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After School: Connecting Children at Risk With Responsible Adults to Help Reduce Youth Substance Abuse and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors

National Program

Program to support a three-city demonstration project designed to connect at-risk urban youth with responsible adults in activities after school.

Why Teenagers? (Chicago)

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Chicago first lady Maggie Daley, chair of After School Matters, deliberately focused the program on teenagers.

Apprenticeship Programs Give Chicago Teens Skills and Job Opportunities (Chicago)

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

With 29 miles of lakefront and about 250 pools, the Chicago Park District (Park District) needed about 1,000 lifeguards in 2000-more than any other city in the United States.

Boston Creates Citywide Directory of After-School Programs

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Whatever the age, interests and neighborhood, young people and their parents now have an easy way to find out about these, through the Boston Out-of-School Time Navigator.

After-School Intermediaries: A Valuable Asset for Cities

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Boston After School & Beyond brought key players from the public and private sectors together to coordinate after-school programming.

Using Media to Prompt Social Change: Lessons Gleaned From the Million Mom March

July 23, 2009 | Story

Wallack used his 2000 Innovators award to capture the story and lessons of the Million Mom March social movement that organized the May 2000 Million Mom March on Washington.

In Hit Rap Songs, Lyrics Paint an Ever Rosier Picture of Alcohol Use

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the University of California at Berkeley, School of Public Health, conducted research on how alcohol has been portrayed in rap music and videos.

Tracking Adolescent Safety and Security Requires a New Assessment Process

November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

In 1997, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, held a one-day planning session to address gaps in available methods of tracking adolescent well-being, particularly as it relates to safety and security. Twenty-five researchers from multiple disciplines and 10 NAS staffers attended the planning meeting, which was held on September 18, 1997.

After School: Connecting Children at Risk with Responsible Adults to Help Reduce Youth Substance Abuse and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors

August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report

After School helped develop intermediary organizations in Boston, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in order to create citywide systems of after-school programs.

Young Achievers: Improving After-School Programs Through Partners for Student Success (Boston)

August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report

Young Achievers is one of 11 pilot public schools in Boston that are intended to serve as laboratories for educational innovation and models for other urban public schools. It runs from kindergarten through eighth grade.

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