National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

After School Programs

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Articles

• After School Programs Reduce the Potential for Violence
• Resources for Evaluators of After School Programs

Fact Sheets

• After School Programs Fact Sheet
• Youth Development as a Violence Intervention Model Fact Sheet

Best Bets

• In-Sites, Spring 2005
  This online serial includes stories about the success of an after-school program, bilingual support through Weed and Seed programs, a video highlighting an after-school prevention program, and outreach activities for a successful prevention program.
• Measuring Violence Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools
  This compendium provides researchers and prevention specialists with a set of tools to evaluate programs to prevent youth violence.
• Afterschool.gov
  Afterschool.gov offers one-stop access to government resources that support after school programs. The site is designed for anyone who cares about kids 6 to18: providers, parents, kids, and teens. The Web site provides information to help understand the issues that face kids and teens; or fund, star
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• Afterschool Alliance
  The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of quality and affordable afterschool programs. It is supported by the U.S. Department of Education and other public, private, and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensurin
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External Resources

• America's After-School Choice, The Prime Time for Juvenile Crime, or Youth Enrichment and Achievement
  This report by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, an anticrime group of over 1,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, victims of violence, youth violence experts, and police officer leaders reports on the advantages and effectiveness of after-school programs.
  National Organization: FightCrime: Invest in Kids
• Academic Effects of After-School Programs
  This digest describes types of after-school programs and discusses recent research on who participates and the effects of participation on children's school performance.
  Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education

see also Community-Based Programs

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Last Updated: 4/18/2008