Wraparound supports refers to those services that help youth facing challenges become self-sufficient and thrive. These might include: education and workforce training, vocational rehabilitation, health and mental health services, food, housing, transportation, childcare, mentoring, and counseling. It is critical to coordinate these services and supports across systems, customizing them for each youth. Young people also need to be consistently supported by a caring, competent adult to help them navigate programs and services.
Resources
The Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Academic Outcomes
This forum highlighted a new report from Higher Achievement, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that provides youth with a rigorous afterschool and academic summ…
Successful School-Community Partnerships: Using Lessons Learned from Practice and Research to Expand Learning
OverviewAs policymakers and practitioners consider ways to provide high-quality learning opportunities to all students through expanded day and afterschool pro…
Building Afterschool Capacity at the National Level: The Community Schools Model: Building Capacity for Out-of-School Time Programs
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …
Building Afterschool Capacity at the Local Level: Spotlight on the NYC City-Wide Out-of-School Time Initiative
OverviewAfterschool/Out-of-School Time (OST) programs provide extended learning opportunities to help youth succeed academically and develop important social, …