Gifts at Changing The Present

TASC Ten for Ten

Drive ends:

03/02/2009

Raised Goal
Donated:

$160

$300

I invite you to celebrate ten years of success in providing kids with academic support and creative ways to reinforce and expand on what they learn during the school day. TASC believes that all kids, as young as kindergarten and as old as high school, should move their bodies, delve into art and music and experience the excitement of mastering new skills and giving back to their communities. Without TASC, thousands of kids would go unsupervised after school and miss out on these opportunities.
Started by:

THE AFTER-SCHOOL CORPORATION

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1440 BROADWAY 16TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018-2301
Phone: (646) 943-8700
www.tascorp.org
EIN: 13-4004600

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Second grader collects plant speciments during a science field trip to Queens Botanical Garden from TASC's after-school program at PS 120

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.

Impact

Schools can't give kids all they need in seven hours a day. Families can't do it all in the hectic hours between work and bedtime. Higher income families recognize this, which is why they pay for their kids to have homework help, music lessons, art experiences, team sports and other precursors to 21st century careers.

If we want all kids to meet our expectations, we've got to close the experience gap between kids with more and fewer advantages by giving all kids equal opportunities to develop to their fullest potential.

The hours between 3 and 6 PM are the time, and after-school is the place.

Publicly-funded, comprehensive after-school programs narrow the gap, giving all kids an equal shot at success. As kids come of age, they become places to build pressure-free relationships with adults that keep kids on track to graduate. They are vital for the health and happiness of kids, for the stability of the communities where they live, and for everyone's future.

Financial

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