Harnessing the Power of Afterschool and Summer Programs to Support Recovery and Reengagement

This issue brief summarizes how afterschool and summer programs can support positive outcomes like relationships and relationship skills, sense of agency, and identify development. It includes links to research. It also poses questions on how we can make sure programs are ready to support recovery and reengagement by understanding what families need, how to tap partnerships, how to support adult educators, and how to balance academics and enrichment. This resource supports the COVID-19 response. 

Publisher
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Author
Neil Naftzger and Jessica Newman
Resource Type
Issue brief
Length
5 pages
Publication Date
Archive Status
Unarchived