S4S youth participants will demonstrate increased: (1) academic success, (2) social skills, (3) exposure to positive places and people, (4) health habits, (5) personal goal-setting and attainment, (6) volunteerism/community involvement, and (7) social connection/social support. Participating parents/guardians will demonstrate and report increased: (1) involvement in their child's academic success, (2) parenting skills, (3) personal and family goal-setting and attainment, (4) social connection/social, and (5) family cohesion.
1. Eastport Girls Club is an after-school tutoring and goal-based mentoring program for girls in grades 5-9. The program is offered at the Eastport Community Center in Annapolis, MD. Each participant is matched with an individual tutor and mentor.
2. I Am A Reader is an after-school, individualized literacy program for boys in first grade that focuses on addressing gaps in reading skills before they become barriers to overall academic success. Each boy is matched with an adult, male tutor.
3. Parent Challenge is an educational, incentive-based program focused on increasing family cohesion and parents' involvement in their child's education.
