PROGRAMS

Part of being better is exploring new ways to deliver our programs to more young people. This has included our constant adaptation to on-the-ground needs of our partner schools. This has included new tools, like our Changemaker Journal, deeper integration of social and emotional learning into our curriculum, and flexibility in our program models. And, as teachers and principals have asked, we are exploring how to embed our programs in school-day learning. Our first pitch to a cohort of Oakland school leaders is in just a few weeks.

Another aspect of being better is expanding access to our mission and programs. We are launching Do Good Now, which is designed to be a way for anyone to become a positive changemaker in their community, to share our mission with anyone willing to take the time to do good with others. Through our core program practices, Do Good Now, is a changemaking journey for a family, a class, a group of colleagues to take positive action in their community. It is also an informal entry-way into our rigorous school-based afterschool programs that will grow our impact.