Policy Links

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

www.afterschoolalliance.org

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

Boston After School & Beyond advocates the power of out-of-school time (OST) in youth development and marshals a range of resources in an effort to serve children.

www.bostonbeyond.org

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

Resources to protect and promote California’s health, where we all can live, grow and prosper in clean and safe communities.

www.dhs.ca.gov

Access information on the complete California Legilature including the Senate and Assembly, committees, calendars, links to legislative websites and a citizen's guide to the legislative process.

www.legislature.ca.gov

CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California school districts and county offices of education.

http://www.csba.org/

View current legislation, assembly rosters, find your district, and comment on bills.

www.assembly.ca.gov

Connect to Senators, Legislation and committees. Locate your district and access the CA legislative portal.

www.sen.ca.gov

Supports high quality afterschool programs through funding, fundraising, and public policy initiatives.

http://www.centralvalleyafterschool.org/

National organization for people who care about children and want to ensure that they are the top public policy priority.

http://www.childrennow.org/

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

The Collaborative Communications Group consists of a team of strategic consultants who use collaboration and communications to build the capacity and influence of organizations working to improve public education and the quality of community life.

www.publicengagement.com

Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 schools. Locate State, County, District, and School information.

http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/

Education Development Center collaborates with providers and partners around the globe, working to connect research, policy, and practice in the child care field and seeking to advance the learning and healthy development for individuals of all ages.

www.edc.org

A national, bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization focuses on high quality early education programs, prevention of child abuse and neglect, after-school programs for children and teens, and interventions to get troubled kids back on track.

http://fightcrime.org/

Helps communities and the nation make sure all young people are Ready by 21™ — ready for college, work and life.

www.forumfyi.org

http://www.foundationccc.org/

A non-profit professional development, training, technical assistance, assessment and research organization committed to increasing the quality of nationwide youth programs.

http://www.foundationsinc.org/

Works with organizationsto earn real results in the form of significant shifts in public opinion, policy maker attitudes, citizen action, legislation and funding levels.

http://www.fowlerhoffman.info