Links

• US Department of Education 21st CCLC Program – The homepage for the National 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program.
• For over 20 years, the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College, has successfully brought national attention to the importance of children's out-of-school time, influenced policy, increased standards and professional recognition, and spearheaded community action aimed at improving the availability, quality and viability of programs serving children and youth
• Promising Practices in AfterSchool – The Promising Practices in Afterschool (or "PPAS") System is an effort to find and share things that are working in afterschool programs.
• The Program in Afterschool Education and Research (PAER), located at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), is dedicated to making meaningful theoretical and practical contributions to the field of youth development, with a particular focus on afterschool time.
• The Afterschool Alliance was launched publicly in September 1999 as a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
• The Finance Project has developed a variety of OST resources relating to financing and sustainability issues for OST programs.
• The Harvard Family Research Project maintains the OST Evaluation Database and is currently conducting a study of OST participation.
• The NWREL/CNCS LEARNS Resource page offers several links to resources that can assist you in running and OST program.
• National Service Learning Clearinghouse – Learn more about how to set up successful service learning projects of your own and why service learning is important.