We connect afterschool and summer learning programs with the resources they need.

21st Century Community Learning Centers provide afterschool and summer learning opportunities in every state. Programs are selected for funding based on their ability to meet the needs of students and families and their connection to education priorities in the state. However, only 1 in 3 funding requests are awarded due to intense competition and lack of adequate federal funding.

Afterschool and summer programs play an essential role in supporting the healthy
development of young people by serving as a safe space that fosters belonging, develops
supportive relationships with peers and adult mentors, encourages healthy behaviors, and
helps young people build and cultivate the skills necessary to navigate through the struggles
and challenges they may come up against in life.

The IAN Employability Skills Student Workbook leads students through a variety of activities related to career readiness. The workbook encourages students to self-reflect on their personal strengths, interests, and passions, while providing practical steps to help research potential future careers that complement them.

This toolkit provides curricula, lesson plans, resources, and tools to help guide students on their college and career paths. Help fill the gap of these essential employability skills and enhance afterschool programming to successfully prepare the Indiana workforce of tomorrow.

This toolkit provides practical resources, information, and activities for out-of-school time programs to move through this continuum, starting with foundational skills, career and college readiness culture building, and awareness.

An Indiana-specific factsheet that describes out-of-school time programs’ essential role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest data from 21st Century and Community Learning Centers and America After 3PM, and role of The American Rescue Plan Act in supporting the field.

A national factsheet that describes out-of-school time programs’ essential role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest data from 21st Century and Community Learning Centers and America After 3PM, and role of The American Rescue Plan Act in supporting the field.

A fact sheet summarizing the benefits of out-of-school time programming, STEM activities in OST, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, as well as the benefits realized through investing in OST.

A summary of research demonstrating the effectiveness of afterschool in helping to address workforce gaps and prepare young people for the jobs of tomorrow.

Research brief by the RAND Corporation, which examined out-of-school time programs through the lenses of content, dosage, and outcomes measured in order to understand the overall value and effectiveness of OST programming.