Building opportunity: Developing city systems to expand and improve after school programs

Author(s): Holleman, Martha A.; Sundius, M. Jane; Bruns, Eric J.;
Date Issued: June 2010
Description: An account of the development and first decade of implementation of Baltimore's After-School Strategy and a discussion of a theoretical framework to maximize the scale, sustainability, and benefits of after school expansion efforts in distressed urban environments in the United States
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Funder(s): William T. Grant Foundation
Journal Title: American Journal of Community Psychology
Volume Number: 45
Issue Number: 3-4
Page Range: 405-416
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Philosophy & Theory

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Out-Of-School Time
ISSN: 0091-0562 Paper
1573-2770 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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