Awarded Grants

Support was given to advocates working on the California expansion of after-school programs, in order to support a focus on program quality.

To support the development and evaluation of a course that will prepare after-school site coordinators and supervisors to conduct on-site coaching and on-site in-service training for their staff.

To support regional out-of-school time networks that are currently building quality accountability and improvement systems.

This two-year supplemental award will enable the Afterschool Alliance (AA) to use messaging, public education, leadership training, and partnerships at the local, state, and federal level to help educate policymakers about the importance of after-school programs and the need for ...

How do policy influentials use research-based evidence on the effectiveness of sex education in schools?

Can trained, informal mentors reduce the rates of substance use among rural African Americans making the transition from adolescence to adulthood? Are informal mentor relationships more effective than simply training families to be supportive of these young adults?

To help support the radio and Internet documentary “Will Power to Youth” which will explore an after-school program and its long-term effects.

To support the development and strategic dissemination of a thematic issue of “The Evaluation Exchange”

This is a special initiative at the Foundation, developed with the Principal Investigators to increase the capacity of practicing social scientists to design and carry out credible group-based intervention studies.

These funds support a range of activities, many of which help the field build stronger youth programs. The Forum will continue to organize, staff, and evaluate workshops for grantees from several of the Foundation’s grantmaking programs.