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Bell, Theresa; And Others – 1987
The Mechanicsburg Area (Pennsylvania) Phone Pal Program is a telephone reassurance program in which an older volunteer calls a child who is home alone before or after school. Calls are made at the same time each day. These daily calls provide both younger and older persons with a safety verification, in addition to fellowship. Phone Pal is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship
Madison Local Schools, Mansfield, OH. – 1984
The Madison Local School District offers guidelines for developing and implementing an independently financed, after-school enrichment program for latchkey children in rural areas. The district, located 40 miles from Cleveland, Ohio, borders on Lake Erie. Sections of the guide concern: (1) program development; (2) establishment of the environment;…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance
League of Women Voters Education Fund, Washington, DC. – 1992
In January 1990, the League of Women Voters (LWV) Education Fund launched a 2-year national project to increase the availability of affordable, quality school-age child care for low and moderate income families. As part of this national project, local LWVs implemented model projects with one or more of the following activities: (1) increasing the…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Education, Community Support, Elementary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Educational Services. – 1986
Provided are guidelines for developing and implementing a before- and after-school child care program for elementary school students in suburban areas. Guidelines are based on the experience of Ohio's Groveport-Madison Local School District. Contents concern: (1) the process of establishing need; (2) the process of laying the groundwork; (3) first…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Extended School Day
Download full textStevens, Carla J.; And Others – 1991
This paper reports on a study of the Houston (Texas) Independent School District's Lighted Schoolhouse Program, which is designed to serve as an intermediary between homeless children and community service agencies, to provide a range of after-school activities for unattended children, and to provide opportunities for participation of families and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Black Students, Community Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Popwell, Emma P. – 1991
This report describes the administrative structure and program design for an after-school program for school age children (aged between 5 and 13 years) in the 1990-91 school year in the Atlanta (Georgia) Public Schools (APS). The program took policy and regulations from the pertinent Board of Education policy and guidelines and was administered by…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Enrichment Activities
