After School Program

How to Raise an Emotionally Resilient Child

Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful or difficult moments. Learn how you can help your child develop this important skill by setting aside ten minutes each day.

Five Tips on Helping Kids Make Friends

Though making friends is an important part of being a child, it doesn’t come easy to everyone.

Why Forcing Kids to See Santa is a Bad Idea

Making kids sit with Santa when they're afraid can have lasting effects.

What would you do if your teenager became an overnight Instagram sensation?

After photographs go viral, your child becomes a social-media influencer and a celebrity on Instagram. Should you step in? Parents reveal the contrasting conflicts of instant fame

10 Behaviors of High Achievers

Robert Browning said, 'A man's reach should exceed his grasp,' but always reaching for the stars can be exhausting. It's not for everyone.

Here's how to get your children feeling good about maths

‘I was never any good at maths’ attitude towards the subject needs to change, writes Sheila Donegan, who says maths is an important part of life.

6 Ways to Save on Child Care

Worried about the cost of child care being too expensive for your budget? Give yourself room to breathe with these 6 tips on how to save on child care.

Welcome to Our World! What is Disney Youth Programs?

Did you know that The Happiest Place on Earth and the Most Magical Place on Earth are also popular field trip destinations for students? Imagine bringing students to a Disney park to experience the real-life application of their classroom lessons.

Keeping Your Child Safe: The Benefits of After-School Programs

Do you know what your child is doing after school? The lack of funding for after-school activities may be posing a risk to your child. This article outlines what needs to be done to increase after-school program funding.

Build and donate bikes to youth organizations

Three companies have donated more than 100 bikes to be distributed to four Philly youth organizations. Help build those bikes while enjoying plenty of food and beverages. Mechanical skills a plus, but not required.

Youth Organization Capacity Building

Learn about writing a business plan, grant writing, technology, social media, and other<br>tools that will help your organization reach and service Brooklyns youth.

After-School Program: Stay After School? It’s Good for You!

A quality after-school program can raise students’ academic performance, strengthen social skills, establish healthy habits, and broaden horizons.

Research-Backed Toolkit Helps Youth Organizations Integrate Digital Learning

Free toolkit and report designed for educators offers best practices in achieving real success in youth-centered digital learning.

Our youth programs build toward the future

Poverty is a complicated issue and when you add the complex needs of youth and young adults into the mix, you need the right expertise to be effective.

Start a Blog to Promote Your Youth Program

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Bright Idea: A Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Makes Suicide Prevention a Priority

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After School Programs: 5 Benefits for Introverted Children

Is your child an introvert? Taking your child to an after school program might help bring them out of their shell a little bit. After school programs expose children to an array of social activities that allow them the chance to interact with other kids. Many group activities or sports activities also teach children the... Continue Reading

What does a student with Asperger Syndrome need in a school program?

Anyone who knows many children and adults with Asperger Syndrome knows that every person’s manifestation of the condition is very different

Youth programs provide stepping stones for health professionals