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Benefits of Afterschool

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Afterschool programs support student growth and learning.

  • Regular participation in high-quality afterschool programs has been found to contribute to higher student achievement, including significant gains in standardized test scores, grades, and work habits.
  • Afterschool program participation increases engagement in school-day learning, resulting in higher school day attendance rates, an increased motivation to learn, and a decrease in problem behaviors, including fewer suspensions.
  • Afterschool programs help close the opportunity gap between high and low-income students, allowing all students access to the arts, sports, hands-on science and technology, and other enrichment activities that stimulate learning and build character.

Afterschool programs keep youth safe and reduce negative behaviors.

  • The hours from 3 pm to 6 pm are the hours of highest risk for youth to commit a crime or be a victim of a crime.
  • Afterschool program participation leads to a decrease in negative behaviors including a decline in the use drugs, alcohol, and participation in gang and other criminal activities, when compared to non-participating students.
  • A single day of in-patient treatment for an opioid dependency can cost almost as much as New York State pays to provide a year in an afterschool program for one at-risk student.

Afterschool programs help working families.

  • New York families pay an average of $11,128 per child for child care after school. New York State can fund high-quality afterschool programs for $1,500 per child.
  • Parents miss an average of eight days of work per year due to a lack of afterschool care. Decreased worker productivity related to parental concerns about afterschool care costs businesses up to $300 billion per year.

Read additional research about the benefits of afterschool programs here.

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Troy, NY
Brooklyn, NY


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Our SATARC team is taking a little time away from the day-to-day to learn, connect, and have some fun together! 💙From new skills to new ideas (and plenty of laughs along the way), we’re making the most of our team retreat. We’re lucky to have such a great group of people supporting school-age programs across New York State! 🌟 ...

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Help young people discover the exciting careers shaping the future of space exploration.The free Launching Futures Toolkit, created by @stemnextopportunityfund and powered by RTX, makes it easy to bring aerospace career exploration into your afterschool or summer program with hands-on activities, career profiles, educator trainings, and resources from partners including NASA and the Smithsonian.Explore the toolkit:https://bit.ly/46dqmpD ...

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Applications are OPEN for the 2027 STEM Next Flight Crew!STEM Next is looking for youth ages 13–18 who have participated in afterschool, summer or other out-of-school STEM programs and are ready to share their STEM stories.Selected teens will represent their states as part of a national cohort while building leadership and communication skills and championing the value of afterschool and summer STEM.Encourage a young person in New York to apply by Oct. 29: bit.ly/4xPaYvz #STEMNext #flightcrew ...

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Join STEM Next Opportunity Fund and Maine Math & Science Alliance on October 5th at 12:30 PM ET for Math Games and Fluency Activities, part of a series on Math Workshops for Afterschool Educators. In this free, live virtual workshop, afterschool and out-of-school educators will explore math games and activities that help young people build fluency with math facts and computation while keeping learning active and engaging.Register Here: ...

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Join the National Girls Collaborative Project and STEM Next Opportunity Fund on September 29 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT for a free webinar focused on putting AI literacy into practice in afterschool and summer learning.Hear real-world examples and actionable strategies to help educators build the confidence, tools, and guidance they need to support young people in using AI safely, ethically, and effectively.Register here: bit.ly/3U9duyb ...

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