California After-School Resource Center (CASRC)

John T. Jones — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:14:05 -0400

Provides access to a comprehensive set of reviewed materials, resources, tools, and supportive services for after school programs.

www.californiaafterschool.org

Action for Children

Stephanie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:41:36 -0400

A non-profit resource and information center for child care and early learning that provides resources such as summaries of the characteristics of OST, adolscents, school age, and summer programs.

www.actionforchildren.org

Adolescent Literacy Toolkit

John T. Jones — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:49:48 -0400

The Secondary School Redesign Project website at the Council for Chief State School Officers includes the Adolescent Literacy Toolkit. The toolkit was developed by the Council and its partners. It contains resources for states and teachers related to developing state-level professional development activities and integrating literacy strategies and best practices in core content areas. To access this resource, click here.

Afterschool Alliance

Lenora Bruce — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:48:30 -0500

Ensures that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs by the year 2010.

www.afterschoolalliance.org

Afterschool Investments

Lenora Bruce — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:37:18 -0500

Provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund grantees and other State and local leaders supporting afterschool efforts.

www.nccic.org/afterschool

Afterschool PRO

Stephanie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:56:32 -0400

Afterschool PRO offers an online clearinghouse with resources for afterschool professionals, as well as features like free downloadable research reports, listings of organizations serving afterschool programs and links to archived presentations and handouts from previous conferences and workshops.

www.afterschoolpro.net

Afterschool.gov

Stephanie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:46:43 -0400

Afterschool.gov is designed to be accessible by parents, providers and/or youth in order to obtain government resources and funding opportunites that support after school programs.

www.afterschool.gov

BAM! Body and Mind

John T. Jones — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:28:06 -0400

BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! Body and Mind gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that kids told CDC are important to them - such as stress and physical fitness - using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features.

www.bam.gov

Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth

John T. Jones — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:36:00 -0400

Provides assistance with planning and writing 21st CCLC grants. Get information about best practices and model programs from around the state. Create connections with program partners.

www.bayareapartnership.org

Bay Area Partnership: Tools to Start and Run

Jeff Davis — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:04:55 -0500

Resources for after school programs including exemplary practices, sample budgets, early release policies, sample contracts, sample memorandum of understanding (mou), as well as high school resources.

www.bayareapartnership.org/asi/asi-tools.htm

California Adolescent Nutrition & Fitness (CANFit) Program

John T. Jones — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:38:41 -0400

Engages communities and builds their capacity to improve the nutrition and physical activity status of California’s low income African-American, American Indian, Latino, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander youth 10-14 years old.

www.canfit.org

California Coastal Commission

Michael — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:38:51 -0400

This site provides recourses for educators and a lending library that gives curriculum to educators.

http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/directory/educate.html

California Department of Education

John T. Jones — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:01:52 -0400

Programmatic and fiscal resources to build, implement, and sustain quality before and after school programs, including school-age care and other out-of-school opportunities for children and youth.

www.cde.ca.gov

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Michael — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:10:31 -0400

Gives teacher tools to help better educate students on fire and forest protection.

http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/communications_teacherstools.php

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Michael — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:33:46 -0400

This site provides curriculum that offers accurate and current waste management information. Implementing "reduce, reuse, and recycle", not only in the class but at home as well.

http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/Curriculum/default.htm

California School-Age Consortium

John T. Jones — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:02:33 -0400

Offer training, resources, advocacy, and information to help you in your vital work with kids.

www.calsac.org

California State Library

Lenora Bruce — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:32:41 -0500

74 public libraries throughout California offer free online homework help to students (grades 4-12), their parents, and after-school service providers. The program can be accessed at the library or remotely via the Internet with a current library card. For a complete list of public libraries offering online homework assistance, visit http://www.library.ca.gov/Tutor/libraries.html.

California Tomorrow

John T. Jones — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:03:09 -0400

Provides vision, leadership, research, customized strategies and ongoing support to community organizations, schools, policymakers and advocates working toward a more equitable, inclusive, multicultural society.

www.californiatomorrow.org

Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations, Inc

Jeff Davis — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:25:08 -0400

Works with afterschool organizations, school districts, municipalities, and thousands of educators across the country dedicated to making the out-of-school hours a dynamic time for learning and healthy development. Grounded in practice (fourteen years operating pre-K-12th grade programs), the Center provides publications, professional development, and technical assistance for building high quality programs and effective aftershool educators.

www.afterschooled.org

Center for Summer Learning

Lenora Bruce — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:59:06 -0500

Creates opportunities for high-quality summer learning for all young people.

http://www.summerlearning.org/

Chapin Hall

John T. Jones — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:28:33 -0400

Features research, publications, and resources on child well-being.

www.chapinhall.org

Child Trends

John T. Jones — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:28:50 -0400

Provides social science research for those who serve children and youth.

www.childtrends.org

Civic Ventures

Lenora Bruce — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:14:21 -0500

Experience Corps members serve as tutors and mentors to children in urban public schools and after-school programs.

http://www.civicventures.org

Coalition for Science After School

Stephanie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:19:48 -0400

The Coalition incorporates and mobilizes community stakeholders to strengthen and expand opportunites to do and learn science in after-school settings for youth.

http://qt.exploratorium.edu/csas

Collaborative Communications Group

John T. Jones — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:29:12 -0400

Forms partnerships to create initiatives, distinctive products and sustainable solutions that can improve the performance of groups serving public education.

http://www.collaborativecommunications.com/

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