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O'Donnell, Julie; Kirkner, Sandra L. – Afterschool Matters, 2016
Low-income urban youth of color often face challenges in their transition to early adulthood. High school out-of-school time (OST) programs that promote positive youth development may help youth to better negotiate this period. However, little research exists on the long-term impact of such programs on young adults. The authors conducted a pilot…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, High School Students
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Charmaraman, Linda – Afterschool Matters, 2008
This article describes "Youthscapes," a year-round afterschool program in the San Francisco East Bay Area (CA) that offers urban youth the opportunity to use technology to reconstruct their identities in at least two ways: (1) by encouraging its apprentices to create media content that directly counteracted stereotypes about urban youth;…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Urban Youth, After School Programs, Identification (Psychology)