Enhancing Program Quality by providing training and technical assistance to after-school providers, and designing custom career-based model projects. After-school programs interested in enhancing program quality may wish to take advantage of the following services:

• After-School Database and Management System (ADaMS) – Data collection and evaluation support
• Project Management – Technical assistance, program support, and site visits
• After School Initiative (ASI) – Funding opportunities for after-school programs
• Kids’ Day Series – Multi week curricula-based projects focused on math, science, technology, and the arts with culminating events
• Monthly Collective Meetings – Training and networking events for after-school professionals
• AmeriCorps – Member teams who perform service in after-school programs

 

 Building Relationships and Expanding Resources by cultivating relationships with foundations, corporations, individual donors, and after-school service providers to encourage collaboration and to foster a shared investment in CASE programs. Groups interested in learning about building relationships and expanding resources should consult with CASE for help with:

• Identifying funding opportunities
• Developing collaborative effort to respond to funding opportunities
• Cultivating new funds from foundations, corporations, and individual donors
• Creating grantmaking systems for fund distribution

 

CASE funding has grown from $152,000 - serving 430 students at seven sites in Fall 1999 to approximately $7 million - serving over 10,000 students at more than 100 sites for 2009- 2010 school year. CASE funders include:

• The U.S. Department of Education
• The Texas Education Agency
• Education Foundation of Harris County
• Harris County Department of Education
• Harris County Judge Ed Emmett
• Harris County Child Safety Fund
• Federal Child Care Development Fund
• Houston Endowment Inc.
• Shell Oil Company
• Lockheed Martin
• United States Tennis Association
• Hewlett Packard
• University of Houston
• Greater Houston Partnership
• Houston Aeros
• Individuals

 Promoting Afterschool by holding community events to raise awareness of the importance of after-school programming. Schools interested in advocating for after-school should contact CASE for information about:

• Lights On Afterschool! – A community event designed to educate the community about the powerful impact after-school programs have on Harris County youth
• After-School Partnership Fair – An event that connects after-school staff with services and materials to support their programs
• afterschoolzone.org – An informational website custom designed to inform parents, educators, and the Harris County community about after-school issues and opportunities

For more information on volunteering with CASE, please send an email to casevolunteerinfo@hcde-texas.org.