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The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
November 2008
Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in OST Programs offers a set of promising strategies to attract and sustain youth participation in the programs.
As part of a special series from the Youth Development Institute, this article on the Connect for Kids website focuses on recruiting and enrolling young people in quality out-of-school programs. The article looks at how Cypress Hills-East New York, a Beacon Center located in Brooklyn, developed a strategy for recruiting and enrolling youth ages 9 to 14 for its school-year program.
Citing research from Harvard Family Research Project about attracting and sustaining youth participation in out-of-school time programs, the article details Cypress's recruitment plan and its results and offers a key recommendations for other programs seeking to build community awareness and increase youth participation.
Excerpt from the article:
"The Harvard Family Research Project is a great site to get some of the latest research on effective middle school recruitment practice. Here are some things to consider from the article Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in OST Programs:
Read the full article on www.connectforkids.org, the Connect for Kids website.