center for Best Practices with information on schools and after-school programs, among many other things. | |
The only national membership organization representing the entire array of public, private, and community-based providers of after-school programs, NAA promotes national standards of quality school-age care for children and youth 5 -14 years old and grants accreditation to programs meeting the standards. NAA’s mission is to build a profession that develops, supports, and promotes quality after-school care. | |
U.S. Department of Education - 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) | Information on the 21st CCLC grant is available on this website including laws, regulations, guidance, resources, and more. |
The section on Health and Human Child Care Programs, including the Child Care Development Fund, offers useful resources. | |
The foundation, based in New York City, seeks to improve education for disadvantaged children. Their approach: "funding projects to test innovative ideas for solving important social problems, conducting research to find out what works and what doesn’t, and to fill key knowledge gaps – and then communicating the results to help others." | |
You for Youth is a Web site based on 21st Century participants need to create engaging afterschool programs. They will help you "connect and share resources with your colleagues, provide professional development and technical assistance opportunities, and offer tools for improving your program practices." |
