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.
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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.
Fighting Delinquency with Three M's
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The goal of this project conducted by Public/Private Ventures was to produce a report on youth crime, delinquency, and substance abuse that could be used to inform and guide RWJF's program development in the area of criminal justice and substance abuse.
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.
Drugs, Sex, HIV: Programs Teach At-Risk Urban Girls How to Play it Safe
September 19, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Freedom Foundation of New Jersey Inc., West Orange, N.J., carried out three programs encouraging girls in inner-city Newark, N.J., to abstain from illegal drugs and sexual relations.
Support from "San Antonio Fighting Back" to Community Coalitions Increases Substance Abuse Treatment and Reduces Crime
March 23, 2007 | Program Result Report
San Antonio Fighting Back worked to plan and implement a comprehensive system of substance abuse prevention, treatment and aftercare services in the southeast quadrant of San Antonio.
Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions
January 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.