National Institute on Out-of-School Time

NIOST's work focuses mainly on three, interrelated programming priorities:

1. Understanding and building community/infrastructure systems:
Our goal is to have communities across the country utilize NIOST's approach to building and sustaining community infrastructures (planning, information, funding, policy, training, and technical assistance) to enable children and youth -especially those in underserved communities - to access high-quality out-of-school time programs and activities.

Projects:

	Achieve Boston
	America Connects Consortium
	Building a Skilled and Stable Out-of-School Time Workforce
	Cityworks: Building Strong Citywide After School Initiatives
	Community Based Organizations and Schools Working Together: High Quality Afterschool Programs
	Connecting Schools and Afterschools Initiative
	Consultation with Afterschool Partnership in New Orleans
	Cross Cities Network for Leaders of Citywide Afterschool Initiatives
	MetLife Discovering Community Initiative
	Setting the Stage for the YDA: National Scan of Credentials for Youth Workers

2. Promotion of a balanced approach to learning in out-of-school time:
Our goal is to promote an understanding and acceptance of a balanced approach to programming and curriculum development in out-of-school time programs and activities -a holistic approach that takes into account children and youth by promoting their cognitive, social, creative and physical development during the hours they are not in school.

Projects:

	Assessment of Afterschool Programs in the Bronx
	Explore It!
	San Jose 4Quality Initiative

3. Integration of the fields of education, youth development and child care:
Our goal is to increase the coherence and integration of the out-of-school time field, building on the foundations that exist in the fields of education, youth development, and school-age care.

Projects:

	After School and Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation
	Evaluating the HASI Homework Support Project
	Investigation of Physical Activity and Nutrition Curricula
	Jacksonville Children's Commission's After School Program Evaluation Initiatives
	Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study
	New York City Urban Debate League: Investigating Youth's Experiences in a "Democracy in Action" Afterschool Program
	Out-of-School Time for Urban Teens
	Scan of Youth Violence Prevention / Asset-Building Curriculum

National Institute on Out-Of-School Time
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
phone: (781)283-2547 fax: (781)283-3657
email: niost@wellesley.edu