New Issue Briefs: Afterschool and Service Learning

Posted by on June 28, 2002

[National Service Learning Listserv]

Two new Issue Briefs created to foster afterschool programs’ involvement in service-learning and community service:

Afterschool and Service-Learning, Issue Brief No. 9
Afterschool, Community Service and Volunteerism, Issue Brief No. 10

Available now at http://www.afterschoolalliance.org. (Click on “Research” and then “Issue Briefs.”)

These Issue Briefs are intended to give readers a quick idea of how afterschool can intersect with other topics such as literacy, university partnerships, etc. Other Issue Briefs available on our website include:

Afterschool and Students with Special Needs, Issue Brief No. 1
Afterschool Partnerships with Higher Education, Issue Brief No. 2
Afterschool: Generating Excitement about Math and Science, Issue Brief No.3
Afterschool Programs: Meeting Youth Needs in Rural America, Issue Brief No. 4
Afterschool & Technology Training, Issue Brief No. 5
Literacy & Reading in Afterschool Programs, Issue Brief No. 6
Afterschool Keeps Kids Safe, Issue Brief No. 7
Afterschool and Healthy Lifestyles, Issue Brief No. 8