Afterschool Time

General after- school tools and best practices. Resources to enrich K-12 after-school spaces.

Youth Recruitment and Retention

Recruitment and retention in OST programs can be thought of as two sides of the same coin: after the initial decision to try out a program, youth need to be continually recruited to keep attending, or to be retained in the program. Youth decide to participate (and to keep on participating) in programs based on a number of interacting intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors. The articles here feature updated research on this topic

Out-of-School Time Data

We have reviewed the data from multiple program partners and refined our resources to include the best of the best.

Out-Of-School Time Funding

The demand for affordable, high quality out of school time programs is growing rapidly. Find ways to keep OST programs funded. Discover new ways that the OST sector is returning its investment in its participants.

Summer Learning

Discover dedicated summer learning resources for all OST participants and partners to use and share.