Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) will use this award to improve their Urban Leaders Academy after-school program, which includes a mix of academic and extracurricular activities.
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!) will use this award to revamp their SAT Preparation Program. SAYA! will contract with Revolution Prep to teach and administer the SAT prep test to 11th and 12th grade students, who are native English speakers ...
Harlem Children Society (HCS) will use this award to improve their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HCS-STEM) program for underserved high school students.
Groundwork will use this award to implement a professionalism improvement project for the college and high school students who comprise the front-line staff of Groundwork for Youth, an after-school and summer program for elementary and middle school children.
VISIONS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired will use this award to improve their Summer Youth Work Experience Training (SYWET) program, which places participants into paid summer internships.
After-school programs are designed to provide safe venues for academic enhancement, recreation, and positive youth development. They can be a place in children’s communities that can foster supportive relationships with adults and positive interactions with their peers.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
