AFTER-SCHOOL and Mentoring PROGRAMS

Keeping Kids Safe and On Track:
2011-12 Annual Investment of $2.9 million in 20 After-School programs
2011-12 Annual Investment of $1.5 million in 10 Mentoring programs

Quality after-school programs provide older students a safe place to learn and have fun while mentoring programs offer vital one-on-one help to increase academic and social skills. After-school and mentoring programs provide at-risk children with safe, constructive activities that promote academic achievement and provide positive and consistent adult and peer role models. These programs increase children’s engagement in school and reduce the number of youth victimized by crime.

Research shows that after-school programs and mentoring programs help children improve school attendance and academic performance as well as decrease problem behaviors such as drug and alcohol use.

Students in Portland city schools who attended programs funded by the Portland Children’s Levy showed improvements in academics, attendance and behavior.

AFTER-SCHOOL OUTCOMES (from 2010-11)

Achieve
More than half of students in Levy After-School programs met or exceeded state benchmarks in reading and math.

Acquire
39 percent of students in Levy  after-school programs who were not meeting state benchmarks in reading last year moved to a higher performance category this year and 21 percent moved to a higher performance category in reading.

Accomplish
90 percent of students in Levy after-school programs attended school at least 90 percent of the time.

Attain
While participating in Levy after-school programs, more than 70 percent of students  regularly completed their homework and increased their self confidence/positive social behaviors

MENTORING OUTCOMES (from 2010-11)

Achieve
69 percent of all students in Levy Mentoring programs met or exceeded state benchmarks in reading and nearly a third met or exceeded in math.

Acquire
73 percent of students in Levy Mentoring programs who were not meeting state benchmarks in reading moved to a higher performance category this year. 18 percent who were not meeting in math moved to a higher performance category.

Accomplish
73percent of students in Levy Mentoring programs attended school at least 90 percent of the time.

Attain
While participating in Levy mentoring programs 80 percent of students increased their positive social behaviors.