We are so thankful to our faithful donors who helped Dallas Afterschool work towards our mission to improve the quality of afterschool and summer programs in our community.
Through your support, we worked with over 400 out of school time
program staff members this year to ensure they are offering high quality
engaging and enriching afterschool and summer experiences. Thank you!
Even with the work Dallas Afterschool has done to improve programs for over 9,000 students, there is still much to do!
Did you know that quality afterschool and summer programs:
- Help
underserved and underprivileged kids learn soft skills like
collaboration, perseverance and problem solving that are essential for
future success in a career and life
- Are proven to accelerate student academic achievement and social emotional development
- Help support working families, improve public safety within a community and contribute to workforce and economic development
High quality out of school time programing isn’t optional, it’s essential to the success of the children of Dallas. Help us make afterschool better and transform a child’s life through your contribution today! Make your commitment online now at www.dallasafterschool.org.
Out of School Learning in Dallas - A Community Conversation
On Friday, May 15, education advocates from around Dallas
gathered for “Out of School Learning
in Dallas- A Community Conversation”
at Communities Foundation of Texas. The standing room only crowd gathered over
breakfast to hear a list of allstar speakers including: Dallas Mayor Mike
Rawlings, DISD Superintendent Mike Miles, Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Dale
Petroskey, Ann Stone from The Wallace Foundation, Molly Clayton from Texas
Partnership for Out of School Time (TX Post) and Susan Hoff from United Way of
Metropolitan Dallas.
After the breakfast, attendees were invited to attend one of
three breakout sessions to find out more about how out of school time is
critical to the success of the children of Dallas. Sessions
included “Summer Learning” by the National Summer Learning Project; “Connected
Learning in a Connected City” by Big Thought and Dallas City of Learning; and “The ROI on OST” in which Kari Pardoe
from The Mott Foundation shared research findings that showed students who
participated in high quality afterschool programs attended school more, had
better behavior, received higher grades and performed better on tests compared
to non-participating students.
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