Overview
Afterschool and summer learning programs help children to succeed in school, make good choices, and explore their interests.
These programs provide critical opportunities to extend educational enrichment and invite family engagement.
Global Family Research Project
● Identifies family engagement strategies and innovative partnerships between schools and other youth-serving organizations as ways to enrich children’s and teens’ learning opportunities in their communities.
● Provides evaluation guidance and technical assistance on how afterschool and summer programs can better serve communities.
● Documents and communicates the contributions of federal investments, such as the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program, to support working families and also connect parents to the community resources they need.
Featured Resources
Afterschool Early Childhood Education Libraries Family Engagement Capacity Building
Pandemic Puts Libraries in the Forefront as Public Health Partners
With social workers and blood pressure screenings, Long Island library becomes ‘that community center that libraries are striving to be.’
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Afterschool Family Engagement Research
New Study Confirms Benefits of Connecting Parents with Each Other to Build Social Capital
Structured, school-based events improve parent network quality and could be especially helpful for Latinx families.
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Afterschool Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building
Science Museum Adapts Model to Bring Joy Through STEM to Families Hit Hard by COVID-19
The New York Hall of Science’s ‘hyper-local’ approach to family engagement builds ‘parents’ agency’ to support their children’s learning in STEM.
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Afterschool Family Engagement Digital Media Schools Capacity Building
Family Engagement Storytelling Project Stands at the 'Intersection of Media and Educational Justice'
Cambridge Agenda for Children’s Stories of Family Partnership offer a new approach to building capacity within the out-of-school-time community.
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