The Providence Journal

This story from the front page of the Metro section highlights the work of the Providence After School Alliance (PASA), a “unique after-school alliance” that is currently serving 1,000 middle-school youth in Providence—and that is the recipient of a $5 million grant from The Wallace Foundation.

Providence is one of five cities selected to participate in Wallace’s Out-of-School Learning Initiative, which seeks to improve citywide systems for providing high-quality out-of-school time, especially for children who need it most, and to build knowledge about effective practices for doing so. The other cities are Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, DC.

“We’re starting to see that PASA is the carrot that gets [kids] to school,” Rudy Moseley, principal of Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, is quoted as saying. “We can tell them that education is important, but often they don’t see the value. PASA grabs their interest.”

To read the full story, follow the link http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/mc_pasa_22_05-22-07_BM4U84A.367b9ec.html

For more information on the Providence After School Alliance, click here.