DYCD - Out-of-School Time

Department of Youth and Community Development - Serving New York City Youth, Families & Communities

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The Out-of-School Time (OST) Program provides a mix of academic, recreational and cultural activities for young people (grades K-12) after school, during holidays and in the summer. Programs are free of charge and are located in every neighborhood across the City.

New York City's OST programs provide:

Safe programs in a supportive environment
A schedule that meets the needs of working parents
Separate programs for elementary, middle school, and high school students
Trained staff
Homework help
Healthy snacks



OST Participants Express Themselves Through Claymation



	Brooklyn Children's Museum teamed up with artist and Museum Team Educator Ernest Concepcion to provide OST participants with the opportunity to create animated skits with clay figurines.



An OST Success Story



	Name: Travis
	Age: 17 years old
	Home: East Harlem, Manhattan
	Provider: East Harlem Tutorial Program

	Travis— a recent immigrant from Guyana— is a junior at the Academy of Environmental Science High School. He is also well on his way to becoming an expert on human anatomy thanks to the Science Intensive Program, which is operated by the East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) in cooperation with the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Travis and his fellow OST participants meet weekly at Touro and learn about human anatomy in both the classroom and the lab, where they work on project-based activities. The classes are taught by Touro medical students, and every week an OST participant gives a PowerPoint presentation on the previous week’s lesson. Travis impressed everyone with an outstanding presentation on the damaging effects of drugs and alcohol.

Find a Program

For additional information, please contact: 1.800.246.4646



	2008 Map of all OST sites in NYC (in PDF)
	Facts and Figures
	OST in the News



	Parent's Guide
	OST Video



	Evaluation
	Wallace Foundation Involvement
	Public Funding for Comprehensive After-School Programs
	OST HS Programs Evaluation Report
	DYCD Response to OST HS Programs Report
	2007 OST Request for Proposals
	2005 OST Request for Proposals
	OST Concept Paper (in PDF )



	Technical Assistance - PASE
	DYCD Incident Report (in PDF )
	New York State School Age-Child Care (SACC)Regulations


	For news about ACCESS NYC, read its newsletter (in PDF)

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	Youth Connect 1-800-246-4646
	Careers with DYCD

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