Strengthening Partnerships and Building Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs

This guide shows how city leaders nationwide have gotten community institutions to work together to improve after-school, summer and other out-of-school time programming.

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March 2010, 21 pages

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Heather Clapp Padgett, Sharon Deich, Lane Russell

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National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families http://www.nlc.org

This example-filled guide by the National League of Cities, created with Wallace Foundation support, describes how municipal leaders have successfully developed citywide systems of after-school programming. Key actions included involving many institutions in the effort and keeping
after-school on the public agenda.

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The Cost of Quality Out-of-School Time Programs	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/The-Cost-of-Quality-of-Out-of-School-Time-Programs.aspx	The Cost of Quality Out-of-School Time Programs	Read a groundbreaking report detailing the costs of high-quality after-school and summer programs; an online calculator can help create program budgets.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs " src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/The-Cost-of-Quality-of-Out-of-School-Time-Programs-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/The-Cost-of-Quality-of-Out-of-School-Time-Programs-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
A Place to Grow and Learn: A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities.aspx	A Place to Grow and Learn: A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities	Learn about a novel, coordinated approach to expanding and improving after-school and other out-of-school-time programs.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="A Place to Grow and Learn" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Sustaining-Out-of-School-Time-Learning-Opportunities-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (Volumes I, II and III)	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Hours-of-Opportunity-Volumes-I-II-III.aspx	Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (Volumes I, II and III)	Read a report that finds both promise and challenges in a citywide approach to improving the quality and availability of after-school programs.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Tim" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/hours-of-opportunity-volumes-I-B.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/hours-of-opportunity-volumes-I-A.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />

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