NE DC After-school
Why After-School?
- Children suffer from deficiencies in public schools - our after-school programs support the physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual development of youth
- When low-income children regularly participate in after-school programs, they improve their standardized test scores and work habits.
- Children who participate in after-school are half as likely to start using drugs or skip school
- Youth who do not participate in after-school programs are 3 times more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than those who do.
- In neighborhoods where after-school is offered, juvenile crime drops as much as 10% and juvenile drug activity drops as much as 22%
Fast Facts:
NE After-School
- Located at the Richardson Dwellings Community Room in the NE
- Monday through Thursday, 3:30 pm-6:00 pm, for children ages 5 to 13
- Provides homework help, tutoring and hands-on learning activities
- Serves an after-school snack and dinner
- Serves a neighborhood in which 56% of children live below the poverty line
- An essential component of the holistic family literacy offered at this site
At the Richardson Dwellings Community Room, City Gate offers an after-school program that provides homework help and tutoring in reading and math. Children also participate in daily hands-on activities in arts, crafts and science. We see children succeed through consistent academic support and daily completion of homework, raising school achievement and gaining self-worth in and beyond the classroom. At the end of the day, before the children head home, they are fed a hot, nutritious meal—meeting their needs holistically and addressing hunger issues.
