- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $225,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2019–September 30, 2022
- Location Baltimore, MD, United States
- Geographic Focus Maryland
About this grant
This grant will support the Fund for Educational Excellence, which coordinates the Maryland Statewide Afterschool Network, to continue development of policy, partnerships, and resources to benefit youth in afterschool programs. Specific initiatives will include: 1) partner with the Governor’s Office on Service & Volunteerism to pilot a new afterschool volunteer recruitment strategy; 2) facilitate a learning community focused on equity and inclusion for afterschool professionals; 3) refine and enhance communications strategies for the network; and 4) support the development and distribution of the new afterschool program content in collaboration with the Foundation’s thematic partners.