California's Next After-School Challenge - Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS CALIFORNIA staff gratefully acknowledges each of the members of the ad hoc High School After-School Advisory Committee for the many hours they devoted to educating us about high school after-school programs in California and nationally. We appreciate their commitment of time and energy to this report. High School After-School Advisory Committee Michelle Alberti-Gambone, President, Youth Development Strategies,Inc. Sonya Allen-Smith, Director of Program Services, Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco Gregory Austin, Director of Human Development Program, WestEd Judy Barrett-Miller, Legislative Advocate, California Collaboration for Youth Deborah Brooks, President, Workforce LA Robert Cabeza, Director, CORAL Long Beach Youth Institute Lindsay Callahan, Program Analyst, Foundation Consortium Jeff Carr, Executive Director, Bresee Foundation Cole Church, Youth Representative, Youth Leadership Institute Kathy Dresslar, Principal Consultant, Office of Assembly Member Darrell Steinberg Ron Exley, Region 1 Chairman, California Police Activites League Diane Frankel, Program Director, The James Irvine Foundation Ellen Gannet, Co-Director, National Institute on Out-of-School Time Javiera Garcia, Education Analyst, City of San Jose Antonio Jones, Mentor/Consultant, California AfterSchool Partnership for the California Department of Education Jim Kooler, Administrator, Friday Night Live Wendy Lazarus, Director, The Children’s Partnership David Militzer, California Workforce Investment Board David Panush, Assistant Fiscal Policy Advisor, Office of Senator John Burton Jennifer Peck, Executive Director, Bay Area Partnership Sam Piha, Community Schools Director, Community Network for Youth Development Karen Pittman, Executive Director, Forum for Youth Investment Pat Rainey, Administrator, California Department of Education Nicholas Rogers, Administrator, LAUSD Instructional Technology Division Amy Scharf, Director for Research, Advocacy and Policy, California Tomorrow Maureen Sedonaen, Executive Director, Youth Leadership Institute Allan Shore, Executive Director, California Coalition for Youth Darci Smith, Executive Director, California School-Age Consortium Catherine Teare, Director of Policy, Children Now Denis Udall, Program Officer, Walter S. Johnson Foundation Briana Visser, Program Director, Richmond Village Beacon Center Mike Weimer, Legislative Representative, California Federation of Teachers Robert Wilkins, President and CEO, YMCA of the East Bay Nicole Yohalem, Senior Program Manager, Forum for Youth Investment FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS is a non-profit organization supported by tax-deductible contributions from foundations, individuals, and corporations. FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS receives no funds from federal, state or local governments. Major funding is provided by: Afterschool Alliance • Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation • Freddie Mac Foundation • Garfield Foundation • William T. Grant Foundation • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • W.K. Kellogg Foundation • J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation • The Pew Charitable Trusts – Advancing Quality Pre-Kindergarten for All • Time Warner Foundation Funding for FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS CALIFORNIA is provided by: Walter S. Johnson Foundation • The James Irvine Foundation • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation • The California Endowment • The California Wellness Foundation • The Zellerbach Family Foundation • Penney Family Fund Special thanks is owed to FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS CALIFORNIA staff Brian Lee for taking the lead in preparing this report; Stephanie Rubin, Maryann O’Sullivan, Jennifer Jacobs, Jen Fulford, Rob Kaplan, Kelley Mullin, Christian Geckeler, Sowmya Kadandale, Danielle Wondra, Judie Ahn, Tavonia Davis, Shirin Raza and Jaime Trejo in the California office; and Bill Christeson, Phil Evans, David Kass, Jeff Kirsch and Rita Shah of the national office for their support. Publication Design by Elizabeth Kuehl. FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS CALIFORNIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 5 Chapter 1: 8 High School After-School Programs Prevent Teen Crime and Other Risky Teen Behaviors Crime Prevention Preventing Teen Sex, Drug and Alcohol Use, and Smoking Preventing School Disciplinary Problems and Truancy Chapter 2: 14 High School After-School Programs Increase School Success, Civic Participation and Positive Youth Development Academic Achievement and Dropout Prevention Civic Participation and Community Service Positive Youth Development Chapter 3: 17 The After-School Hours—A Time of Risk and Missed Opportunities for California Teens Prime Time for Violent Juvenile Crime Prime Time for Teens to Be Victims of Violence Prime Time for Drug and Alcohol Use, Smoking and Car Crashes Missed Opportunities for Learning and Positive Development Chapter 4: 21 After-School Programs and Funding Are Not Available for Teens in Need Teens, Parents and High School Principals Say There Are Not Enough After-School Programs Only 3 Percent of California High Schools Get Federal or State After-School Funding More Public Funding Needed to Keep Federally-Funded Programs Running Alternate Funding Sources in Jeopardy Chapter 5: 26 Quality Counts—The Key Elements to Quality After-School Programs Meaningful Relationships with Adults Youth Input and Leadership Skill Building Community Involvement Safety Supporting Diversity California’s Next After-School Challenge
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