Equitable Strategies to Support Recruitment, Retention, and Rejuvenation of a Strong OST Workforce

Out-of-School Time (OST) plays a critical role in supporting working families and in providing children and youth with meaningful relationships, enrichment activities, and social and emotional learning (SEL), which lead to positive developmental outcomes. Additionally, there is a greater-than-ever focus on the potential for OST to support pandemic recovery efforts. To achieve that potential, there needs to be a new investment in the OST workforce.

This brief from the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE) provides information, research, and examples of equitable strategies to support recruitment, retention, and rejuvenation of the out-of-school time (OST) workforce, a top concern for OST programs.