Internet Resources

• After School Education and Safety Program - Provides funds to schools and districts that collaborate with community partners to provide safe and educationally enriching alternatives for children and youths during nonschool hours.
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance - A nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
  
  
• After School Investments Project Resource List - This list of selected resources is intended to serve as a starting place for afterschool program developers and policy makers looking to build the supply and increase the quality of school-age programs in their states and communitites.
  
  
• After School Learning Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities - Provides resources in six key areas: arts, literacy, math, science, technology, and homework help. Available online, the toolkit includes sample lessons by grade level and tips for practitioners. There are also videos that allow afterschool practitioners to see activities firsthand, such as one in which seventh- and eighth-graders at the Children's Aid Society in New York City create an original play inspired by the Mirabel sisters' struggle for freedom in the Dominican Republic. The toolkit's sample activities include learning goals, directions, and potential results.
  
  
• After School Mathematics - A website of After School math activities and games.
  
  
• Before & After School - Programmatic and fiscal resources to build, implement, and sustain quality before and after school programs.
  
  
• California AfterSchool Partnership - A public-private partnership of the California Department of Education, the Foundation Consortium for California's Children & Youth, and the Governor's Office of the Secretary for Education.
  
  
• California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) - A consortium representing the organizations and people who are dedicated to keeping kids safe and engaged after school.
  
  
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - A website created by a group of more than 30 Federal agencies formed in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find.
  
  
• Federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Provides an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended.
  
  
• Model School Wellness Policies - A comprehensive set of model nutrition and physical activity policies intended to provide guidance to local school districts on promoting nutrition and physical activity and addressing obesity.
  
  
• Pro-Youth HEART - Homework Enrichment Acceleration Recreation Teamwork - Region VII's Regional Learning Center serving children throughout Tulare County.
  
  
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Provides funding for programs to focus on academic achievement, enrichment, and family literacy. Eligible entities include districts, cities, counties, community-based organizations and others.