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HOST - Healthy Out of School Time Project

From: Community Partnerships, Inc.

Contact: Kathi Gillaspy, M.Ed., Services Manager

Purpose:
  • Increase availability and quality of after school and summer time community recreational opportunities for school age youth with cognitive, behavioral and emotional and physical disabilities.
  • Increase participation of children with disabilities in day cares, after school programs and summer camps with typically developing peers.
How:
  1. Conduct assessments of agencies to determine training programs and commitment to participation.
  2. Train and consult with recreational staff of YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department, and after school providers.
  3. Support families locating services with individual consultations and workshops.
Outcomes:
  1. 25 to 40 provider agencies will receive training.
  2. 50-75 individual youth and families will receive support to find out of school time activities.
  3. 100 to 150 parents will participate in educational workshops.
  4. Materials and resource information will be developed for providers and families.
  5. 20 agency staff will participate in a 'train the trainer' course.
Cost/Term: $303,990 over three years.
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