Each program has an after-school coordinator with courses taught by teachers, community members, and students from the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. The colleges also provide tutors. During an afternoon, youths have the opportunity to choose from a number of courses focused on math and science, fine arts, computer technology and social development. After-school students have also built model airplanes and a model biosphere, learned about automobiles, and solved a crime using DNA testing. The summer program consists of a morning rotation of reading, language arts, math and science classes and afternoon electives such as arts, music, marine biology, folk dancing and drama.
Youths keep journals for each project.
Proyecto Sano y Salvo has also begun implementing a program improvement and evaluation model. Building off a sophisticated data collection and entry system that already exists through the Tucson Unified School District, program and evaluation staff have designed instruments and templates, scannable surveys, and a continuous feedback system for program-level data collection and input, and analysis and feedback. Early observations by staff note that school attendance has improved as a result of the after-school program, as well as lower suspension and adjudication. During the summer of 1999, four sites in urban Little Rock participated in the Summer Transitions initiative. The initiative focused on incoming 9 th -grade youths who were behind in math and science.