Chicago high school students practice glassblowing in their out-of-school time program. Working with fire, creating their own designs out of molten glass...
Subject: Youth Welfare, Youth Development, Homeless Youth, Safety | Deadline: July 5, 2016
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
A national survey of National AfterSchool Association members shows the after-school workforce has higher levels of education, more longevity in the field...
Subject: Health, Physical Activity, Child Welfare, Youth Development | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2016
After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
Subject: Community Development, Cultural Education, Youth Development | Deadline: May 27, 2016
It’s no Disney show, but after more than 16 placements, Selena reflects on how stability and safety in a foster home help...
Subject: Environmental Education, Youth Development, Job Training, Civic Engagement | Deadline: May 21, 2016
Subject: Community Development, Youth Development, Education, Safety | Deadline: June 28, 2016
Subject: Youth Development, Native Youth | Deadline: June 13, 2016
Subject: Community Development, Youth Development, Economic Opportunity | Deadline: May 10, 2016
Subject: Youth Health/Welfare, Youth and Alcohol, Underage Drinking, Youth Development | Deadline: May 10, 2016
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and...
Schools in New Hampshire seek to engage students and reduce achievement gaps by offering extended learning opportunities, allowing them “to pursue their...
Subject: Youth Welfare, Youth Development, Education | Deadline: Apr. 29, 2016
Subject: Education, Environmental Education, STEM, Youth Development | Deadline: June 1, 2016
Subject: Mentoring, Juvenile Justice, Youth Development | Deadline: May 2, 2016
Peers can be a most powerful prevention tool when it comes to teen dating violence. “A big part of peer education is...
Summer residency program and year-round support helps high school kids from unstable homes achieve college success.