Three Hours a Day.
A Lifetime of difference.
Afterschool Partner Sites
Afterschool Professionals Trained
Students Impacted
Certified High Quality Sites
We make afterschool better.
SAFETY + QUALITY
We assess the safety and quality of afterschool programs so students can thrive. We work with afterschool partners to improve programming, and provide coaching, training, curriculum, technical assistance, and teaching resources.
ACCESS + EQUITY
There are only enough free and low-cost afterschool programs to meet 17% of student in need in Dallas! We work to increase public funding for afterschool at a systems-level so all families, regardless of zip code, income, and race, have access to safe, high quality programs.
RESEARCH
Whether it’s information on neighborhoods with the highest need or scholarly studies on how quality afterschool impacts students’ academic and emotional growth, we constantly work to build a strong case for the need for afterschool programs.
WORKFORCE
Qualified and caring staff are key to safe, high quality Out-of-School Time (OST) programming, We help the OST and early childhood communities hire and retain talented staff so they can focus on the most important priority, our students.
From Our Partners
“Partnering with Dallas Afterschool over the years has afforded our team numerous training and professional development hours, and as a result, we have improved the overall experience for both our parents and participants. We look forward to expanding our partnership to include additional program areas and sites.”
“Kids need a place for themselves; school is something that is less their own and more what adults have for them. Afterschool provides more freedom for the former. Giving them that space for expression for imagination, for learning beyond the textbook, that is my goal. I just try to give my students what I needed at their age.”