TASCs 10 for Ten Drive!

Overview

TASC's vision is that students from all backgrounds will have access to the range of high quality activities beyond the school day that every family wants for their children: experiences that support their intellectual, creative and healthy development and help them to be their best, in and out of school.

Mission

The After-School Corporation (TASC) is dedicated to giving all kids opportunities to grow through after-school and summer activities that support, educate and inspire them.

Programs

Program Support & Innovation
TASC’s standard-setting program model opens enrollment to every family in participating schools, and keeps kids safe, healthy and engaged. Curriculum developed by TASC expands on how and what kids learn during the school day. TASC matches programs with organizational partners who connect kids with the culture of big city life, and with the natural world.

Public Policy & Advocacy
TASC uses research and evaluation as a basis to raise awareness of after-school as a fundamental need of communities and families, and as a system of programs worthy of public support. We inform and educate policy-makers and elected officials. We support and promote the expansion of high quality after-school programs in New York City, New York State and around the country. We work to shape policy to assure that publicly-funded after-school initiatives are high quality.

Building the After-School Field
TASC is committed to training after-school staff members every year and at every level – from full-time site coordinators to high school group leaders – and gathering them frequently for exchanges among peers. We have built a citywide network of trainers and we pay for staff to master core competencies (such as managing behavior) as well as specialized training of their choice.