After School Matters programs are provided through a network of public and private partnerships that include the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Public Library, community-based organizations (including cultural institutions, universities, and more) and independent instructors across the city.
After School Matters contracts with community-based organizations and independent instructors to develop and deliver hands-on, project-based programs. We empower local agencies to add programmatic capacity and support the expansion of high-quality programs for teens in communities where resources are scarce. We engage independent instructors, who are professionals in their fields, to share their knowledge and expertise by providing meaningful, real-world activities for young people.
3 sessions each year: Summer, Fall, Spring
5 content areas: Arts, Communications, Science, Sports, Technology
Interested in becoming a provider? Click here to learn about our RFP process.
Current Providers: Access Cityspan here.
After School Matters works with subcontractors to provide high-quality programming to Chicago high school teens. After School Matters shares limited teen data with those subcontractors to facilitate enrollment, support program delivery, and ensure we are providing the highest quality programming possible. All subcontractors must agree and sign a contract with After School Matters that adhere to relevant After School Matters policies as well as federal and Illinois law that covered a variety of issues, including data privacy. Here is a current list of current subcontractors to which teen data may, has been, or will be disclosed:
Cityspan
ADP
Program Providers:
A Step Ahead Chess
Academic Approach
Aguijon Theater Company
Alternative Schools Network
Annie B Jones Community Services, Inc
Arab American Action Network
Art on Sedgwick
BBF Family Services
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
BUILD, Inc.
Cambodian Association of Illinois
Center for College Access and Success @ NEIU
Champion Builders Arts Academy Affiliated Amateur Union USA Inc
Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Center for Arts & Technology
Chicago Fair Trade
Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
Chicago Lights Urban Farm
Chicago State University
Chicago West Community Music Center
Chicago Youth Boxing Club
Chicago Youth Centers
Chinese American Service League
Chinese Mutual Aid Association, Inc.
CHI-TOWN CHICAGOLAND CHEERLEADERS
Civic Studios, LLC
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
Code Your Dreams
Communities United
Community Television Network
Concordia Place
Dreamchasers United Nfp
DuSable Museum of African American History, Inc.
ElevArte/SGA Youth and Family Services
Elijah’s House, NFP
Ensemble Espanol
Erie Neighborhood House
Field Museum
Firebird Community Arts
Forward Momentum Chicago, NFP
Free Spirit Media NFP
Friends of Big Marsh
Friends of the Parks
Future Ties
Gardeneers
Gary Comer Youth Center
Girls Inc. of Chicago
GlobalGirl Media-Chicago
Green Star Movement NFP
Guitars Over Guns Organization
Habilitative Systems – Westside Community Triage Center
Helix Chicago
Howard Area Community Center
Ignition Community Glass
Insightful Decisions
Intonation Music Workshop
John G. Shedd Aquarium
K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center
Kizin Creole Restaurant
Kuumba Lynx
Latinos Progresando
Life Directions
Light of Loving Kindness, Inc.
Love To Serve Incorporated
MAJOR ADAMS COMMUNITY COMMITTEE Neighborhood Club
Male Mogul Initiative, NFP
MapsCorp
Marillac Social Center
Megasaur Media
Music Box Foundation
National Museum of Mexican Art
Near West Side Community Development Corporation, Inc.
NEBC Employment Resource Services
Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club
NeuroKitchen Arts Collective
New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Project Exploration
Project SYNCERE
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) – Avondale
Pui Tak Center
RECESS Improv
RefugeeOne
Second City
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
South Shore Drill Team & Performing Arts Ensemble
South-East Asia Center
Taproots, Inc.
Territory, NFP
The Ark of St. Sabina
The Chicago Mosaic School
The Hana Center
The Joffrey Ballet
The Miracle Center, Inc
The Pilsen Alliance
The Simple Good
The Support Group
Tonye LLC DBA GiGi Tonye’ Arts and Fitness
True Star Foundation, Inc.
University of Chicago Arts + Public Life
UpBeat Music and Arts
Urban Growers Collective Inc.
Voice of the City
West Town Bikes NFP
XS Tennis and Education Foundation
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