A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Safe and Smart

Making the After-School Hours Work for Kids

June 1998

Table of Contents

• Letter from Attorney General Reno and Secretary Riley

• Introduction

• Chapter 1: The Potential of After-School Programs

• Chapter 2: What Works: Components of Exemplary After-School Programs

• Chapter 3: Communities Meeting the Need for After-School Activities
  • ASPIRA Lighthouse Program - Bridgeport, CT
  • ASPIRA Math and Science (MAS) Academy - Washington, DC
  • Bailey Gatzert Elementary School - Seattle, WA
  • Beacon School-Based Community Centers - New York, NY
  • Carr Creek Family Resource and Youth Service Center - Knott County, KY
  • City of White Plains Youth Bureau - White Plains, NY
  • Community Education Centers, St. Louis Public Schools - St. Louis, MO
  • Elk Grove Unified School District - Elk Grove, California
  • 4-H After-School Activity Program (4-H ASAP) - Los Angeles, California
  • Gateways Summer School - San Diego, CA
  • Institute for Student Achievement - New York State
  • I.S. 218 and P.S. 5, Children's Aid Society Community Schools - New York, NY
  • KIDCO, Tucson Parks & Recreation Department - Tucson, AZ
  • LA's BEST (Better Educated Students for Tomorrow) - Los Angeles, CA
  • The Lighted Schools Project - Waco, TX
  • The Milwaukee Project - Milwaukee, WI
  • The MOST Initiative (Making the Most of Out-of-School Time) - Boston, Chicago, and Seattle
  • Plus Time New Hampshire, Statewide Network - Manchester, NH
  • Santa Fe Boys & Girls Club - Santa Fe, NM
  • Save the Children Out-of-School Time Rural Initiative
  • Shalimar Learning Center: T.H.I.N.K. Together - Costa Mesa, CA
  • The 3:00 Project - Decatur, GA
  • Virtual Y - New York, NY
  • Voyager - Dallas, TX
  • YMCA of Middle Tennessee - Nashville, TN
  • YouthARTS Program - San Antonio, TX

• Endnotes

• Bibliography

• Resources
  • Organizations, Web Sites, Listservs, and Videos
  • Federal Resources
  • Publications

• Acknowledgments

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