Partnership For After School Education Inc

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION IS A CHILD-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL AFTERSCHOOL STAFF, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE FIELD AS A WHOLE, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SERVICES TO LOW INCOME YOUTH. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION CONNECTING THE MORE THAN 1,600 ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE NEW YORK CITY'S YOUTH LIVING IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN OUT OF SCHOOL TIME.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR CURRENT ROLES WHILE HONING THEIR STRENGTHS AND DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS TO TAKE ON MORE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, PASE STRIVES TO SUPPORT BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LEADERS ALL ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF THEIR CAREERS. PASE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED: EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES FOR SMALL AGENCIES WHICH IN 2022 FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, TO BUILD THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY BRINGING TOGETHER EXECUTIVE LEADERS TO PLAN FOR THEIR AGENCY'S FUTURE, SHARE RESOURCES, AND CREATE AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND EXECUTIVES FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES; THE PASE/LANDIT WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED 25 FEMALE-IDENTIFYING AFTERSCHOOL EDUCATORS WITH ACCESS TO LANDIT, AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM, AND A SERIES OF IN-PERSON EXPERT SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND A VIRTUAL ALUMNI LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE WHICH SERVED 19 NONPROFIT LEADERS AND OFFERED TOPICS INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL TRAUMA AND HEALING, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.STEM: THROUGH OUR STEM INITIATIVE, PASE HELPS TO MAKE STEM TOPICS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD, PROVIDING STEM-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFTERSCHOOL PRACTITIONERS ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE AND UTILIZE STEM IN THEIR PROGRAMS. PASE'S EFFORTS THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE UTILIZE AN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING MODEL, INFUSING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES INTO STEM PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY, CONTENT-RICH, AND EFFECTIVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. PASE CONTINUES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD TO DO STEM BY EXPLICITLY FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STEM IDENTITIES, FOSTERING STEM LEADERS WITHIN PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTING BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS, FORUMS, AND RESOURCE FAIRS.

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, INTERACTIVE, PRACTICALLY-ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS CENTRAL TO PASE'S MISSION. PASE OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD; INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES; FORUMS TO CONVENE DIVERSE GROUPS OF STAKEHOLDERS; STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS ON EMERGING NEEDS AND TRENDS; CITYWIDE CONFERENCES; AND THE CREATION AND PUBLICATION OF RESOURCE MATERIALS. PASE'S BREADTH OF PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY OF OVER 1,600 AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WHILE ALSO INSPIRING INNOVATION AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMS FOR OVER 500,000 KIDS AND TEENS IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. GLOBAL LEARNING: PASE'S GLOBAL LEARNING INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY OF THE AFTERSCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT GLOBAL LEARNING WITH YOUTH, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ACCESS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO PARTICIPATE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS. YOUTH OUTCOMES: PASE UNDERSTANDS THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING AFTERSCHOOL AGENCIES' CAPACITY TO SELECT, MEASURE, AND COMMUNICATE YOUTH OUTCOMES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE BOTH TO THE YOUTH THEY SERVE AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. PASE HAS SET THE EXPECTATION OF HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE FIELD, AND AS SUCH, YOUTH OUTCOMES ARE USED AS A LENS THROUGH WHICH PASE PROVIDES ALL OUR WORK. PASE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUTH AGENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING, MEASURING, AND COMMUNICATING THEIR IMPACT ON THE YOUTH THEY SERVE, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO THE NUANCES OF CAPTURING AND COMMUNICATING IMPACT DURING VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING.

SUMMER LEARNING:PASE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT NEW YORK CITY'S YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THEM ACADEMICALLY, PROMOTE LITERACY, BUILD INTEREST IN LEARNING, AND TEACH ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND CREATIVITY. THROUGH THE SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM, PASE RECRUITS, TRAINS, SUPERVISES, AND PAYS STIPENDS TO A COHORT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT TO PROGRAMS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FELLOWS RECEIVED PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN EDUCATION AND THE AFTERSCHOOL FIELD, HELPING THEM TO EXPLORE AND CULTIVATE THEIR PASSION TO TEACH OR WORK WITH CHILDREN. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2022, PASE WORKED WITH 16 FELLOWS WHO WERE PLACED AT 9 IN-PERSON SUMMER PROGRAMS. OUR SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS HAVE NOW JOINED AN ALUMNI GROUP OF OVER 300 SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWS.

COLLEGE PREP & SUCCESS: WITH A 5TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE PERSPECTIVE, PASE PREPARES COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) TO OFFER HIGH- QUALITY COLLEGE PREP AND SUCCESS PROGRAMMING, PROVIDES RESOURCES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR PROGRAMS, CONNECTS CBOS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND FACILITATES BROAD DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW BEST TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING TRANSFERRING COLLEGES.PASE ALSO CONTINUES TO PRESENT AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND TO HOST WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY.