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After-school Programs - Mentoring

After-school Programs - Mentoring+context

Programs can be school-funded and school-based or run by an affiliated/outside organization hosted at the school or an off-campus location. Many programs are year-round.

+resources and best practices

After-school Programs - Mentoring+background

After-school Programs - Mentoring+definitions

Youth mentoring is the process of matching caring, concerned adults with young people who may be at risk. The adult is usually unrelated and works as a volunteer through a community, school or church based social service program. - Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22youth_mentoring%22 Amy Sample Ward

After-school Programs - Mentoring+best practices

The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Their site features links, publications, and a policy & action center: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters

They have a great partnership with Nike - check it out!

http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.diJKKYPLJvH/b.1539751/k.BDB6/Home.htm

After-school Programs - Mentoring+issues

Funds For After School Snacks & Meals
Click here to read about funding after school meals from the Oregon Department of Education: http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/nutrition/cacfp/afterschool/afterschool.aspx Amy Sample Ward

After-school Programs - Mentoring+lessons learned

Connectivity creates the potential for action
The Barr Foundation invests in networks because it believes that changing the sector requires more than building the capacity of one organization at a time. In 2003, the foundation undertook a pilot project to build stronger and more cohesive connections among Boston’s after-school service providers. Building the Field of Dreams: Social Networks as a Source of Sector-Level Capacity in the After-School World captures the lessons learnt in this three year-long network-weaving process. A major learning is that building networks is not about building a rigid entity; rather it is about building connectivity among the players and the potential to take action.

(PDF)http://www.barrfoundation.org/usr_doc/Building_the_field_of_dreams_-_SML_Associates_-_Barr_2006.pdf

NWREL
Click here to read about lessons learnedl from Oregon after-school programs: http://www.nwrel.org/request/jan99/oregon.html

Public/Private Ventures
Click here to download or purchase reports on after-school programs, including "Getting It Right: strategies for after-school success," published in 2005.
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=8

After-school Programs - Mentoring+standards in field

City of Columbus, Ohio
Click here to read the After School Program Standards from the Columbus Mayor's Office: http://mayor.columbus.gov/education/program_standards/index.asp

Amy Sample Ward