Share your ideas and expertise. Other AmeriCorps members are working with two programs of the Department of Public Aid, The Young Parent Initiative, and subsidies for Transitional Child Care and IV-A Child Care. The search for school-age care is an integral thread in the fabric of family life. A California parent interviewed a New Jersey school-age program director by a long distance telephone call before deciding to move to the area. Through ACT, AmeriCorps members are increasing many communities' capacity for providing high quality school-age care.
Some members develop new after- school programs or help to increase enrollment in existing programs.
AmeriCorps programs are operating in communities nationwide. Overall, AmeriCorps members are helping to create 1,395 child care slots for school-age children. They are also improving quality by training 1,215 staff and consulting with 225 child care centers on program improvement. Continue to the next article. Return to the Table of Contents.