My program impacted my life by allowing me to grow and get to know my community more. It allowed me to be myself.
To achieve this, ASM’s Research and Evaluation team collects administrative and observational program data along with direct feedback from teens, instructors, and parents/guardians via surveys to better understand our community’s program experiences and address their needs each session.
ASM also partners with leading youth development researchers to evaluate the lived experiences of teens, the outcomes of teens participating in ASM programs, and the essential components of high-quality youth-serving systems.
My program impacted my life by allowing me to grow and get to know my community more. It allowed me to be myself.
After School Matters programs help make it easy for young adults to gain experience on how to apply and work at a real job. The programs are a great experience and allow teens to gain new skills they might focus on in their future career.