Afterschool Alliance

The majority of secondary schools in the United States are subsidized merely off of taxes and standardized exam ratings. However, alternative urban preparatory school divisions are lacking the proper curriculum for individual pupils to victoriously prosper. Adequate financing in educational institutions is required in order to dispense all students with a preeminent quality education. A absence of financial support in high- poverty schools is a consequential issue that affects academic performance

In 1980, U.S. taxpayers paid $256 billion for healthcare services. In 2012, they paid nearly $2.8 trillion for healthcare services (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2012). This represents a tenfold increase in a single generation. Although some of the most expensive medical conditions to treat may not be preventable, there are a myriad of preventable diseases that add to the economic burden that Americans carry each year. When one also considers the rise in childhood obesity rates and other

Background: The Norris Square Community Alliance (NSCA) Out-of-School Time (OST) program serves school age youth, young adults, and families at Moffet, McKinley, and Hunter elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA. The OST program provides afterschool and summer enrichment to youth in grades K1-9. OST’s comprehensive sets of activities include project based learning, nutrition classes, academic and sportive enrichment activities, and parent outreach which strive in short-term to increase literacy

prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent or at-risk (Every Student Succeeds Act, 2015). Every Student Succeeds Act offers opportunities for coordinating afterschool, school day supports and summer learning programs for student success (as cited in Afterschool Alliance,

Should school start at 7:00 or should it start later in the morning? In Douglas High School, start times are at 7:30 in the morning. Changing the school schedule to a later start time would result in many other changes affecting a lot of people. According to the National Sleep Foundation, "The change will affect the entire community, from students and parents to businesses, libraries, police, youth sports clubs, bus drivers and many others." Altering the school schedule would influence numerous aspects

provide homeless and other New Yorkers access to greater than 20,000 housing units. Issuing upwards of a half million free IDNYC in the first year illustrates the enormous popularity of receiving free identification. MTA capital improvements and afterschool for middle schoolers round out are beneficial to New Yorkers. Moreover, the Mayor has implemented rent-freeze

increased physical activity and healthier food choices. This evaluation will be the first of two reports from the evaluation of the Let’s Move National Program implemented in community-based afterschool program of Kids Incorporated. The After-School Institute, in collaboration with the National After-School Alliance has developed an internal evaluation team that will lead and execute the Kids Incorporated - Let’s Move Program Evaluation. It has been determined that adolescence have less physical activity

The Social Problem Young children experience mental health challenges that impact early learning, social interactions, and the overall well being of their families. It is estimated that between 9% and 14% of children from birth to 5 years of age experience social and emotional problems. These problems negatively impact and affect their functioning and development (Brauner, 2006). Children diagnosed with mental and behavioral health disorders are receiving too few therapeutic services. Therefore

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to research the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. The paper will focus on the purpose of this legislation, as well as the values that are expressed by this policy. This paper will not only address why this piece of legislation is important it will discuss the effects this act has had on the communities as well as the youths themselves. This paper, will also address the potential for change about the public attitudes towards the

members of society. Children are the future, and the time is now to start them on a journey of sustainable learning. Research has shown that when families become more involved with schools, the students in those schools do better. The creation of afterschool programs has spurred such changes in communities across the country. I found there is a need for this type of curriculum because most school programs have only supervised play and homework assistance. A sustainable education for children would