Philadelphia: Serving Older Youth Through a Comprehensive Out-of-School Time System

An American Youth Policy Forum Field Trip — May 23-24, 2006

In May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the unique, comprehensive out-of-school time (OST) programming system that Philadelphia has created and successfully sustained. Visitors included staff from the US Departments of Education and Labor, the District of Columbia public school system, youth programs that focus on issues such as juvenile justice, employment, and education, and representatives from intermediaries that work with cities and other local entities. The participants shared an interest in learning how a city with high rates of youth violence, crime, drug use, and academic failure, coupled with relatively low rates of high school graduation, employment, and college entry, is able to engage various systems and programs in successfully working together to increase opportunities and improve outcomes for all of the city’s youth. 

AYPF has created a publication that summarizes the lessons learned by field trip participants. Key learnings include:

• Involvement of High-Level Leadership
• Strong Coordination Across Agencies Supported by Intermediaries
• Creative Use and Sharing of Funding
• Data-Driven Methods and Firm Accountability Measures

View the publication here.

Contact Information

Denise Clayton
Coordinator
Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
1401 JFK Blvd., Room 10-003
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 686-4595

Courtney Collins-Shapiro
Assistant Director
Office of College and Career Awareness, School District of Philadelphia
40 East High St., Room 178
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-7770, x. 384

Julia Danzy
Director of Social Services
Philadelphia Department of Human Services
1515 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-4347

John Delaney
Deputy District Attorney
Trial Division
Office of the District Attorney
City of Philadelphia
3 South Penn Square
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-8023

Andrew Dyson
Executive Director
Philadelphia Neighborhood Bike Works
3916 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 386-0316

Vicki Ellis
City Liaison Coordinator
Office of Non-School Hours Services, School District of Philadelphia
440 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 400-5872

David Fair
Vice President of Community Impact
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
7Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 665-2500

Cynthia Ferguson
Director
Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs
1936 Judson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 235-2900

Robin Foster-Drain
Founder and Executive Director
To Our Children’s Future With Health
1914 N. 63rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 879-7740

Heather Frattone
(Formerly of the Office of Transition and Alternative Education)
Executive Director
Chief of Staff’s Office, School District of Philadelphia
440 N. Broad Street, Portal B
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 400-4100

Sabrina Gesto
Director
E3 Power Center: Girard Branch
1215 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 236-5565

Kyndal Goldsberry
Director
Wordsworth Human Services, Spring Garden School Beacon
3905 Ford Road
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 643-5400

Lynne Honickman
Founder and Executive Director
Honickman Foundation
210 W. Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 790-1710

Loree Jones
Secretary of External Affairs
City of Philadelphia, Mayor’s Executive Office
Room 215 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-2178

Cheryl Ransom-Garner
Commissioner
Philadelphia Department of Human Services
1515 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-6000

Michael Rosenberg
Principal
Grover Washington Middle School
201 East Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 456-0422

AnnMarie Schultz
Director
CORA Beacon, Grover Washington Middle School
201 East Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 456-0422

Bob Schwartz
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Juvenile Law Center
The Philadelphia Building, 4th floor
1315 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 625-0551

Debbie Scott
National Program Manager
Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc.
1415 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 236-4500

Sister Mary Scullion
Executive Director
Project H.O.M.E.
1515 Fairmount Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 232-7272, x. 3108

Jim Sharp
Chief of Juvenile Probation
Family Division, Court of Common Pleas
1801 Vine St., Room 214
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 686-4100

Anne Shenberger
Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia Safe and Sound
1835 Market Street, Suite 420
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 568-0620

Laura Shubilla
President
Philadelphia Youth Network
714 Market St., Suite 304
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(267) 502-3800

John Street, Mayor
Naomi Post Street, Esq., First Lady
City of Philadelphia, Mayor’s Executive Office
Room 215 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-2181

Kelly Woodland
Program Officer
William Penn Foundation
2 Logan Square, 11th Floor
100 North 18th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 988-1830