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    "ocrText": "This booklet\nContains the\nrewritten State\nlearning Plans Standard\nand activities\nto support them\nEXPANDING YOUTH HORIZONS\nEXPANDING\nYOUTH HORIZONS\nSPONSORED BY\nCITY OF BOSTON\nThomas M. Menino\nMayor\nIn collaboration with\nBOSTON\n2\n2:00\nThe\nChildren's\n- to -\nG\nMuseum\n6:00\nBoston\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nOffice of the Mayor\nBoston City Hall, Room 708\nBoston, MA 02201\nPh: (617) 635-2098; Fax: (617) 635-2026\nwww.cityofboston.com/2to6\nDATRIBUS\nSIT\nDENS\nSTATE\nSIRIS\nCIVITATIS\nBOSTONIA\nCONDITA A.D.\nADI822\nREGIMINE\n1630.\nDONATA\n5\nCITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS\nOFFICE OF THE MAYOR\nTHOMAS M. MENINO\nBoston 2:00 - to - 6:00 After-School Initiative\nJENNIFER DAVIS\nExecutive Director\nDear Friend:\nEnclosed is a copy of the resource notebook distributed at our Expanding Youth\nHorizons conference held on September 27th, 1999. As you know, the notebook contains\nour user-friendly summary of the key concepts from the BPS and State Learning\nStandards in literacy, math, and science, as well as a number of activities that support\nthese standards, each of which are appropriate for after-school time.\nWe hope that this notebook proves useful to you in your work. If we can answer\nany questions or provide you with further information, please feel free to contact Joe\nLevinger, Resource Development Manager for Boston 2:00-to-6:00, at (617) 635-2029.\nSincerely,\nJennifer Davis\nExecutive Director\nBOSTON CITY HALL\nONE CITY HALL PLAZA\nROOM 708\nBOSTON\nMASSACHUSETTS 02201\n617/635-2098 FAX 635-2026\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News\nVolume 1, Issue 4\nJanuary 2000\nBOSTON\nSpecial Issue:\n2\n2:00\nThe City of Boston's Role in Supporting\n- to -\nAfter-School Programming\n6\n6:00\nMayor's Column\nprograms or initiatives, please\nAfter-School Initiative\ncontact the appropriate staff\nAs we begin the new millenium,\nperson listed in the\nproviding children with safe,\naccompanying description.)\nThe mission of the\ncreative learning opportunities\nThomas M. Menino\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00\nduring after-school hours remains\nMayor of Boston\nAfter-School Initiative is\none of my top priorities. To that\nto support the expansion\nend, over the last two years I have\nOverview\nof quality after-school\noutlined the following goals for\nprograms across the City\nthe Boston 2:00-to-6:00 Initiative:\nThe following is an\nof Boston to provide new\noverview of the city agencies\nlearning and social\nExpand after-school\nthat support children during\ndevelopment\nprogramming in every\nafter-school hours:\nopportunities for\nneighborhood of Boston;\nchildren.\nLeverage new resources to\nContinued on Page 2\nsupport programs;\nCoordinate the opening of\nPlease fill out the\nStaff:\nschool facilities in which\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 survey\nJennifer Davis, Executive Director\nprograms can operate;\nFocus on helping to improve\non Page 8!\nKatie Brown, Executive Assistant\nJoe Levinger, Resource Development\nthe quality of programs; and\nManager\nLink program content more\nLaureen Wood, Public Policy\nCoordinator\ndirectly to the Boston Public\nMarinell Yoders, Senior Program\nSchools' learning goals.\nINSIDE THIS ISSUE\nManager\n1\nMayor's Column\nIn partnership with many\n2\nCity Agencies that Operate After-\nPublisher:\ncommunity-based organizations,\nSchool Programs\nmultiple City agencies are\n2\nCity Agencies that both Operate and\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00\nworking toward these goals. The\nFund After-School Programs\nOffice of the Mayor\nfocus of this special edition of\n3\nCity Agencies that Fund After-School\nBoston City Hall\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News is to\nPrograms\nRoom 708\nprovide you with an overview of\n4\nCity Agencies that Support After-\nBoston, MA 02201\nSchool Programs Through the\nTel: (617) 635-2098\nthe many different ways that City\nProvision of In-Kind Services\nFax: (617) 635-2026\nagencies support after-school\n6\nCity Agencies Supporting Children\nwww.cityofboston.com/2to6\nprogramming. For more\nDuring After-School Hours\ninformation about any of these\n8\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 Survey\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 1\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nContinued from Page 1\nDirector of Planning and Development, Boston\nCommunity Centers: (617) 635-4920, X2102.\nOverview (Continued)\nBoston Housing Authority\nCurrently, three city agencies operate after-\nThe Boston Housing Authority administers\nschool programs: Boston Community Centers,\n19 drop-in center after-school programs for\nthe Boston Housing Authority, and Boston\nchildren who live in housing developments\nPublic Libraries.\nthroughout the city. The programs offer\nTwo city agencies operate, fund, and provide\nhomework assistance and recreational\nin-kind services to support after-school\nactivities. Contact: Eric Mitchell, Assistant\nprograms: Boston Public Schools and the\nDirector, Community Initiatives Department,\nOffice of Community Partnerships.\nBoston Housing Authority: (617) 988-4022.\nThree additional city agencies provide funding\nfor after-school programs: the Office of Jobs\nBoston Public Libraries\nand Community Services, the Boston Police\nDepartment, and Boston 2:00-to-6:00.\nThe Boston Public Libraries offers the\nFour city agencies support after-school\nWilliam Shiebler Homework Assistance\nprograms through the provision of in-kind\nProgram for children in 3rd through 8th grades.\nservices: ReadBoston, the Emergency Shelter\nThe program is available two afternoons per\nCommission (after-school snacks), the Public\nweek in each of the following 16 branches:\nHealth Commission, and the Parks and\nBrighton, Charlestown, Codman Square,\nRecreation Department.\nConnolly, Dudley, East Boston, Egleston,\nFinally, a number of other city agencies play\nFaneuil, Grove Hall, Hyde Park, Lower Mills,\nless direct roles, but are nevertheless crucial to\nMattapan, South Boston, South End, Uphams\nthe provision of quality after-school programs\nCorner, and West Roxbury. Contact: Karen\nthroughout the city.\nDuff, Coordinator of Children's and Young\nAdults' Services, Boston Public Libraries:\nCity Agencies that Operate\n(617) 536-5400 X385.\nAfter-School Programs\nCity Agencies that both\nBoston Community Centers\nOperate and Fund After-\nBoston Community Centers make up the\nSchool Programs\nlargest human service provider in Boston, with 44\nneighborhood-based facilities. Community\nBoston Public Schools\nCenters offer a wide range of after-school\nactivities and services, including: 17 licensed\nOf the 129 schools that comprise the\nschool-age programs; more than 25 after-school\nBoston Public Schools (BPS), 57 elementary\ntutoring/homework assistance programs; eight\nand middle schools are offering full-time after-\ncomputer learning centers; 10 girls' programs; 27\nschool programs in the 1999-2000 school year.\npeer leadership/youth advocacy programs;\nOver half of these programs are run by youth-\nnumerous enrichment classes (for example, dance,\nserving organizations that partner with the\ntheatre arts, studio art instruction, and martial\nschools. Many schools that offer their own\narts); and citywide athletic leagues and clinics\nprogramming utilize existing education\n(volleyball, swimming, basketball, tennis, double-\nfunding, such as Title I and Chapter 636, to\ndutch, etc.) Contact: Sandy Holden, Public\nsupport after-school programs.\nInformation Coordinator, Boston Community\nCenters: (617) 635-4920 X2213; or Daria Fanelli,\nContinued on Page 3\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 2\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nContinued from Page 2\nThe Office of Community Partnerships,\nthrough its Office for Children and Families,\nBoston Public Schools (Continued)\nalso offers grants for after-school program\nproviders through its Child Care Quality\nThe federal GEAR UP (Gaining Early\nImprovement Grants. (See table on page 6.)\nAwareness & Readiness for Undergraduate\nThese grants enable childcare providers to\nPrograms) initiative recently awarded BPS a\nacquire additional resources for projects\nfive-year grant to support eight partnerships\ndesigned to directly benefit the physical, social,\nbetween higher education institutions and\nemotional, and cognitive development of\nmiddle schools to provide tutors and other\nBoston's preschool children. Currently,\nsupports to help prepare students to finish high\nfunding is also included from Boston 2:00-to-\nschool and pursue future options. (See table on\n6:00 to support school-age programs. Grants\npage 6.) Contact: Lisa Jackson, Director,\nare up to $5,000, and the deadline is January\nGEAR UP, Boston Higher Education\n21, 2000. Contact: Juanda Johnson-Taylor,\nPartnership: (617) 426-0681 X14028.\nManager, Office of Children and Families:\n(617) 635-2130 or Marinell Yoders, Senior\nBoston Public Schools and the Office of\nProgram Manager, Boston 2:00-to-6:00\nCommunity Partnerships\nInitiative: (617) 635-2098.\nBoston Public Schools and the Office of\nCommunity Partnerships jointly administer the\nCity Agencies that Fund\nBoston Community Learning Centers Initiative,\nAfter-School Programs\nin partnership with such community-based\norganizations as Parents United for Child Care.\nOffice of Jobs and Community Services\nThe Initiative is funded by U.S. Department of\nEducation 21st Century Community Learning\nThe Office of Jobs and Community\nCenters grants and Targeted Cities funding\nServices (JCS) provides funding and services to\nfrom the State. The Boston Community\nempower Boston residents through education,\nLearning Centers Initiative currently offers\ntraining, career development, and human\nacademic enrichment and youth and family\nservices. JCS provides grants available to\nsupport programming in eight elementary and\nafter-school programs through its Community\nmiddle schools throughout Boston. (See table\nDevelopment Block Grants program. During\non page 6). Contact: Maureen Harris, Assistant\nthe 1998-99 funding cycle, of the 54 grants\nDirector for Curriculum and Instruction,\nawarded to youth programs, 20 were awarded\nBoston Public Schools: (617) 635-9414; or\nto support after-school programming. (See\nJuanda Johnson-Taylor, Manager, Office of\ntable on page 7.) Contact: Yvette Peake,\nChildren and Families: (617) 635-2130.\nProgram Manager/Human Services, Office of\nJobs and Community Services: (617) 918-5270;\nOffice of Community Partnerships\nor Lynn Dever, Planner, Office of Jobs and\nCommunity Services: (617) 918-5233.\nThe Office of Community Partnerships\nadministers the Safe Neighborhood Youth\nBoston Police Department\nFund, which provides funding for community-\nbased projects for children and youth, including\nThe mission of the Boston Police\nafter-school programs. Contact: Kevin\nDepartment (BPD) is to work in partnership\nStanton, Youth Fund Manager, Office of\nwith the community to fight crime, reduce fear,\nCommunity Partnerships: (617) 635-2258.\nand improve the quality of life in Boston's\nContinued on Page 4\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 3\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nContinued from Page 3\nLiteracy Network in the spring. Contact: Hal\nPhillips, Field Coordinator, ReadBoston: (617)\nBoston Police Department (Continued)\n918-5283.\nneighborhoods. The BPD provides Violence\nEmergency Shelter Commission\nPrevention Grants to non-profit community-\nbased organizations to work in collaboration\nThe Emergency Shelter Commission,\nwith the police to prevent violence in their\nworking with Boston 2:00-to-6:00 and\ncommunities. Several of these grants have\ncommunity organizations, recently coordinated\nfunded after-school programs. (See table on\na major survey, and is currently implementing a\npage 7.) Contact: Jennifer Williamson, Senior\nstrategy for ensuring that all Boston children\nPolicy Analyst, Boston Police Department:\nreceive nutritious snacks in their after-school\n(617) 343-4904.\nprograms. Contact: Ed Cameron, Hunger\nCoordinator, Emergency Shelter Commission:\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00\n(617) 635-4507.\nThe city's FY 2000 budget included\nPublic Health Commission\n$250,000 to support programs serving\nadditional children and focusing on quality\nThe mission of the Boston Public Health\nimprovement. This funding will be distributed\nCommission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve,\nthrough the Child Care Quality Improvement\nand promote the health and well being of\nGrants program, as well as Parents United for\nBoston residents, particularly those who are\nChild Care's Affordability Grants Program (see\nmost vulnerable. Through the Boston\ntable on page 7). Contact: Marinell Yoders,\nCommunity Learning Centers initiative, the\nSenior Program Manager, Boston 2:00-to-6:00:\nBPHC is providing counseling, health\n(617) 635-2098.\neducation, violence prevention workshops, and\nnutrition workshops to three of the Boston\nCity Agencies that\nCommunity Learning Center sites. Contact:\nSupport After-School\nBetty Holt, Program Director, Adolescent\nWellness Program, Boston Public Health\nPrograms Through the\nCommission: (617) 534-4557.\nProvision of In-Kind\nServices\nAdditionally, the Boston Area Health\nEducation Center (BAHEC), a program of the\nBPHC, provides academic enrichment and\nReadBoston\nhealth promotion activities to middle and high\nschool students during school hours and after\nReadBoston was created in order to ensure\nschool as well. The program is affiliated with\nthat all children in Boston are fluent readers by\nthe University of Massachusetts Medical\nthe end of the third grade. Through its\nCenter in Worcester, as well as Boston Medical\nChildren's Literacy Network, ReadBoston\nCenter. The BAHEC's after-school program is\nprovides consulting services to organizations\nhoused on the Boston Medical Center Campus\nwanting to integrate literacy into their ongoing\nat 729 Massachusetts Avenue. The program is\nwork with children, ages 0-8 years. Sites must\nopen to any Boston student who needs\nagree to create a literacy plan and devote staff\nacademic assistance or is interested in\ntime to centralized training. Call ReadBoston\nexploring a career in health. Contact: Michelle\nif interested in applying to join the Children's\nUrbano, Director, Boston Area Health\nEducation Center: (617) 534-5258.\nContinued on Page 5\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 4\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nCONCLUSION\nContinued from Page 4\nBoston Parks and Recreation\nAgencies throughout the city are working\ndiligently to promote and coordinate after-school\nThe Boston Parks and Recreation\nprogramming and support. In order for us to best\nDepartment oversees the 2,200 acres of park\nmeet your needs, please take a moment to fill out\nland in Boston, as well as offering a wide range\nthe survey accompanying this newsletter. And\nof arts and athletic programming during after-\nas always, if you would like further information\nschool hours. Parks and Recreation works in\nabout any of the programs or agencies listed in\npartnership with community organizations to\nthis edition of Boston 2:00-to-6:00 News, please\nprovide rich opportunities, including arts\nfeel free to contact the staff person listed above\nworkshops, sports clinics, and competitions to\nor the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 office at (617) 635-\nchildren in neighborhood parks. Contact:\n2098.96\nLaurie Ciardi, Assistant Commissioner, Boston\nParks and Recreation: (617) 635-4505.\nIn addition, Mayor Menino launched the\nBoston Youth Sports Congress in 1997, which\nis designed to set the course for the future of\nyouth sports and organized physical activity in\nBoston. Since its inception, the Sports\nCongress has helped to facilitate the creation,\nexpansion, and improvement of a number of\nyouth sports facilities and programs in Boston.\nContact: William Linehan, Operations Director,\nBoston Parks and Recreation: (617) 635-4463.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 5\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nCity Agencies Supporting Children\nDuring After-School Hours\nAGENCY\nPROGRAM\nDESCRIPTION\nCONTACT\nNEXT\nROUND OF\nGRANTS\nBoston Public\nGEAR UP\nFunds support eight partnerships\nLisa Jackson,\nFuture funding\nSchools\nbetween higher education institutions\nDirector, GEAR UP,\nis uncertain at\nand middle schools to provide tutors\nBoston Higher\nthis time.\nand other supports to help prepare\nEducation\nstudents to finish high school and\nPartnership:\npursue college and careers.\n(617) 426-0681\nX14028\nBoston Public\nBoston Community\nFunds support three middle schools to\nMaureen Harris,\nThe deadline\nSchools and\nLearning Centers\nprovide extended services to the school\nAssistant Director for\nfor BPS to\nthe Office of\n(funded by the 21st\nand community through partnerships.\nCurriculum and\napply to the\nCommunity\nCentury Community\nGrants to each school average $75,000.\nInstruction, Boston\nfederal\nPartnerships\nLearning Centers\n(Boston has received two separate 21st\nPublic Schools: (617)\nDepartment of\nProgram)\nCentury grants.)\n635-9414\nEducation for\nanother 21\"\nCentury grant 13\nMarch 20.\n2000\nBoston Community\nFunds support five schools in Roxbury\nJuanda Johnson-\nNo additional\nLearning Centers\nand Dorchester to provide extended\nTaylor, Manager.\nfunding for new\n(funded by the State\nservices to the school and community\nOffice of Children\nsites IS available\nTargeted Cities\nthrough partnerships. Average grant\nand Families: (617)\nthis year\ninitiative)\nsizes are $75,000.\n635-2130\nOffice of\nSafe Neighborhood\nSupports community-based projects to\nKevin Stanton, Youth\nThere are two\nCommunity\nYouth Fund\nprovide education and support to young\nFund Manager.\nfunding cycles\nPartnerships\npeople and their families. Grants are\nOffice of Community\nThe deadline\nup to $7,000.\nPartnerships: (617)\nfor the first\n635-2258\ncycle is mid-\nApril. and the\ndeadline for the\nsecond cycle is\nmid-September\nChild Care Quality\nProvides childcare providers with\nJuanda Johnson-\nThe deadline is\nImprovement Grants\nadditional resources for projects\nTaylor, Manager,\nJanuary 21,\n(FY2000 RFP also\ndesigned to directly benefit the\nOffice of Children\n2000.\nincludes funding for\nphysical, social, emotional, and\nand Families: (617)\nschool-age\ncognitive development of Boston's\n635-2130\nprograms.)\npreschool children. The current round\nalso includes funding from Boston\n2:00-to-6:00 to support school-age\nprograms. Grants are up to $5,000.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 6\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nCity Agencies Supporting Children\nDuring After-School Hours (Continued)\nOffice of Jobs\nCommunity\nFunds essential human services\nYvette Peake,\nA citywide\nand\nDevelopment Block\nactivities, including after-school\nProgram\nhearing will be\nCommunity\nGrants\ntutoring, for low- to moderate- income\nManager/Human\nheld on January\nServices\nfamilies. Grants range from $12,000-\nServices, Office of\n25th at the\n$100,000 annually.\nJobs and Community\nCopley Branch\nServices: (617) 918-\nof Boston\n5270; or Lynn Dever,\nPublic Library,\nPlanner, Office of\nRabb Lecture\nJobs and Community\nHall, 6:30-8:30\nServices: (617) 918-\np.m. The RFP\n5233\nwill be\navailable on\nJanuary 28th.\nBoston Police\nViolence Prevention\nFunds projects in partnership with the\nJennifer Williamson,\nFunding for FY\nDepartment\nGrant Program\nPolice Department that work to prevent\nSenior Policy\n2000 has not\nand reduce violence, including after-\nAnalyst, Boston\nyet been\nschool programs. This year, grants of\nPolice Department:\nannounced.\nup to $30,000 were awarded.\n(617) 343-4904\nBoston 2:00-\nAffordability Grants\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 is providing funds\nMarinell Yoders,\nFunding for FY\nto-6:00\ncoordinated by\nto Parents United for Child Care's\nSenior Program\n2000 has not\nParents United for\nAffordability Grants program and the\nManager, Boston\nyet been\nChild Care, and\nOffice for Community Partnerships'\n2:00-to-6:00: (617)\nannounced.\nChild Care Quality\nChild Care Quality Improvement\n635-2098\nImprovement Grants\nGrants program. Funds for the\ncoordinated by the\nAffordability Grants program support\nOffice of\nthe expansion of affordable slots for\nCommunity\nschool-age care programs, enabling\nPartnerships\nprograms to provide affordable fees to\nparents and increase the number of\nchildren served in school-age programs\nfrom low- and moderate-income\nfamilies. For information on the Child\nCare Quality Improvement Grants\nprogram, please see that listing earlier\nin this chart.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 7\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 Survey\nWE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!\nThe Boston 2:00-to-6:00 office wants to provide you with the best possible resources. In order to help us\nimprove our efforts, please fill out this survey and fax or mail it back to us at the fax number or address\nlisted below. Thanks!\n1. Are you interested in more in-depth information on any of the topics or programs that were presented in\nthis edition of Boston 2:00-to-6:00 News? If so, what topics or programs would you like us to address in\nsubsequent issues?\n2. What additional services would you like the city to provide in order to help support your after-school\nprogram?\n3. Do the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 newsletters provide you with useful information?\nYes\nNo\nIf no, how can we improve the content of our newsletters?\n4. Do you use our website? (www.cityofboston.com/2to6)\nYes\nNo If so, what additional\ninformation would you like us to feature on our website?\n5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being \"not very responsive\" and 5 being \"highly responsive,\" how would you\nrate the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 office in filling your needs?\nIf our rating is low, how could we be\nmore responsive to your needs?\nName:\nOrganization:\nAddress:\nPlease fax or mail this form to:\nJoe Levinger, Resource Development Manager, Boston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nOffice of the Mayor, Boston City Hall, Room 708, Boston, MA 02201\nFax: (617) 635-2026\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 8\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News\nVolume 1, Issue 3\nNovember 1999\nBOSTON\nMayor's Column\nfuture. Together, we are making a\n2\n2:00\nI am pleased to report that the\ndifference.\nExpanding Youth Horizons\nThomas M. Menino\n- to -\nconference, held on September\nMayor of Boston\n6\n27th at The Children's Museum,\n6:00\nwas a tremendous success. The\nFunding\nAfter-School Initiative\nresponse from all who attended\nOpportunities\nwas overwhelmingly positive, and\nI was inspired to see so many of\nPublic Sector and Non-Profit\nThe mission of the\nyou coming together to support\nGrants\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00\nour city's children.\nAfter-School Initiative is\nParents United for Child Care\nto support the expansion\nFor our next event, I am\nOpening Doors Initiative\nof quality after-school\npleased to announce that the\nprograms across the City\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School\nWho May Apply: Boston\nof Boston to provide new\nInitiative, together with Vice\nPublic Schools Elementary\nlearning and social\nPresident Gore's Federal Support\nSchool Program\ndevelopment\nfor Communities Initiative, the\nDevelopment Teams, headed\nopportunities for\nBoston Federal Executive Board,\nby the school's principal.\nchildren.\nCity Year, and Parents United for\nChild Care, will host an After-\nFunding Criteria: This\nStaff:\nSchool Resource Fair and Forum\nprogram supports\non Tuesday, November 16th at\npartnerships to create new\nJennifer Davis. Executive Director\nCity Year Headquarters, 285\nafter-school programs in\nKatie Brown, Executive Assistant\nColumbus Avenue in Boston, from\nschool buildings, or to\nJoe Levinger, Resource Development\nManager\n9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Fair is\nexpand existing part-time\nLaureen Wood, Public Policy\ntargeted to after-school program\nprograms to full-time\nCoordinator\nMarinell Yoders, Senior Program\nproviders, as well as youth and\nprograms. Applicants are\nManager\ncommunity workers, and training\neligible to apply for training,\nsessions will also be held.\ntechnical assistance, and\nConsultant:\nfunding through the grant\nKate Hynes\nAdditionally, this edition\nprogram.\nPublisher:\nof Boston 2:00-to-6:00 News is\nfilled with funding opportunities\nContinued on Page 2\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00\nand other informational resources.\nOffice of the Mayor\nBoston City Hall\nINSIDE THIS ISSUE\nRoom 708\nThank you, as always, for your\n1\nMayor's Column\nBoston, MA 02201\nwork in providing the best\n1\nFunding Opportunities\nTel: (617) 635-2098\npossible out-of-school time care\n4\nInformational Resources\nFax: (617) 635-2026\nwww.cityofboston.com/2to6\nfor our city's young people.\n5\nCelebrating New School-Based After-\nChildren represent our most\nSchool Program Sites\n5\nQuote of the Month\nprecious resource - and our\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 1\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\n-\nFunding Opportunities\nDeadline: RFPs will be available in early\n(Continued)\nDecember 1999.\nContact: Juanda Johnson-Taylor, Office for\nChildren and Families: (617) 635-2130.\nAverage Grant Size/ Range: Start-up grants\nof up to $10,000, in conjunction with free\ntraining and technical assistance.\nOffice of Child Care Services' Child Care\nDeadline: RFPs will be available in late\nQuality Fund\nNovember 1999. They will be due in mid-\nJanuary 2000.\nWho May Apply: Non-profit child care\nContact: Tania Buck, Project Associate:\norganizations in Massachusetts.\n(617) 426-8288.\nFunding Criteria: Projects must improve the\ndelivery of childcare services within the\nParents United for Child Care's Affordability\nCommonwealth by assisting children in\nGrants Program, with Support from the\nprogressing effectively in learning\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nenvironments. Grants will be awarded for\nand Other Funders\nteacher training, as well as for training and\neducation curricula and materials.\nWho May Apply: Out-of-school time\nAverage Grant Size/Range: As of April 1999,\nproviders serving children ages five to 14.\napproximately $84,000 is in the Child Care\nFunding Criteria: This program supports\nQuality Fund.\nthe expansion of affordable slots for school-\nDeadline: January 1, 2000.\nage care programs, enabling programs to\nContact: Janet McKeon, Director of Policy and\nprovide affordable fees to parents and\nTraining: (617) 626-2027.\nincrease the number of children served in\nschool-age programs from low- and\nCommunity Development Block Grants\nmoderate-income families. Programs are\neligible to receive grants over a three-year\nWho May Apply: Community-based\nperiod.\norganizations.\nDeadline: December 15, 1999.\nFunding Criteria: Programs must serve low-\nContact: Samantha Wechsler, Project\nand moderate-income residents.\nAssociate: (617) 426-8288\nAverage Grant Size/Range: $12,000 to\n$100,000 per year for two years.\nChild Care Quality Improvement Grants\nDeadline: RFPs will be available on January\n14, 2000.\nWho May Apply: Early care and school-\nContact: Yvette Peake, Program\nage/after-school care providers.\nManager/Human Services: (617) 918-5270, or\nFunding Criteria: As a result of new\nLynn Dever, Planner: (617) 918-5233.\nfunding from Boston 2:00-to-6:00, grant\nguidelines have been expanded this year to\nBoston Annenberg Challenge - Fund for\ninclude both early care as well as school-age\nNonprofits\nafter-school program. These mini-grants are\ndesigned to address issues of program quality\nWho May Apply: Non-profit organizations\nusing the benchmarks developed by Boston\ncollaborating with schools on education reform\nEQUIP (training, parent engagement,\nactivities.\naccreditation, and facilities).\nAverage Grant Size/Range: To be\nContinued on Page 3\nannounced.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 2\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nFunding Opportunities\nFunding Criteria: This is a new grant\n(Continued)\ninitiative supporting after-school programming\nfor children ages 12-16, focusing on urban\nareas in Massachusetts, working toward\nFunding Criteria: School practitioners must be\nproviding after-school care that promotes\nactive participants in the joint application\nacademic and personal development. The goal\nsubmitted with nonprofit organizations, and are\nof this initiative is to improve the quality and\nresponsible for explaining how their nonprofit\nexpand the availability of after-school teen\npartners will help them achieve their goals as\nprogramming while maintaining affordable fee\ndefined in their Comprehensive School Plans.\nstructures. Ideal programs will not only serve\nAverage Grant Size/Range: Grants have\nas safe havens, but will also provide\ntypically ranged from $5,000 to $50,000,\nopportunities for learning working toward\nalthough there is no upper or lower limit on the\nimproving academic achievement.\namount of funds that can be requested.\nAverage Grant Size/Range: Funds will total\nDeadline: January 28, 2000.\n$1.5 million, awarded to approximately 10 to\nContact: Susan Fish, Administrative Assistant:\n15 organizations over a two-year period.\n(617) 557-9775. Information is also available at\nGrants will range from $75,000 to $200,000.\nwww.agmconnect.org/links/annenfnp.html.\nDeadline: December 15, 2000.\nContact: Kerry Herlihy Sullivan, Director of\nMassachusetts Cultural Council YouthReach\nGrantmaking: (617) 346-2493. Information is\nInitiative\nalso available at www.\nagmconnect.org/Rfp/BalfourRFP2000.pdf.\nWho May Apply: Non-profit arts organizations\nor organizations with a strong history of arts\nHome Depot Community Giving Program\nprogramming.\nFunding Criteria: Projects may include arts\nWho May Apply: Non-profits located in\neducation and training programs; internships;\nneighborhoods where there is a Home Depot\nartist residencies (excluding school residencies);\npresent. (Boston Home Depot branches are\nyouth-generated performances; literature, video\nlocated in Dorchester and West Roxbury.)\nor film pieces; murals; or exhibitions.\nFunding Criteria: Grants are awarded to\nAverage Grant Size/Range: Applicants who\norganizations that assist troubled youths at risk\nhave not received YouthReach funding\nof drug abuse, violence, teen pregnancy,\npreviously may request up to $22,000 per year for\njoining gangs, and dropping out of school.\ntwo years.\nAverage Grant Size/Range: The company\nDeadline: February 7, 2000.\nawards $10.3 million nationwide.\nContact: H. Mark Smith, YouthReach Program\nDeadline: Applications are accepted\nCoordinator: (617) 727-3668, X253. Information\nthroughout the year.\nis also available at www.massculturalcouncil.org.\nContact: Carolyn Smillie, Manager of\nCommunity Affairs: (770) 433-8211.96\nCorporate and Foundation Grants\nFleet National Bank - The Lloyd G. Balfour\nFoundation After School Teen Initiative\nWho May Apply: Social service agencies,\ncommunity groups, schools, colleges, church\ngroups, and other non-profit programs. Existing,\nnew, or collaborative ventures are all eligible.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 3\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nINFORMATIONAL\nNew Federal After-School Website\nRESOURCES\nVice President Gore recently launched a new\ninitiative to support safe, high-quality after-school\nViolence Prevention/Substance Abuse Training\nprograms to aid working families. As part of this\ninitiative, a special after-school website (www.\nBoston Public Schools will be offering a free training\nafterschool.gov) has been developed. The aim of the\nentitled \"Using the Teenage Health Module to Teach\nwebsite is to connect schools, community groups,\nAbout Substance Abuse, Violence Prevention and\nTobacco Use Prevention\" on November 15th from\nparents and after-school programs with existing\nfederal resources, expanding after-school\n2:30-5:00 p.m. at Student Support Services, 443\nopportunities around the country. Announcements of\nWarren Street, Conference Room 2, in Dorchester.\nfuture federal funding opportunities for after-school\nThe training is geared toward teachers or after-school\nprograms can be obtained on the website.\nprogram providers who work with children in grades\n6-12. Jeremy Phillips, from the Massachusetts\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 Website Updates\nPrevention Center, will be the presenter.\nThe Boston 2:00-to-6:00 website (www.\nThe Teenage Health Teaching Modules, developed by\ncityofboston.com/2to6) will soon include a user-\nEducation Development Center, are nationally\nfriendly summary of the key concepts from the BPS\nvalidated curricula proven useful in teaching the skills\nand State Learning Standards. The summary,\nand knowledge needed to help students to resist risk-\ncontaining after-school activities to support\ntaking behavior. This workshop will help teachers and\nchildren's learning, was distributed at the Expanding\nafter-school providers use the curricula in their\nYouth Horizons conference on September 27, 1999.\nclassrooms or after-school programs and develop\n(For those without access to the web, free copies of\nrelated activities to help students avoid negative\nthe resource notebook will soon be available from\nbehaviors. Each participant will receive curricula and\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00. Please call the Boston 2:00-to-\nrelated materials to use in the classroom. To register,\n6:00 office at (617) 635-2098 to request a copy.) In\ncontact Shirley Handler, Program Director of the\naddition, all prior editions of Boston 2:00-to-6:00\nComprehensive School Health Unit, at (617) 635-\nNews will be available on the Boston 2:00-to-6:00\n6788.\nwebsite.X\nBoston Excels Opportunity\nBoston Excels is an eight-year-old award-winning full\nservice school model developed by the Home for Little\nWanderers (formerly Boston Children's Services).\nThe goal of the program, currently in four Boston\nelementary schools, is to address academic support\nneeds of children and their families and to overcome\nbarriers to children's success. Boston Excels is\ncurrently embarking on selecting a fifth Excel\nelementary school in Cluster 2, 3, 7, 8, or 9.\nElementary school principals interested in applying to\nbe part of this program should contact Susan Klaw,\nDirector of Boston Excels, at (617) 927-0602, no later\nthan November 15th.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 4\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nCELEBRATING NEW\n21st Century Community Learning Centers\nSCHOOL-BASED AFTER-\nSchool\nLead Provider\nSCHOOL PROGRAM SITES\nHernandez\nSchool-led with many partners\nKing\nSchool-led with many partners\nIn carrying out Mayor Menino's call to open up\nthe Boston Public Schools for after-school\nAdditional Programs\nprograms, 20 new and three expanded school sited\nSchool\nLead Provider\nafter-school programs have opened over the past\nEmerson\nseveral months in BPS elementary and middle\nPhillips Brooks House/City Year\nGuild\nEast Boston YMCA\nschools. In some instances, individual schools\nIrving\nCitizen Schools\nworking in partnership with an outside\nKenny\nB.E.L.L. Foundation\norganization have started these programs. In\nMarshall\nB.E.L.L. Foundation/Dorchester\naddition, through efforts including the Community\nYMCA\nLearning Centers Initiative in which the Boston\nOtis\nPublic Schools, Boston 2:00-to-6:00, the Mayor's\nBoston Excels (Home for Little\nOffice of Community Partnerships, and Parents\nWanderers)\nUnited for Child Care are collaborating to launch\nShaw, P.A.\nB.E.L.L. Foundation\nthese programs, as well as through Parents United\nShaw, R.G.\nCitizen Schools\nStone\nfor Child Care's Opening Doors Initiative, many\nBoston Excels (Home for Little\nschools are operating programs themselves or are\nWanderers)\nSumner\nworking in partnership with community-based\nHyde Park YMCA\nWilson\nCitizen Schools\norganizations to serve hundreds of children during\nout-of-school hours.\n* Expanded school sited after-school programs%\nParents United for Child Care\nOpening Doors Initiative\nQUOTE OF THE MONTH\nSchool\nLead Provider\n\"Eighty-six percent of police chiefs participating\nConley\nWest Roxbury/Roslindale YMCA\nin a survey believe the government could reduce\nHamilton\nJackson Mann Community Center\nyouth crime by increasing after-school and child\nMather\nSchool Run\ncare programs, an advocacy group said today.\nOrenberger\nSchool Run\nNearly nine of 10 agreed that failing to do so will\nPerry\nSouth Boston Neighborhood House\ncost the nation more in the long run in crime,\nwelfare and other expense, said Fight Crime:\nTargeted Cities\nInvest in Kids, a group lobbying Congress to\nSchool\nLead Provider\nspend more on juvenile crime-prevention\nefforts.\"*\nBlackstone\nBoston Excels (Home for Little\nWanderers)\nAssociated Press\nCleveland*\nCitizen Schools\nNovember 1, 1999\nEllis\nBoston Excels (Home for Little\nWanderers)\nTo find out more about Fight Crime: Invest\nLewis*\nRoxbury YMCA\nin Kids, check out their website at www.\nMason*\nThe Walker Home & School\nfightcrime.org.X\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 News 5\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nThe New York Times\nCopyright © 2000 The New York Times\nMONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2000\nThe Bell Rings but the Students Stay, and Stay\nthe school day for the first time in\np.m., the hours when youth are most\nBy JODI WILGOREN\ngenerations, as educators and policy-\nlikely to commit crime - or be vic-\nmakers seek to respond to the reali-\ntimized by it. At the same time, the\nThe revolution begins at 3 p.m.\nties of working families and what\npublic is increasingly frustrated with\nEvery afternoon, in thousands of\nmay be missing from the classroom.\nschool failures, worried about poor\nschools across America, students\nThe lofty goal, says the Afters-\nperformance on standardized tests\nare staying after the final bell. They\nchool Alliance, a coalition of busi-\nand that the renewed emphasis on\nfile back into cafeterias for a snack,\nnesses, foundations and the federal\nbasic skills has squeezed out enrich-\nthen filter through classrooms con-\ngovernment, is for every American\nment programs like music and gym.\nducting science experiments and\nchild to have access to high-quality\nTypically offered free but with re-\ncreating art projects. They play, but\nthey also study. By the time they go\nprograms by the end of the decade.\nquired attendance in poor urban\n\"How many hours does it take to\nareas, the burgeoning after-school\nhome, the sun has already faded.\nThe explosion in after-school pro-\ntruly help a child learn and grow in\nprograms in some ways try to mimic\ngrams - federal financing alone has\ntoday's society?\" asked Jennifer Da-\nthe suburban activity calendar in\nwhich the children of cul-de-sacs are\nballooned to $454 million this year\nvis, executive director of Boston 2 to\n6, one of the programs sprouting in\nshuttled from piano lessons to soccer\nfrom $1 million in 1997 - represents\nnothing less than a reimagining of\ncommunities across the country.\n\"It's no longer enough to just have a\nContinued on Page A18\nschool day.\"\nWith 78 percent of mothers of\nschool-age children in the work\nforce, and welfare reform pushing\nmore into jobs, millions of children\nare on their own between 3 p.m. and 6\nA18\nYNE\n+\nTHE\nNEW\nYORK\nTIMES\nNATIONAL\nMONDAY,\nJANUARY\n24,\n2000\nThe Bell Rings and the Students Stay\nContinued From Page Al\narea, but experts think they will soon\nalso rehearsing songs and dances\nspread to middle-class suburbs.\nand painting a backdrop for the set.\nWhile the notion of keeping idle\nOne recent afternoon, Washington\nractice, with time for tutoring and\nyoungsters out of trouble with mean-\nChavez, a local artist, led a group of\nday dates in between. They also\ningful activities has universal ap-\nsecond-graders through a lesson\nmitate the schedules of elite board-\npeal, some critics frown at the notion\nabout detail as they outlined the yel-\ng schools, keeping students sched-\nof the government, rather than fam-\nlow-brick road, as Tamik Davis, who\nled until dark with experiential\nilies, being responsible for children\nis in fourth grade, tumbled across\nearning and athletics - an agenda\nfor more hours each day. Consider-\nthe auditorium practicing the torna-\nnced with academics, yet distinct\ning the shortcomings of public\ndo dance.\nrom what happens during the day.\nschools, others are skeptical about\n\"Children that are very quiet and\n\"If you give kids more time to\nexpanding their reach - will more\nvery shy are being more expres-\nearn,\" said Adriana DeKanter, the\ntime just produce more failure?\nsive,\" said Juliet McBride, a reading\ndviser to the United States Secre-\n\"It's got to be a lot more than just\nteacher at the school who also works\nary of education for after-school Is.\nbaby-sitting,\" said Herbert Sturz,\nin the after-school program. \"You\nues, \"they're going to learn more.\"\nchairman of the After School Corpo-\ncan see it in their self-esteem. You\nIn Boston, leenagers cook sophisti-\nration, an initiative funded largely by\ncan see it in their grades.\"\nated meals or stage mock trials\nGeorge Soros which, by next month,\nA variety of small-scale studies\nfter apprenticeships with volunteer\nwill have programs serving 26,000\nhave shown that enrollment in after-\nhefs and lawyers. In the San Fer-\nstudents in 100 New York schools. At\nschool programs, particularly\nando Valley of Los Angeles, chil-\nthe same time, warned Gil Noam, a\nthrough grade 3, helps boost attend-\nren built a miniature golf course.\nprofessor of medicine and education\nance and reduce behavior problems\nbout 500,000 students in 1,000 school\nat Harvard, \"we have to be very\nduring the school day, and even im-\nistricts in 45 states are using curric-\ncareful not to overprogram,\" be-\nproves academic performance in\nlums like Time Warp Egypt\" and\ncause it is \"very important just to\nclass and on standardized tests. Sur-\nDo Cows Eat Sunshine?\" that were\nkind of have downtime where kids\nveys done for the After School Corpo-\nesigned by the Smithsonian Institu-\ncan be together.\"\nration suggest that students in the\nion with Voyager Expanded Learn-\nAt P.S. 130 in the Bronx, the after-\nprograms are more likely to finish\n1g, a company based in Dallas.\nschool program is centered on a pro-\ntheir homework, read, use comput-\nUp to $5 billion In public and pri-\nduction of \"The Wiz,\" which took the\ners and feel comfortable solving\nate money is being spent annually\nstage last week. Focusing on the mu-\nmath problems, while their parents\nn after-school programs, and esti-\nsical's themes of home and family,\nreport being able to work more hours\nhates on how many students are\nthe elementary-school students did,\nwhile also developing closer relation-\nivolved range from two million to\nresearch projects about Kansas,\nships with their children's schools:\nve million. The pfograms have\ndrew maps and built cardboard\nIn Chicago, where youngsters with\nnostly blossomed in underprivileged\nhouses modeled on Dorothy's, while\nlow test scores, about 237,000 of\ntions able to bring something pp.\nyond books.\nthem, are required to attend the\neither no parents to help with home-\nNearly all the programs contain a\nLighthouse after-school program, 89\nwork, or parents may not be capa-\nhomework or tutoring component,\npercent of those enrolled saw their\nble,\" said Blondean Davis, Chicago's\nbut the other hours are filled with\nscores rise. In the Cabrini Green\nchief of schools and regents. When\nrecreation. adventure, or artistic ac-\nhousing project, the portion of stu-\nthe city began mandator homework\ntivities. The federal government pro-\ndents at the Jenner Academy for the\nin 1996, Dr. Davis said, \"parents\nvides a free snack.\narts who meet the national average\nwrote to us and said, 'How do I help\n\"If we extend the day, it cannot be\nAt P.S. 130, Rosetta Price is a\nhas jumped to 21 percent from 14\nwith inversion of fractions? What do\nmore of the same,\" said Deborah\ncafeteria worker by day, a counselor\nI know about calculus?' The focus of\nLowe Vandell, a professor of educa-\nin the after-school program. She has\npercent in reading and to 29 percent\na special rapport with the children\nLighthouse is on the reading, the\ntional psychology at the University\nfrom 15 percent in math, since Light-\nshe leads In games and helps \"to\nmath, and the homework assist-\nof Wisconsin who is perhaps the na-\nhouse began.\nmake glittery pins out of bow-tle\nance.\"\ntion's leading researcher on after-\n\"In some of the homes, there's\npasta; they relate to her in a differ-\nBut as the after-school movement\nschool programs.\nent way than to their \"more highly\nskyrockets, with at least 26 states\nEric Schwarz, cofounder of Citizen\neducated teachers.\nplanning to increase funding, along\nSchools, the apprenticeship program\nParents are often in the classrbom\nwith countless cities, school districts,\nin Boston, said the key is to replace\nas well, either as volunteer helpers\nfoundations and private companies,\nthe \"drill and kill\" approach of the\nor as paid counselors.\nquestions abound about how to struc-\ntest-focused classroom with some-\nAttendance is good better than\nture curriculum and recruit and\nthing that will \"allow kids to learn\nin a pure reading program aimed at\ntrain staff. Many doubt the After\nand have fun at the same time.\"\nweaker students in the school - and\nSchool Corporation's estimate that\nOne major issue is who should\nthe children seem thrilled with the\nhigh-quality programs can cost just\nstaff the programs. Some places, like\narray of activities.\n$1,000 per child, pegging it closer to\nChicago, use only teachers or retired\n\"At home, all you do is watch TV\n$1,800 (the Children's Defense Fund\nteachers, but most say that is unreal-\n- over here you do more stuff,\" said\nputs it as high as $3,000). And sum-\nistic because of burnout, or simply\nGiovanni Vicenti, 8, as he squirmed\nmer programs, the obvious next step\ntoo costly. Instead, programs recruit\nin his small chair in Ms. Price's\nin needy neighborhoods, are even\nlower-level school employees, col-\nclass. \"You get to do art, you get to\nmore complex and expensive.\nlege or high school students, local\npaint, you get to do plays.'\nThere is widespread agreement\nartists and musicians and even un-\nThe children said they finish all\nthat the new after-school programs\nemployed people from nearby nelgh.\ntheir homework during the after-\nshould be situated in schools, rather\nborhoods, usually offering $6 to $15\nschool program, so in the evening,\nthan the old model of the Y.M.C.A., to\nan hour. Turnover is brisk.\nthey are free to play.\ntake advantage of insured public fa-\n\"Children need adults to help them\n\"I used to go home and be bored,\"\ncilities sitting empty, give the added\ngrow up successfully,\" said Carla\nsaid Nieka Williams, another 8-year-\nhours an academic air and help\nSanger, director of L.A.'s Best,\nold. \"It's fun here.\"\nschools become community hubs.\nwhose employees typically come\nMost, though, think they are best run\nfrom the low-income neighborhoods\nnot by school districts and teachers\nwhere the schools are situated and\nbut by neighborhood institutions -\ngo through extensive training. \"Good\nthe Dance Theater of Harlem, the\nadult supervision requires a lot of\nChildren's Museum of Boston, or\ngenerosity. That's not always intu-\ncommunity-development organiza-\nitive. We have to build what that\nmeans among staff.\"\nAt P.S. 130, Rosetta Price is a\nThe Boston Blobe\nMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999\nMetro Region\nTHE BOSTON GLOBE\nMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999\nChanging\nToday, 300 of the city's after-school\nworkers are expected to attend a conference\nand three-hour workshops at the Children's\nMuseum on everything from learning unusu-\nlessons\nal math games and physical science projects\nto new techniques for engaging struggling\nreaders.\nBoston's comprehensive strategy to en-\nafter\nhance the academic content of after-school\nprograms for 17,000 schoolchildren is consid-\nered the first initiative of its kind in the\ncountry, federal education officials said.\n\"Nothing has been as systemic as what\nschool\nappears to be happening in Boston,\" said\nAdriana de Kanter, special adviser on after-\nschool issues to US Education Secretary\nRichard Riley.\nMore work, less play\n\"This is a very deliberate effort to bring\nBoston schools curriculum specialists to-\nurged for city centers\ngether with after-school providers\" to pin-\npoint ways to boost \"literacy activities. math\ngames, and how we can use computers to\nBy Jordana Hart\nenhance classroom learning,\" said Jennifer\nGLOBE STAFF\nDavis, director of the Boston 2:00-6:00 After-\nSchool Initiative, a city agency spearheading\nTrying to shed their reputation among\nthe academic push.\nsome parents and teachers as glorified baby\nAt the conference, each worker will be\nsitters, Boston's 240 after-school programs\ngiven an 80-page summary of state and city\nare embarking on a campaign to stress aca-\nacademic standards by grade, as well as\ndemics as strongly as sports to boost the\nscores of after-school activities. Mayor\nclassroom skills of thousands of pupils.\nThomas M. Menino and Superintendent of\nThis means that the 1,500 counselors.\nSchools Thomas W. Payzant are expected to\nteachers, and others who staff the city's\nattend.\nafter-school centers will have to become fa-\nSCHOOL, Page B5\nmiliar with what Boston public schools ex-\npect children to be able to learn in kinder-\ngarten through grade 8, the age group tar-\ngeted by after-school programs.\nprogra ns focus\non academics\nSCHOOL\nContinued from Page B1\nFollowing the Expanding Youth\nHorizons conference, sponsored by\nMenino's after-school program and\nhe Children's Museum, the city will\nsign up after-school workers for oth-\nas yet unscheduled workshops.\nBut the changes in after-school\nprograms are expected to be subtle,\nsaid Davis, and will not replace\nnuch-cherished sports and recrea-\ntional activities.\nFor example, children can still\nplay card games, but better trained\nstaffers will now know how to use\ncard games to enhance math skills.\nOr, in an effort to improve literacy,\nthey can discuss the themes of books\nthey are also reading for class.\nThe hope is that many schoolchil-\ndren in after-school programs will\nsoon notice that the storybooks they\nread in class will now also be found\non their clubhouse book shelves.\nThey may find themselves making\nleaf displays or recording an imagi-\nnary space journey instead of play-\ning the usual checkers or cards.\nAs they operate now, Davis said,\nmany after-school programs \"are not\nthat comfortable handling math\nhomework, for example, because\nfolks don't feel they have the train-\ning they need around new ap-\nproaches to math.\"\nThe effort comes as the city this\nfall began allowing 61 schools, more\nthan half the city's elementary and\nmiddle schools, to remain open late\nfor after-school programs.\n\"When you look at the literature\non outstanding programs, they are\nthose that connect to regular school\nprograms,\" de Kanter said. \"Boston\nis understanding that after-school\nactivities have to be fun. but also re-\ninforce standards.\"\nStill, city officials acknowledge,\nthere is a dearth of after-school\nslots, noting that 15,000 schoolchil-\ndren go to empty homes or are\nlooked after by a sitter. And in the\nnext two years, officials estimate,\n2,000 Boston families on welfare will\nlose their benefits, forcing many par-\nents into the work force, where they\nwill need after-school care for their\nchildren.\nTHURIHUS\nSIT\nDEUS\nSHON\nMayor Menino's 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nBOSTONIA\nCONDITA.A.\nA / 1822\n1630\nDONATA\n\"Today, I am announcing the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 Initiative. Its mission will be to\noffer quality, affordable after-school activity in every neighborhood.\"\nMayor Thomas M. Menino, Inaugural Address, January 5, 1998\nAfter-School Programming is More Important Now Than Ever Before\nIn Boston, two-thirds of children ages five to fourteen live in families in which a single parent or\nboth parents work, leaving no one at home during after-school hours.\nOver the next two years, 2,000 families receiving welfare in Boston will lose their benefits. As\nparents join the labor force, roughly 3,500 additional children will be in need of after-school\ncare.\nRecent data show that although approximately 17,000 elementary and middle school children in\nBoston are enrolled in full-time after-school programs, an additional 15,000 children are in need\nof programs.\nRaising Academic Expectations Requires Extra Support for Students\nThe Boston Public Schools and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have introduced ambitious\nnew standards and the MCAS test to measure the academic achievement of students. Setting\nhigh expectations, however, is only the first step to achieving excellence, and many students will\nneed additional support to reach these goals. High quality after-school programming can give\nchildren and youth important opportunities to apply and expand upon skills learned in school.\nThe Consequences of Inaction can be Grave\nRecent studies have demonstrated the positive effects that high quality after-school programs can\nhave in encouraging children and youth to make responsible and constructive decisions. In\nBoston, 33% of all juvenile offenses occur on school days between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and\n6:00 p.m. Without structured, supervised after-school activities, children are more likely to use\ndrugs and alcohol, become sexually active, and engage in criminal behavior.\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 Initiative's Accomplishments to Date (1998-1999):\nSupported partnerships between youth-serving organizations and schools to open 33 new full-\ntime after-school programs in school buildings. As of this fall, a total of 57 schools - more than\n50% of the City of Boston's elementary and middle schools - operate after-school programs,\nserving over 2,750 children. Each of these programs offers a diversity of academic enrichment,\nrecreation, and arts and cultural programming.\nHelped to leverage over $5 million from public and private sources to expand the number of\nchildren served in quality after-school programs.\nReleased \"Financing Our Children's Future,' the nation's first guide to federal, state, and local\nfunding resources available to support after-school programming.\nIntroduced a bill with the full support of the Boston Delegation to the Legislature. Due to the\nMayor's leadership and collaboration with parent and community groups, the state's pending\nbudget includes additional funding for after-school programming.\nAccomplishments (Continued)\nSelected by the Vice President's National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR) as one\nof three city partners of the Federal Support for Communities Initiative. Boston is featured as a\ncommunity success story on the NPR website (www.afterschool.gov/strongprogla.html).\nLaunched Expanding Youth Horizons. a major educational initiative for after-school program\nproviders, offering training and materials to help after-school staff support children's learning in\nliteracy, mathematics, and science in fun and creative ways.\nInterviewed over 350 parents and more than 100 program providers to gather input on the\nInitiative.\nGoals for 1999-2000\nI.\nExpand the Number of Elementary and Middle School Children Served\nSupport partnerships between youth-serving organizations and schools to help open 20\nnew school-based programs in 1999 and expand existing school and community-based\nprograms to serve 900 additional children.\nII.\nLeverage New Resources\nWork with program providers and funders to leverage over $5 million in new public and\nprivate resources.\nBetter coordinate non-financial resources for after-school programs, such as college and\nbusiness volunteers, arts and cultural programs, and U.S. Department of Agriculture\nafter-school meals.\nIII.\nImprove Quality and Focus on Results for Children\nProvide additional staff development and training opportunities to program providers.\nDevelop initiatives that encourage better communication about children's academic and\nsocial development needs between after-school providers, school staff, and parents.\nDevelop a report that reviews continuous improvement and quality technical assistance\nefforts underway in Boston and in cities across the country, and develop\nrecommendations for building on the current system in Boston.\nIV.\nEstablish High-Level Boston 2:00-to-6:00 Task Force to Help Accomplish the Above\nObjectives\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nOffice of the Mayor\nBoston City Hall, Room 708\nBoston, MA 02201\nPh: (617) 635-2098; Fax: (617) 635-2026\nwww.cityofboston.com/2to6\nJanuary 2000\nsn\nSTATE\nSHON\nINSTANT\nBOSTONIA\nCONDITA AD\nA11822\n1630.\nDONATA\nCITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS\nOFFICE OF THE MAYOR\nTHOMAS M. MENINO\nMayor Menino's 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\n\"Tonight, I ask the Governor, the House Speaker, and the Senate President to commit $300\nmillion to the next round of education reform, including early intervention, and put $50 million\nto out of school programs for children most in need.\nI stand by my commitment to education reform. Our students are beginning to learn how to\nclimb. Don't kick that ladder out from under them.\"\nMayor Thomas M. Menino, The State of the City Address, January 11, 2000\nAfter-School Programming is More Important Than Ever Before\nIn Boston, two-thirds of children ages five to fourteen live in families in which a single\nparent or both parents work, leaving no one at home during after-school hours.\nThe state MCAS and local standardized test scores show a high percentage of students below\ngrade level in the subjects of reading and math. After-school programs provide opportunities\nfor extra support for these children.\n33 percent of all juvenile offenses in Boston occur on school days between the hours of 2:00\np.m. and 6:00 p.m. Without structured, supervised after-school activities, children are more\nlikely to use drugs and alcohol, become sexually active, and engage in criminal behavior.\nOver the next two years, 2,000 families receiving welfare in Boston will lose their benefits.\nAs parents join the labor force, roughly 3,500 additional children will be in need of after-\nschool care.\nBoston's Accomplishments to Date:\nPartnerships between youth-serving organizations and public schools have contributed to the\nopening of 33 new full-time after-school programs in school buildings. As of this fall, a total\nof 57 schools - more than 50 percent of the City of Boston's elementary and middle\nschools- operate full-time after-school programs, serving over 2,750 children. Each of\nthese programs offers a diversity of academic enrichment, recreation, and arts and cultural\nprogramming. The Mayor and Superintendent are committed to keeping school buildings\nopen through the afternoon hours and will be expanding summer programming as well.\nMayor Menino has helped to leverage over $5 million from public and private sources to\nexpand the number of children served in quality after-school programs.\nBOSTON CITY HALL\nONE CITY HALL PLAZA\nBOSTON\nMASSACHUSETTS 02201\n617/635-4000\nPrinted on recycled paper\nChallenges Facing After-School Programs\nOver the last few years national and local momentum in support of expanding after-school\nprogramming has grown. The support from policymakers, however, has not reached the\ncommitment necessary to financially meet the after-school needs of children.\nProgram Affordability, Availability, and Sustainability: Current funding for after-school\nprogramming is comprised of a complex mix of public resources, private donations, and\nparent fees. Although substantial resources (an estimated $35 million) are currently invested\nin after-school programming in Boston, estimates are that only half of the children in need of\nprograms are being served. Communities across Massachusetts face a similar challenge.\nFurthermore, many of the funding sources are short-term and do not provide sustainable\nresources to enable programs to plan for the future and focus on program quality.\nStaffing: After-school programs have alarmingly high staff turnover, caused by low pay, lack\nof benefits, and insufficient career development opportunities. While training opportunities\nfor after-school providers have expanded over the last several years, program providers\ncontinue to articulate the need for a variety of ongoing training support.\nInfrastructure: Systems such as: (1) transportation; (2) facilities; (3) after-school meals; (4)\nvolunteer training; (5) communications; and (6) program management need be strengthened.\nProposed Solutions:\n\"Learning can not be just the school's responsibility. All of us have a role to play ...parents\nand other caregivers need to help support children's learning after-school, in the evenings,\nover the summer - all the time.\" Superintendent Tom Payzant\nThe federal, state, and city governments must work together to develop increased,\ndedicated, and sustainable funding to support after-school programs. The public sector, in\nparticular the state, has to bear the primary responsibility for funding the basic programmatic\ncosts of running after-school programs for children. Parents should continue to contribute what\nthey can afford to pay for programs, but these fees cannot meet fully the total program costs. To\nsupport program sustainability, funding should be driven by a per child formula, scaled\naccording to a parent's ability to pay.\nPossible State Funding Sources:\nI.\nMassachusetts State Budget: The State Legislature may choose to increase the\nline item in the state budget (Department of Education item number 7061-9611)\ndedicated to after-school programs to $50 million. The Fiscal Year 2000 Budget\ncontained $5 million in non-designated funds, of which Boston received\n$475,000.\nII.\nEducation Reform: The funding of Education Reform in Massachusetts should\ninclude resources for comprehensive out of school time programming. This\noption would include after-school programs as part of the formula grant\ncalculations for education funding across the state.\n2\nIII.\n\"Sunny Day Fund\" Interest: The legislature created the Commonwealth of\nMassachusetts Stabilization Fund or \"rainy day fund,\" as a buffer against\ndownturns in the economy. As of June 30, 1999, the Fund had a balance of\n$1,388,523,000. The Fund generated interest revenue of over $63 million during\nthe last fiscal year; in addition, the Fund grew by more than $165 million with a\nstabilization transfer. One option is that the State Legislature use up to $50\nmillion in interest earnings from the Stabilization Fund and create a \"Sunny Day\nFund\" to support children, youth, and families during out of school time. This\nproposal would not affect the principal or any of the transfers and still would\nprotect the state in the event of a recession or other fiscal crisis.\nAdditional Background: Research Supports The Need for After-School Programs\nTeachers and principals report that students become more cooperative, learn to better handle\nconflicts, develop an interest in recreational reading, and receive better grades due to\nparticipation in after-school programs. (National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 1998)\nA study of two housing projects, one with a 32-month after-school recreation program, and\none with minimal recreation services, found that in the housing project with the after-school\nprogram, juvenile arrests declined by 75 percent compared to prior years, while juvenile\narrests increased by 67 percent in the housing project offering minimal services. (National\nInstitute on Out-of-School Time, 1998)\nSeveral studies have found that children who attend quality programs have better peer\nrelations, emotional adjustment, grades, and conduct in school compared to their peers who\nare not in programs. They also have more learning opportunities, academic or enrichment\nactivities, and spend less time watching television. (National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 1998)\n3\nThis is a summay\nof the State bill\nwe\nin troduced\nIt resultiel so\nfor in an addital\n1 3 million fn\noften-seroo 1.\nAn Act to Promote Out-of-School Time Programming\nand Community Education for Children and Families\nin the Commonwealth\nS. 1844\nThe Need\nIn the face of rising academic standards, a potentially significant increase in juvenile delinquency during\nthe after-school hours, and more working parents unable to care for their children in the afternoon, the\nchildren and working families of this State clearly need help if we are to fulfill our commitments to\nimprove the quality of life for our youth. We now have the opportunity to work together to promote\nthe expansion and enhancement of after-school and out-of-school time programming for\nMassachusetts' children and families, including urban and suburban residents. The goal of this\nlegislation is to help enhance and expand quality programming in communities throughout the State.\nSuch programming can:\nPromote academic success by linking programming in creative ways to state and local learning\nstandards;\nPrevent juvenile delinquency and improve the health and social well-being of children;\nProvide support to children and working families, including the thousands of families across the\nstate that will lose their welfare benefits over the next two years; and\nStrengthen community involvement in the lives of young people.\nThe Proposal\nGrants to Cities and Towns through Community Councils\nThe State, through the Department of Education, would provide grants to municipalities to support\nquality after-school and out-of-school time programming in their communities such that each\ncommunity would be empowered to decide how to use the funds to meet its specific needs most\neffectively. Funds will support programming that promotes learning in the areas of literacy, math, the\narts, sports, and technology, among others. The bill encourages cities and towns to use these funds to\nopen school buildings and facilities across the state during out-of-school time so that communities\ncould take full advantage of the resources found therein.\nThe Building Blocks of Success\nTo be eligible for these funds, communities must establish community councils, comprised of parents,\nmunicipal officials, community members, community-based organizations, and youth. The councils\nwould develop a proposal to meet community needs and oversee the distribution of funds (a lead\nagency with fiduciary responsibility would be designated). The proposals must demonstrate how the\nprograms will support student learning and social development and must also show collaboration\namong various community members and organizations. With this foundation of support, communities\ncan create quality programming that is both successful and sustainable.\nCoordinated State Approach\nThis legislation would also create the capacity for the Department of Education to coordinate across all\nappropriate State agencies that support after-school programming. In this way, communities,\norganizations, and families would be able to access information about after-school programming in\nMassachusetts through a single point of contact.\nWhy is this bill important?\nEnsuring Safe Spaces:\nCurrently tens of thousands of children in Massachusetts are unsupervised in the after-school hours.\nOut-of-school time programming can ensure that children are not alone after school and that they have\nthe opportunity to engage in constructive activities if their parents are working or not at home.\nAcademic Support:\nAfter-school and out-of-school time programs can provide critical tutoring in reading and math that\ncan significantly improve a child's academic confidence and performance.\nPreventing Juvenile Delinquency:\nAccording to a report of the Massachusetts Targeted Cities Initiative, the state will see a 24% increase\nin the youth population ages 12 to 17 between 1995 and 2005. This population increase potentially will\nresult in over 700 arrests for violent crime, 1,000 teen pregnancies, and 4,000 high school dropouts\nwithout new intervention strategies. A significant amount of juvenile crime occurs during the after-\nschool hours. In Boston, fully 1/3 of all juvenile offenses occur between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and\n6:00 p.m. After-school programs can keep kids off the streets and give them productive opportunities\nin which to engage after the school bell rings.\nSupporting Welfare-to-Work:\nWelfare reform is leading thousands of parents throughout the state to return to work. If more parents\nare working, more children are without supervision after-school. These programs can provide parents\nwith both a service and peace of mind that are critical to the success of welfare reform.\nStrengthening Families:\nThis bill will not only help communities provide services to children, but will help them serve parents\nand families as well. Through health-related programming, career planning, ESL classes, or exposure to\narts and culture, out-of-school time programs can provide invaluable support to children and families.\nBy encouraging communities to opening school buildings and use those resources, this bill also\nencourages schools to become centers of community life more fully.\nGREAT STCUTY PATROIDS BOSTONIA. REGIMINE DONATA CONDITA SIT <<016 DEUS AD. NORTS\nBOSTON 2:00-to-6:00\nAfter-School Initiative\nJennifer Davis\nExecutive Director\nRoom 708. One City Hall Plaza\nBoston, MA 02201\nTel.: 617-635-2098\nOffice of the Mayor\nFax: 617-635-2026\nEmail: [email protected]\nam-\nI\nThis report was developed\nwith the help on the\nMangart firm, Baineco.\nand a 360-parent poll.\nThe clata is from 1998.\nL\n®\nNot for\nDistribution\nThe Boston 2:00-to-6:00\nAfter-School Initiative\n\"Today, I am announcing the Boston 2:00-to-\n6:00 Initiative. Its mission will be to offer\nquality, affordable after-school activity in\nevery neighborhood.\"\nMayor Thomas M. Menino, Inaugural Address, January 5,\n1998\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nWhy Support After-School Programming?\nPromote learning and academic success.\nProvide support to families and children.\nStrengthen children's health and social development.\nBoston 2:00-6:00 Initiative\nBPS Scores on the 1998 Stanford 9 and MCAS Achievement Tests\nEducation is not just limited to the six hours per day of school time.\nIt should be supplemented with other opportunities like after-school\nprograms. -- Tom Payzant, Superintendent of Boston Public Schools\nStanford 9\nMCAS\n100%\n100%\n95%\n89%\n91%\n88%\n88%\n83%\n85%\n80%\n81%\n80%\n70%\n71%\n73%\n65%\n69%\n73%\n80%\n73%\n66%\nPercentage of Students\nScoring Below Grade Level\n60%\nof Students\n40%\nReading\nMath\nScoring Below Grade Level\n60%\nPercentage\n40%\nEnglish Language Arts\nMathematics\nScience & Technology\n20%\n20%\n0%\n0%\nGrade\nGrade\nGrade\nGrade\nGrade 4\nGrade 8\nGrade 10\n5\n7\n9\n11\nNote: Scores do not include all Special Education or Bilingual students\nSource: Boston Public Schools\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nHours of Juvenile Crime Occurrences\nHours When Juvenile Crime Occurs\nAfter-school programs can provide young\n100%\npeople with positive and healthy\n11pm-7am\nalternatives to drug, alcohol, and tobacco\nuse, criminal activity, and other high-risk\n80%\nbehaviors during the peak hours after\n8pm-11pm\nPercentage of Juvenile Crime Occurrences\nschool.\nOther Hours\n- U.S. Department of Education, Safe and Smart:\n60%\nMaking After-School Hours Work for Kids (1998)\n7am-2pm\nAfter-school care decreases the amount of\n40%\ntime children spend watching television,\nan activity that has been associated with\n2pm-8pm\nincreased aggressive behavior and other\n20%\nnegative consequences.\n2pm-6pm\n- National Institute on Out-of-School Time\n0%\nNational\nBoston\n(violent juvenile crime only)\n(all juvenile crime)\nSource: National Institute on Out-of-School Time; United States Department of Education, \"Safe and Smart:\nMaking After-School Hours Work for Kids\", June 1998; 2-6 Office\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nImpact of Welfare Reform\nOver the next two years, welfare reform will cause over 2,000 incremental*\nparents to start working outside the home, leaving approximately 3,500\nadditional children potentially in need of after-school care.\n30\n25\n20.8K\nNumber of Children on Welfare\n20\nin Boston (In Thousands)\n17.3K\n15\n10\n5\n0\n1998\n2000E\n*The difference between those coming off welfare and those new families receiving welfare benefits.\nSource: Massachusetts Office of Jobs and Community Service\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nCritical Questions\nCurrent needs/priorities\nFacilities and transportation\nCost and funding alternatives\nExample questions:\nExample questions:\nExample questions:\nWhich ages should we focus on?\nWhat facilities currently exist?\nWhat is the cost of different program\nIn which neighborhoods are they\nIn which neighborhoods are facilities\nalternatives?\nneeded?\nlacking?\n- cost per slot\nWhat sources of funding currently\nexist?\nQuality standards\nExample question:\nHow do we define program\noutcomes?\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nDefining the Context\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nBoston Youth Overview\n(1998 Children in School Ages 5-18)\nBack Bay/Beacon Hill\nFenway/Kenmore\nCharlestown\n81.8K\n81.8K\n81.8K\n100%\nOut of district public schools\nWest Roxbury\nSouth End/Chinatown\nHigh\nPrivate/parochial\nSouth Boston\nschools\n80%\nAllston/Brighton\nEast Boston\nPercent of Total Children in Boston\nHyde Park\nMiddle\n60%\nRosindale\nJamaica Plain\nMattapan\n40%\nLocal public\nschools\nRoxbury/Mission\nHill\nElementary\n20%\nDorchester\n0%\nNeighborhood\nGrade\nSchool\nNotes: Neighborhood proportions are based on the 1990 Census of elementary and middle school-aged children\nSource: Massachusetts Department of Education School-Attending Children; Boston's SACC Supply and\nDemand-DRAFT 7/28/98 (Compiled by Parents United for Child Care); 1990 Census Data\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nAge Focus\nStakeholders viewed elementary aged kids as the biggest\npriority, with middle school a close second.\n40\n33\n\"The youngest kids are the most critical, because they are the largest group\n31\nand they need the most attention. Providing a safe, supportive environment\n30\nfor the youngest is the first priority.\"\nTotal Points\n20\n\"We should focus on middle school first because that group is at the greatest\nrisk. That is the age when kids are at a crossroads and if you can provide a\npositive influence and direction, then you keep them out of trouble and off the\n14\nstreets.\"\n10\n0\nElementary\nMiddle\nHigh School\nSchool\nNote: 13 stakeholders were asked to prioritize age groups; 1st priority received 3 points, 2nd priority 2 points, 3rd priority 1 point\nSource: Stakeholder Interviews\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nDemand for After-School Programming\n(Elementary and Middle School)\nThe number of children enrolled in after-school programming has\nincreased from 18% in 1989 to 27% in 1998 (from 14% to 18% for full-\n1998 Total Demand\ntime enrollment).\n59.8K\n59.6K\n100%\n42%\n46%\n80%\nNot interested\n27.4K\n60%\nPercent of Total\n40%\n27%\n40%\nUnenrolled but interested\n16.2K\n5.2K\n20%\nEnrolled part-time\n27%\n18%\n10.7K\nEnrolled full-time\n0%\n1989\n1998\nNote: Unfulfilled demand for program slots is calculated using percentages from parent poll. Based on typical experience with\nexpressed demand versus actual behavior, 80% of very interested and 20% of somewhat interested are considered interested;\nfor 1998, attendees of 4 and 5 day programs are considered full-time\nSource: PUCC After-school Survey 1989; BPS School-attending Children Report 1990 and 1998; Harrison & Goldberg 1998\nBoston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nTotal Demand for Incremental Programs\n(Elementary and Middle School)\n40\n16K\n32K\n2K\n31K\n30\nMiddle\n(3K)\nThousands of Children\nElementary\n20\n16K\n10\n0\nCurrently\nIncremental\nTotal\n2005\nWelfare\n2005\nin program*\ncurrent\ncurrent\npopulation\nreform\nprojected\ndemand\ndemand\nchange\ndemand\n*Excludes high school students\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1; BPS Demographic Data\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nUnserved Children by Neighborhood\nDorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan account for\n(Elementary and Middle School)\nmore than 50% of all unserved children.\nCharlestown\n16,299\n100%\nWest Roxbury\nAllston-Brighton\nSouth Boston\n80%\nEast Boston\nRoslindale\nHyde Park\nJamaica Plain\n60%\nCentral Boston\nMattapan\n40%\nRoxbury\n8.4K children\n20%\nDorchester\n0%\nUnserved Children\nNote: Demand calculation assumes that 80% of very interested parents and 20% of somewhat interested parents will enroll\ntheir children\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1; 1990 Census; BPS School-Attending Children Report 1998\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nParent Survey Methodology\nObjectives:\nBetter understand demand for after-school programming among Boston families with school-age children\nHighlight major barriers to participation in after-school programming\nExamine families' willingness to contribute financially to program fees and/or transportation\nIdentify and prioritize drivers of program choice and satisfaction\nLogistics:\nPolling firm Harrison & Goldberg conducted a series of parent surveys spanning the dates November 16-23, 1998\nSample:\nThe sample consisted of 350 families with school-age children; contact information was provided by the Boston\nPublic Schools\n100% of respondents had at least one child in elementary or middle school\nSample was distributed evenly between elementary and middle school parents\nParticipants were evenly drawn from four neighborhood groupings, as follows:\n- Group 1 - Roxbury, North Dorchester, Mattapan\n- Group 2 - East Boston, Charlestown, North End, South Boston, South Dorchester\n- Group 3 - Hyde Park, West Roxbury, Roslindale\n- Group 4 - Jamaica Plain, South End, Chinatown, Allston, Brighton, Mission Hill\n87% of respondents were female, 13% male\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nBarriers to Program Participation By Age\n(Unenrolled but Very Interested)\nCurrent availability of good programs is the primary\nbarrier for parents and kids.\nBaby sitter, older child or relative available to supervise child\nChild participates in other activities (scouts etc.)\n52\n47\n100%\nHours not convenient\nDon't know/no answer\nDon't know/no answer\nChild uses time to do homework\nChild doesn't want to go\n80%\nParent home after school\nNo means of transportation\nto and from program\nNo means of transportation\nto and from program\n60%\nCan't afford it\nCan't afford it\nChild is on waiting list\nChild is on waiting list\n40%\nNot satisfied with programs available\nNot satisfied with programs available\n20%\nNo after-school\nNo after-school\nprogram available\nprogram available\n0%\nElementary\nMiddle\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\n*Nearly 75% of those parents polled were paying fewer than $10 per week for their after-school program. This may very well have been a significant factor\nin their responses to questions concerning the importance of program cost.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nCurrent Programs: Drivers of Choice and Satisfaction\n(Elementary and Middle School)\nSafety and staff quality were two major drivers of program choice.\n100%\n96%\n89%\n88%\n86%\n84%\n80%\n73%\n68%\nPercent of Respondents\nCiting as Very Important\n60%\n53%\nProgram\nsatisfaction\n40%\n20%\n0%\nSafety\nStaff quality\nLocation\nContent\nPhysical\nAge groups\nCost\nTransportation\nand supervision\nfacilities\nin program\nNote: Characteristics which scored 6 or 7 are classified as very important; a designation of 1 is classified as very satisfied\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\n*Nearly 75% of those parents polled were paying fewer than $10 per week for their after-school program. This may very well\nhave been a significant factor in their responses to questions concerning the importance of program cost.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nDesired After School Program Offerings\nAcademically focused activities were among the most\nimportant.\n8\n6.7\n6.6\n6.6\n6.6\n6.6\n6.5\n6.3\n6.1\n6\n5.9\n5.7\n5.5\nAverage Rating by Respondents\n5.3\n4\n2\n0\nHomework\nTutoring\nDrug,\nInstruction\nAccess to\nProjects\nCareer\nOrganized\nArt, drama,\nMusic and\nSwimming\nField trips\nsupervision\ncrime and\nin\ncomputers\nrelated\ninstruction\nteam games\ntheater,\nmusical\ninstruction\nviolence\ncomputers\nto school\nand sports\nmusic, and\ninstruments\nprevention\nsubjects\ndance\ninstruction\ninstruction\nPercent of programs\nwith desired activity:\n80%\n70%\n52%\n57%\n68%\n63%\n38%\n69%\n48%\n31%\n29%\n57%\nNotes: The rating scale being used goes from zero to 7 with zero meaning it is not important at all and 7 meaning\nit is absolutely essential\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nFrequency of Use\nApproximately 80% of children currently enrolled in\nprograms are in 3+ day programs.\n49\n44\n100%\n1 day\n1 day\n2 days\n2 days\n80%\n3 days\n3 days\nPercentage of Respondents\n4 days\n60%\n4 days\n40%\n5 days\n20%\n5 days\n0%\nElementary\nMiddle\nNote: Totals are different based on the number of responses received\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nSatisfaction by Frequency of Use\nParents with children in 3+ day programs show higher levels of\nsatisfaction than parents with children in 1-2day programs.\n19\n75\n100%\nOther\nSatisfied in some/dissatisfied in some\nSomewhat dissatisfied\n80%\nSomewhat satisfied\n60%\n40%\nVery satisfied\n20%\n0%\n1-2 Days/Week\n3-5 Days/Week\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nPotential Space vs. Need by Neighborhood\nElementary and middle school facilities represent a large part of the\nsolution to space constraints, but are not always where the children are.\n18,000\nCharlestown\n16,299\nSurplus/(Deficit)\nCharlestown\n(1,399)\nWest Roxbury\n15,000\n14,900\nAllston-Brighton\n78\nSouth Boston\nWest Roxbury\n(18)\nEast Boston\nAllston-Brighton\n475\n12,000\nHyde Park\nSouth Boston\n(55)\nRoslindale\nEast Boston\n434\nJamaica Plain\nHyde.Park\n(302)\n9,000\nCentral Boston\nRoslindale\n148\nJamaica Plain\n165\nMattapan\nCentral Boston\n(590)\nMattapan\n6,000\n(1521)\nRoxbury\nRoxbury\n(670)\n3,000\nDorchester\nDorchester\n475\n0\nUnserved kids\nPotential incremental slots\nNote: Unserved kids figure is based on demand calculated as 80% of very interested survey respondents and 20% of somewhat\ninterested survey respondents. Incremental slots takes all BPS elementary and middle school facilities, plus Early Education\nCenters and assumes that they could serve 150 kids; each of the BPS facilities which currently have programs is assumed to\nserve 50 children, with 100 additional slots possible\nSource: BPS; Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nLocation Preference\nParents did not show a strong preference toward school or\nneighborhood-based programs.\nImportance Rating\nLocation Preference\n99\n7\n100%\nNear\n6.4\nnon-neighborhood\n6.2\nschool\n6\n80%\nNo preference\n5\n(school is\nelsewhere)\n60%\n4\n3\nPercent of Total\nNo preference\n40%\n(school in\nneighborhood)\n2\nNear neighborhood-based\n20%\nschool\n1\nNear home\n0\n0%\nNear school\nNear home\nRespondents\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nTransportation Cost\nProviding transportation to the child's home will cost $600-800 per\nchild annually.\nCost per Child\nAggregate Cost**\n1,000\n$10M\n$8-9MM\n800\n$780\n$630-780*\n$8M\nSchool Year Cost per Child\n$5-6MM\n600\nMillions of dollars\n$6M\n400\n$4M\n$2-3MM\nParent\nFees\n200\n$2M\nParent\nFees\nParent\nFees\n0\n$0M\nPrivate Provider\nBPS\n25%\n50%\n75%\nDemand\nDemand\nDemand\n*Excludes additional BPS administrative overhead.\n**Based on 16,300 new after-school slots.\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1, BPS Transportation Office.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nRecommendations\nTo avoid transportation costs, parents should be given the choice to\nhave their child in a BPS site closer to home or keep their child in the\nschool he/she attends (but then be responsible for transportation)\nThis places the burden on BPS to create academic links with programs\nthat transcends individual schools and trends\nThe lack of school buildings in Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and\nCentral Boston will require that admission guidelines label these student\nas \"residents\" of neighboring areas and alternate facilities (churches,\netc.) should be pursued in those neighborhoods\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nCosts and Funding\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nTotal Costs\nProgram provider costs\nFacilities cost\nInfrastructure costs\nStart-up costs\nOpening/maintaining BPS\nManagement and leadership\nfacilities\n- develop strategic plan\nOngoing operating costs*\n- utilities/maintenance\n- convene stakeholders to\n- staff\n- facility upgrades\nbuild consensus around\n- supplies, etc.\nprogram outcomes and\nOther facilities costs for\nfinancing strategy\nnon-BPS sites\n- facilitate cooperation\nProvider overhead costs\nbetween other agencies\n- administration\n- fundraising\nQuality assessment and\n- marketing\ntechnical support\n- ongoing training\nUpgrade existing programs\n- start-up assistance\nto benchmark standards\nOCCS licensing\n- streamline process\n- increase staff/capacity\nApproximate\ncost:\n$34-36 MM\n$1.5-2 MM**\n$4-6MM\n*Excludes transportation and rent expenses\n**Includes only utilities and maintenance\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nCurrent Incremental Cost Per Child\nA base program costs about $1,800-1,900 per child including provider\noverhead but excluding transportation, facilities, start-up, and summer\nprogram costs.\n$2,000\n$300\n$1,800-$1,900\nTraining\n$1,500-$1,600\n$1,500\nSupplies\nCost per Child\n$1,000\nStaff\n$500\nSupervisor\n$0\nBase Program\nProgram Provider\nFully Loaded\n10:1 ratio*\nOverhead\nBase Program\nNo Facilities or Transportation Costs\nBasic Supplies\nBasic Training\n*\nBased on 50-child site with one site administrator ($34,000) three hourly workers ($10/hour) and a part-time activities instructor.\n** $4 per child/day with a range of 20% to 100% of children needing transportation.\n***$12.60/sq. ft. with a range of 40 - 50 sq. ft. per child.\nSource: Budget data from over 45 local After-School Programs\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nBoston Program Costs vs. Other Cities*\n$4,000\n$3,700-3,900\n$3,200-3,400\n$3,000\nCost per Child\n$2,000\n$1,800-1,900\n$1,000\n$1,000\n$700-800\n$0\nBoston benchmark\nNewton\nBrookline\nSoros\nLA's Best\nFoundation\nprogram\n(After-School\n(Current average)\nCorporation)\n*Excludes Facilities and Transportation costs\nSource: Newton Childcare Commission, Devotion After-School Program (Brookline), After School Corporation, L.A.'s Best\nBase Program Assumptions\n39 week program\n4 hours per day, 5 days per week\n50 child site\n10:1 child/adult ratio\n1 full-time site supervisor: $34,000\n$10 hourly wage rate for staff (4): $31,200 (includes 10 paid hours per staff\nmember of training).\nPlease note: The key to understanding these assumptions is the student/staff ratio.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nBase Program Costs\nTotal\nCost/child\nSite supervisor\n$34,000\n$680\nStaff\n$31,200\n$624\nSupplies\n$6,250\n$125\nEquipment\n$2,500\n$50\nPart-time activities instructor\n$1,950\n$39\nTraining\n$1,500\n$30\n$77,400\n$1,550\nOH (20%)\n$15,000\n$300\n$92,400\n$1,850\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nCost Sensitivity to Key Staffing Variables\nVariable\nImpact on Cost\nFully Loaded Base cost:\n$1,800-1,900 per child*\nPotential adjustments:\nIncrease site supervisor salary\n+$120\nfrom $34K to $40K\nIncrease site size from 50 to\n-$90\n60 kids\nIncrease staff wages from\n+$125\n$10/hr to $12/hr\n*Assumes 10:1 ratio; $10/hr staff wages; 50 child site; $34K site administrator; No transportation or facilities costs\nSource: Budget data from over 45 local after-school programs; Bain Analysis\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nProgram Start-up Costs\nCost/site at BPS\nCost/site at BPS/other\nStart-up requirements\nfacility with minimal\nfacility with significant\nbuild-out\nbuild-out\nDirect program cost:\n3 month program\n$13K\n$13K\nexpenses\n- 1 full-time staff\nFacilities build-out costs\n- using BPS facility\n$20K**\n$250K*\nTechnical support costs:\n6 month training and\n$7K\n$7K\ntechnical assistance\nsupport before kids arrive\n3 month continued training\n$1K\n$1K\nand technical assistance\nafter program start-up\nTotal costs per site:\n$41K\n$271K\n*Assumes 50 child site.\n**Preliminary estimate; assumes only slight modifications to existing BPS facility.\nSource: PUCC; Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nIncremental Funding Needed for Existing Programs\nIt will cost $3-$4MM to get programs currently operating below\ndesired levels up to the Benchmark.\nBenchmark Model\n$40\n$3-4MM\n$33-37MM\n10:1 child/adult ratio\n1 full-time site supervisor\n$29-33MM\n- $34,000 salary at 50 child site\n$30\n$10 hourly wage rate for staff\n$125/child for supplies\n$50/child for equipment\n$39/child for part-time activities\nDollars in Millions\n$20\ninstructor\n10 hours training for staff (plus\nmaterials)\n$10\n$0\nCurrent\nIncremental\n1998\ncosts\n$ for\ntotal costs\nexisting\nprograms\nSource: Budget data from over 45 local after-school programs\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nTotal Operating Cost Needs\nIncremental costs of upgrading 16K existing slots and\nadding 16K new slots is ~$38-43MM annually.\n$100\n$15-17MM $82-93MM\n$80\n$4-6MM\n$1-2MM\n$67-76MM\n$30-31MM\nMiddle\nMillions of Dollars\n$60\nElementary\n$40\n$3-4MM\n$29-33MM\nFoundations\nParent\nPrivate\nFees\nDonations\n$20\nFederal\nLocal\nState\n$0\nCurrent\nIncremental\nIncremental\nInfrastructure\nUtilities/\nTotal\nInflation\n2005\nfunding\nfunding for\ncurrent\ncosts\nmaintenance\ncurrent\nprojected\nexisting slots\ndemand\ncosts\noperating\noperating\nneeds\nneeds\nSource: Budget Data from over 45 Local After-School Programs; Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Parent Poll #1; BPS;\n2-6 Office; Boston Mayor's Office of Federal Relations\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nTotal Potential Parental Funding\nParents are willing to pay ~$20K per week for after-school programming.\nAverage amount willing to pay for\nafter school program\n117.7K\n100%\n$150 000 & above\n--\n$100,000 - $149,999\n$40\n$75,000 - $99,999\n$22\n80%\n$50,000\n- $74,999\n$33\nPercent of Boston Residents\n$40,000\n60%\n- $49,999\n$25\n$30,000\n- $39,999\n$21\n40%\n$25,000 - $29,999\n$19\n$20,000 - $24,999\n$27\n$15,000 - $19,999\n$22\n20%\n$10,000 - $14,999\n$14\n$5,000 - $9,999\n$13\n$0 - $4,999\n$21\n0%\nBoston families\nby income\nWeighted average: $21\nNote: Based on statistical demand survey experience with expressed versus actual behavior, 80% of definitely willing and 20%\nof probably willing are considered willing. The weighted average was taken in order to calculate each salary segment\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nAfter-School Funding Streams\nFederal Government\nUS DOE\nUS DOJ\nUS DHHS\nHUD\nCNS\nState Government\nGovernor\nMA Service\nEOHHS\nDOE\nEOPS\n(S/D schools)\nAlliance\nCity of Boston\n2:00-\nBPS\nBCC\nBHA\nBPL\nOCF\nBPD\nOJCS\nto-6:00\nFoundation\nAfter-school\nHigher\nand Private\nprograms\nEd. Inst.\nSector\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nProjected Costs and Revenue\nThere is projected to be a cumulative funding gap of\n$56MM over the next five years ($5-22MM annually).\n$80\nFunding gap\nPrivate foundation\nMaintenance\n$72M\n& utilities\nIncremental\nInfrastructure\ngovernment\nMaintenance\n$62M\nParent fees\n$60\n& utilities\nInfrastructure\nGovernment\nMaintenance\n$52M\n& utilities\nInfrastructure\nMillions of Dollars\nMaintenance\n& utilities\n$44M\nMaintenance\n& utilities\n$41M\nInfrastructure\n$40\nInfrastructure\n$33M\n$20\nProgram costs\nProgram costs\nProgram costs\nProgram costs\nProgram costs\nProgram costs\nStart-up\nStart-up\n$0\nStart-up\nStart-up\nCosts\nRevenues\nCosts\nRevenues\nCosts\nRevenues\nCosts\nRevenues\nCosts\nRevenues\nCosts\nRevenues\n1998\n1999\n2000\n2001\n2002\n2003\nExisting slots:\n16.0K\n16.0K\n18.0K\n20.0K\n23.0K\n27.5K\nNew/start-up slots:\n0.0\n2.0K\n2.0K\n3.0K\n4.5K\n4.5K\nIncremental funding needed: $4MM\n$5MM\n$5MM\n$9MM\n$15MM\n$22MM\nBAIN & COMPANY\nExcludes transportation, rent, construction of newfacilities and inflation\nBOS 2CB121898PREEZM 17\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nProgram Quality\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nQuality Overview\nAlthough Boston/Massachusetts already has one of the highest child care licensing standards\nnationally, both key stakeholders and parents thought more could be done to improve quality\nThere was a general consensus, however, that promoting a quality standard higher than\nlicensing was more desirable and practical than an enforcement approach\n- enforce a modified licensing standard\n- promote quality above and beyond licensing\nOutcomes metrics should be implemented city-wide to measure the impact of after-school\ncare\n- enable the 2-6 office to track progress and impact against goals\n- increase the likelihood and amount of private funding by measuring impact\nTechnical support and an improved licensing process need to be provided to support\nproviders' efforts to improve quality and measure impact\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nAssessing the Gap\nImportance of Staff Quality in Choosing Program\nSafety and staff quality were among the top\ndrivers of parents' program choice.\n8\n6.8\n6.6\n6.6\n6.5\n6.3\n6.1\n6\n5.8\n5.5\nRating of Importance\n4.3\n4\n3.7\n3.5\n2\n0\nSafety\nStaff quality\nLocation\nProgram\ncontent\nPhysical\nfacilities\nAge groups\nserved\nFlexible\nprogram\nCost\nTransportation\nOnly program\nparent knew\nOnly available\nprogram\nNotes: The average of each quality was taken in order to rank the importance of each. The rating scale being\nused goes from zero to 7 with zero meaning it is not important at all and 7 meaning it is absolutely essential\nSource: Harrison & Goldberg 1998 Boston Parent Poll #1\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nDifferences Between Licensing and NSACA Quality Standards\nMA Licensing\nNSACA\nPrimary Focus:\nFacilities\nMeets or exceeds licensing requirements for\nHealth and safety\nfacilities, health and safety, and staff\nMinimum staff ratios and\nratios/qualifications\nqualifications\nStaff training\nStaff attitudes, approach and responsiveness\ntoward children\nProgram content\nProgram suppliers and support materials\nParent/staff meetings\n% of Boston\n51% of 241 identifiable programs\n<1% of 241 identifiable programs\nPrograms:\nSource: Office of Child Care Services; Bain Analysis; National School-Age Care Alliance\nBoston 2:00-6:00 Initiative\nQuality Options\nEnsure safety and\nStatus quo\ncompetence, promote\nRequire excellence\nexcellence and results\nPromote licensing standards\nEnforce licensing or modified\nEnforce NSACA or other\nand encourage higher\nlicensing standards\nstandard higher than licensing\nstandards\nPromote higher standards\nDevelop and track a set of\noutcomes metrics used to\ndetermine progress and impact\nof individual programs and the\n2-6 initiative overall\n- city-wide\n- program specific\nProvide technical support and\nfunding to enhance quality and\nimplement outcomes methods\nIssues:\nParents and key stakeholders\nMay require \"modified\"\nImpractical since very few\nnot satisfied with current quality\nlicensing standards for drop-in\nprograms meet these\nand other exempt programs\nstandards today\nWill require\nthe higher the standard, the\nimproved/streamlined licensing\nmore difficult to develop a\nprocess\nstandard applicable for most\nprograms\nEnforcement would be difficult\nand costly\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nRecommendations\nBuild consensus to establish a citywide set of outcomes metrics to\ntrack progress and impact of after-school programs\nProvide a repository for knowledge sharing of best practices\nUpgrade and streamline current licensing progress\n- explore options to modify existing requirements to incorporate\nprograms currently considered exempt (drop-in, etc.)\n- increase coordination between OCCS and other key agencies\n(Inspectional Services Dept., Fire Dept.) to simplify and speed\nclarification\n- increase OCCS staffing to speed certification process\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nPhase I Objectives\n1999-2000\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nKey Findings\nCurrent needs/priorities\nFacilities and transportation\nCost and funding alternatives\nFocus should be on elementary and\nBPS sites would meet most of the\nThe cost per child per year for a base\nmiddle school children\nfacilities demands\nafter-school program is $1,800-\nPrograms should have a strong\nThere is a lack of facilities in\n$1,900 (not including start-up,\nacademic component, but also have\nRoxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park\nfacilities, summer, or transportation\na range of fun and healthy activities\nParents should be given a choice of\ncosts)\nthat promote overall development\nprogram location\nWhile the current investment of city,\nNew programming should be added\nOptions for expanding alternative\nstate, and local funds in after-school\nin all neighborhoods with priority\ndrop-off and better utilizing existing\nprogramming is substantial, a new\ngiven to Dorchester, Roxbury, and\ntransportation resources should be\npublic/private financing strategy is\nMattapan\nexplored\nneeded to meet the need--parents\ncannot meet the financial burden\nalone.\nQuality standards\nAgreement needed on outcome\nmeasures\nAdditional training and\ntechnical assistance needed\nCurrent licensing process\nshould be upgraded and\nstreamlined\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nProgress to Date: 1998-1999\nIn September of 1998, supported the opening of 13 new full-time programs\nin Boston Public Schools, for a total of 43 serving over 2,000 students;\nInterviewed over 350 parents and nearly 100 program providers to gather\ninput on the initiative;\nLeveraged over $3 million from public and private sources to help expand\nthe number of children served;\nIntroduced a $50 million state legislative proposal with the full support of the\nBoston Delegation in the State House;\nWorked with the Private Industry Council to create over 600 after-school\njobs for high school youth; and\nBeen selected by the Vice President's National Partnership for Reinventing\nGovernment as the first site that the Federal Support to Communities\nInteragency Initiative is partnering with to support after-school\nprogramming.\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nPhase I Objectives\n1999-2000\nExpand the number of elementary and middle school\nchildren served\nLeverage new resources\nImprove quality and focus on results for children\nEstablish high-level Boston 2:00-to-6:00 Task Force to\nhelp accomplish objectives above\nB ding A Susta'nab e System for Ch' dren\nand Families\nTechnical Capital Leveraging Transportation Academic Build Public\nAssistance Assistance Resources\nPlanning\nSupport\nWill\nEnsure Positive\nVolunteers\nExpand\nResults\nand Other\nAffordable\nthrough Quality\nPartnerships\nQuality Programs\nControl and\nEvaluation\nSuccessful Youth\nand Stronger Families\nBoston 2:00 . 6:00 Initiative\nAppendix\nBoston 2:00-6:00\nStakeholders Interviewed\nName\nPosition\nOrganization\nThomas Menino\nMayor\nCity Hall\nPeter Welsh\nPolicy Director\nCity Hall\nJuanita Wade\nChief, Human Services\nCity Hall\nLaurie Sherman\nHuman Services Policy Advisor\nCity Hall\nTom Payzant\nSuperintendent\nSchool Committee Offices\nLainey Fersh\nExecutive Director, Parents United for Child Care\nParents United for Childcare\nLaura Gang\nAssistant Director, School-Age Child Care Project\nParents United for Childcare\nMargaret Williams\nExecutive Director\nReadBoston\nPaul Evans\nCommissioner\nPolice Department\nJames Jordan\nDirector, Strategic Planning & Resource Development\nPolice Department\nBlake Norton\nCoordinator, Public Affairs\nPolice Department\nJohn Ferrell\nCEO\nYMCA of Boston\nSandra Walker\nSVP, Operations\nYMCA of Boston\nHarold Sparrow\nExecutive Director, Roxbury Branch\nYMCA of Boston\nBob Monahan\nChief Operating Officer\nBoys & Girls Clubs\nNed Rimer\nCo-Founder\nCitizens Schools\nEric Schwartz\nCo-Founder\nCitizens Schools\nAlfreda Harris\nMember\nBoston School Committee\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nOther Contacts\nOrganization\nName\nMassachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance\nKaren MacKinnon-Greene\nNational Institute on Out-of-School Time\nMichelle Seligson\nNational Institute on Out-of-School Time\nSusan O'Connor\nSeattle Department of Human Services\nKathleen Groshong\nCambridge Department of Human Services\nJackie Neel\nBaltimore Police Athletic League\nColonel Alvin A. Winkler\nChicago MOST\nGreg Graham\nNewton Child Care Commission\nAnn Brown\nSeattle Office for Education\nMarilynne Gardner\nSeattle Parks and Recreation Department\nKaren Ristau\nBaltimore Police Athletic League\nLt. Eilerman\nChicago Public Schools\nBeverly Martin\nSeattle MOST - Schools Out Consortium\nAdrienne Bloom\nChicago Mayor's Office\nAdrianne Bryant\nChicago Public Schools\nLula Ford\nDePaul University - Center for Urban Education\nCarla Ellis\nSeattle MOST - Schools-Out Consortium\nMari Offenbecher\nMassachusetts Office of Child Care Services, Central Office\nGail Hanson\nChicago Department of Human Services\nEileen Donnersberger\nDePaul University - Center for Urban Education\nJames Issa\nBoston Police Department, Office of Research and Evaluation\nJohn W. Conte\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nOther Contacts\nOrganization\nName\nFenway Community Development Corporation\nJethro Heiko\nBell Foundation\nEarl Martin Phaelen\nO'Hearn Elementary\nWilliam Henderson/Darlene Jones-Inge\nHyde Park High School\nRay Peterson/C. Burges\nBU/Radcliffe School of Arts (Jackson Mann)\nJoanne Colllins-Russell\nWalter Denney Youth Center (Harbor School)\nEric Mitchell\nRed Oak Program/Chinatown\nLauren Hoffman\nMJT Dance Company\nMargie Topf\nMYTOWN\nMs. Krilyn Crockett\nM. Harriet McMormack Center for the Arts\nJoyce Bishop\nHarvard Phillips Brooks House\nPaul McDonald\nProject Excel (McKay)\nSusan Klaw\nOffice of Jobs and Community Service (CDBG)\nEd DeBity\nHawthorne Youth and Community Center\nSamantha Sadd\nCity Year\nAlex Moore\nAgassiz After-School Program\nJoyce Ellif\nRich Jacobs\nBoston Public Schools\nDriscoll After-School Program\nMary Maligodi\nBoston 2:00 - 6:00 Initiative\nOther Contacts\nOrganization\nName\nMayor's Office\nDina Siegal\nMassachusetts Department of Education\nLise Zeig\nOffice of Child Care Services\nDonna Litz\nChild Care Choices\nAnne Corbin\nChild Care Choices\nJames Ley\nBoston Redevelopment Authority\nN.D. Puleo\nBoston Redevelopment Authority\nCharlie Euchner\nBoston Redevelopment Authority\nJohn Avault\nOffice of Children and Families\nJuanda Johnson-Taylor\nAfter-School Corporation\nNigel Fergeuson\nChild Education Development Assistance Corporation\nGreg Perkins\nCommunity Economic Development Assistance Corp.\nDan Violi\nOffice of Jobs & Community Services\nDaniel Singleton\nColeman Advocate for Youth\nMargaret Brodkin\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nFINANCING OUR\nCHILDREN'S FUTURE\nA Guide to Federal, State, and Local\nResources for After-School Programming\nin the City of Boston\nBOSTON\n2\n2:00\n- to -\n6:00\nAfter-School Initiative\nSecond Edition\nThomas M. Menino, Mayor\nCity of Boston\nJennifer Davis, Executive Director\nBoston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative\nPrepared by:\nLaureen E. Wood\nPublic Policy Coordinator"
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