Hours That Count: Using After-School Programs to Help Prevent Risky Behaviors and Keep Kids Safe,

The report takes a close look at the different ways in which after-school programs can and do protect students. Issued jointly by TASC and George Washington University's Hamilton Fish Institute, which works to reduce school violence, the report draws on experience from TASC-affiliated programs and research by Policy Studies Associates, TASC's independent evaluator. According to the report, the most basic protective function that the programs serve is to be safe havens, shielding children from the dangers that arise when they have little or no supervision in after-school hours. The report also focuses on how programs can keep kids safe - by offering them experiences that encourage healthy and constructive life choices.

Contributed by: Hamilton Fish Insititute
Published by: The After-School Corporation