Strengthening Partnerships and Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs

Partnerships across multiple sectors are key to building quality out-of-school time (OST) programs. This publication by the National League of Cities explores strategies for building partnerships with various sectors such as business, higher education, local United Ways, municipal government, school districts, community based organizations, and faith based organizations. It also highlights strategies for leveraging such partnerships to build public will for quality OST programs and features examples from several cities.

Filled with examples, it describes how municipal leaders have successfully developed citywide systems of after-school programming. Key actions included involving many institutions in the effort and keeping after-school on the public agenda.