Children of Latino Immigrants and Out-of-School Time Programs

Posted by on January 08, 2012

CHILDREN OF LATINO IMMIGRANTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS

The Benefits of High-Quality, Out-of-School Programs for Children of Latino Immigrants. December 2011. Studies have found that most children and youth benefit from involvement in out-of-school (OST) time programs; however, minority children, and children of immigrants in particular, tend not to participate. Child Trends’ new Research-to- Results brief, Children of Latino Immigrants and Out-of-School Time Programs, describes risk factors that contribute to low participation rates for children of immigrants, and discusses what these programs can do to help improve outcomes. Child Trends.

http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2011_12_01_RB_ImmigrantsOSTProg.pdf


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