Communities for Youth Community Engagement Coordinator, Andrea Hill served as a panelist for the , “Unlocking Opportunities: Navigating Community Resources and Local Supports” panel discussion at the Idaho Out-of-School Network’s Power Up Summit on September 18-19, 2024.
Out-of-school time programs contribute to a range of protective factors for youth mental health and well-being including opportunities to connect with peers, engage with trusted adults, seek academic support, build self-esteem, pursue personal interests, and develop work skills, in addition to offering safe places for youth to be after school.
Research supports that out-of-school time programming can improve academic success 1-3 and reduce health disparities 2. Evidence-based programs utilized in out-of-school time settings have also been associated with improving personal and social skills among youth resulting in positive social behavioral outcomes 3,4.
Sources:
McCombs, J. S., Whitaker, A., & Yoo, P. Y.. The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2017. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE200/PE267/RAND_PE267.pdf
Lauer, P.A., Akiba, M., Wilkerson, S.B., Apthorp, H.S., Snow, D., & Martin-Glenn, M.L. Out-of-school-time programs: a meta-analysis of effects for at-risk students. Review of Educational Research. 2006;76(2):275–313.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/00346543076002275
Durlak, J.A., & Weissberg, R.P. Afterschool programs that follow evidence-based practices to promote social and emotional development are effective. Retrieved from https://www.expandinglearning.org/docs/Durlak&Weissberg_Final.pdf
Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., & Pachan, M. A meta‐analysis of after‐school programs that seek to promote personal and social skills in children and adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology. 2010;45(3–4):294–309. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20300825/
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