Partnerships

Training Materials

Afterschool Research and Policy Implications Presentation by Kathi Vos at June 2, 2008 Prevention Conference.

• Afterschool Research and Policy Implication PowerPoint (43 slides, 22,638KB) Kathi Vos' powerpoint on the benefits of after school programs.
• Handouts for the WI State Prevention Conference (5 pages, 108KB) Agenda, Summary of Outcomes, Putting a Face on Research activity and Making Your Case Activity worksheet.
• After School Program in the 21st Century Executive Summary (2 pages, 110KB) Summary for the Harvard Family Research Project's (HFRP) research article.
• After School Programs in the 21st Century (12 pages, 216KB) Research article from Harvard Family Research Project's (HFRP).
• After School Programs in the 21st Century Research Companion (39 pages, 280KB)
• Tools of the Trade order form (1 page, 55KB) Order form and information about the Tools of the Trade training guide.
• After School Program in the 21st Century Executive Summary (2 pages, 110KB) Summary for the Harvard Family Research Project's (HFRP) research article.
• Outcomes Linked to High-Quality Afterschool Programs: Longitudinal Findings from the Study of Promising Afterschool Programs (9 pages, 78KB) Research article from University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Policy Studies Associates, Inc showing the outcomes of youth who attend after school programs.
• The Impact of After-School Programs That Promote Personal and Social Skills summary (8 pages, 608KB)
• The Impact of After-School Programs That Promote Personal and Social Skills Full report (50 pages, 2,871KB)
• The Long-Term Effects of After-School Programming on Educational Adjustment and Juvenile Crime: A Study of LA's BEST After-School Program study brief (10 pages, 79KB)
• The Long-Term Effects of After-School Programming on Educational Adjustment and Juvenile Crime: A Study of LA's BEST After-School Program Full report (177 pages, 1,093KB)
• Summertime and Weight Gain research article (2 pages, 79KB) Results from a John Hopkins research on children weight gain during the summertime.
• A New Day for Learning report can be found at http://www.edutopia.org/newforlearning
• National Network Meeting presentation (18 pages, 978KB) Presentation guide from the 2008 National Network Meeting in Tucson, AZ.

Resources

Here is a list of selected websites on how to build and sustain partnerships:

• Afterschool and Community Learning Resource Network
  Engaging and Enriching Afterschool Programs Through Statewide and Local Partnerships
  Talking points from a speech delivered by Dr. Terry Peterson addressing ways state and local governments can build partnerships with schools and support afterschool programs. (10 pages)
• Afterschool and Community Learning Resource Network
  Ways Georgia Can Build Connections, Partnerships and Champions for Engaging After School Programs
  A PowerPoint presentation on ways states can build partnerships among the stakeholders to make the case for afterschool. (51 slides, 4.64 MB)
• Arts Education Partnership
  Learning Partnership: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community
  A guide focusing on the impact arts education partnerships have on afterschool, factors that make successful partnerships and key questions partners have to ask themselves. (22 pages)
• Civic Ventures
  Engaging Older Volunteers in Afterschool Programs
  A report directed towards afterschool program supporters addressing the potential value of older adults as volunteers. (29 pages, 1.93 MB)
• National League of Cities
  Municipal Leadership for Expanded Learning Opportunities: Afterschool Kit
  An action kit illustrating ways in which municipal leaders can craft strategies to expand afterschool opportunities and advance the goals of public safety, academic achievement and youth development in the cities. (14 pages)
• National Youth Development Information Center
  Community-Based Organization (CBOs) Tool Kit
  An online interactive tool for effective partnership building between community-based organizations and schools for continuous youth development. (online webpage)
• The Afterschool Investments Project
  Creating a Vision for Afterschool Partnerships
  A tool intended to help the growing number of new afterschool partnerships create a shared vision for their work, containing information to educate partners on what a vision statement is and the purpose it serves; providing two alternative techniques for creating a vision; and including a variety of considerations for planning teams as they finalize a vision statement. (20 pages, 478 KB)

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