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dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin Area Cycle 10 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 9 Austin Independent School District…
Descriptors: School Districts, After School Programs, Youth Programs, Youth Clubs
dela Cruz, William; Andrews, Melissa; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2020
The Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The ACE BGCAA Cycle 10 program provides intentional afterschool program experiences that are high quality, challenging, and inspiring. Across activities and…
Descriptors: School Districts, After School Programs, Youth Clubs, Educational Objectives
McClanahan, Wendy; Hartmann, Tracey A. – Research for Action, 2017
As part of an ongoing, multi-million dollar Wallace Foundation initiative to improve and expand arts learning opportunities for young people, the Wallace Foundation, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), developed the Youth Arts Initiative (YAI) to deliver otherwise inaccessible high-quality arts programs to low-income…
Descriptors: Art Education, Youth Programs, National Organizations, Youth Clubs
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Price-Shingles, June N.; Place, Greg – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2016
After-school programs (ASP) are a long-standing activity historically facilitated by organizations such as the YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, social service/community centers and, in the past decade, an increasing number of municipal park districts. Staffing usually consist of recreation professionals, social and youth workers, and volunteers. In…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, After School Programs, Youth Clubs, Physical Education
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Kreider, Holly; Raghupathy, Shobana – School Community Journal, 2010
Research has shown that engaging families through youth development and after-school programs may benefit children. This paper extends knowledge in this arena, describing a set of strategies for implementing family-strengthening activities in youth development settings. The paper reports findings from a pilot evaluation of the Boys & Girls Clubs…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Family Programs, After School Programs, Parents
Arbreton, Amy J. A.; Sheldon, Jessica; Herrera, Carla – Public/Private Ventures, 2005
Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) recently launched a multiyear study to understand the role that Boys & Girls Clubs play in the lives of early adolescents. Beyond Safe Havens, a prelude to the larger study, reviews the range of evaluations that have been conducted on Boys & Girls Clubs over the past 20 years. The report identifies the potential…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Early Adolescents, Program Evaluation, Institutional Research
Pillemer, Karl; And Others – 1993
This handbook details how group leaders can adopt Project EASE (Exploring Aging through Shared Experiences), a program designed to provide opportunities for older adults and young people to interact in ongoing activities. Although the handbook is geared for children ages 9 through 13, it is adaptable for other ages and can be used in the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, After School Programs, Age Discrimination, Age Groups