An education strategy. U.S. Department of Education. The following national organizations have developed programs that can be offered during non-school hours. Although most programs focus on hands-on academic enrichment or leadership and citizenship development, many local sites also offer tutoring and other more traditional academic activities. Several offer extensive staff development or curriculum resources, as well as information on populations with special needs.
All programs focus efforts on poor or otherwise at-risk populations.
The 284 Junior Leagues throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Great Britain have a collective membership of more than 190,000 women. AJLI supports efforts to ensure that all people have access to the education necessary to be productive members of society. Currently, two related programs provide strategies to achieve this end. Operating in 108 classrooms in 39 cities, TOP includes facilitated group discussions and a community service component. Adult volunteers dedicate between three and six hours a week to the project for a minimum of one year.