PAVE parent leaders selected Out-of-School-Time (OST) programs as one of two parent priorities for this budget advocacy season. Their asks were clear: more OST seats, better supports for students with disabilities in OST, and a more accessible and equitable system to sign-up for programs. Parents' remarkable advocacy alongside OST partners from around the District made each of those asks a reality! Wins included:  • Maintained $23.8 million for OST and added 5,000 Department of Recreation (DPR) OST seats. • $6.8 million to fund dedicated childcare slots for infants and toddlers with disabilities and OST slots for children with disabilities. • $3.125 million for grants for after-school providers to increase seats at priority elementary schools. • After hearing from PAVE parents that those closest to privilege were far more likely to gain seats in OST programs, DPR launched a lottery program for the first time this year to create a more equitable sign-up process. • $1.875 million to develop a new “My Afterschool DC” hub, which will serve as a centralized location for parents to receive information about OST programs and sign-up for programs through the new OST lottery.