About Us

Vision: All students have access to quality afterschool and summer programs that promote their intellectual, emotional and creative development. As a result, our community benefits from successful students, safe neighborhoods, and the development of a qualified workforce for tomorrow.

Mission: Dallas AfterSchool Network improves the quality and availability of afterschool and summer programs in our community.

Values: These core values guide our decisions and actions:

• Leveraging - We leverage existing resources in our community and seek to avoid duplication and inefficiency.
• Sharing - We openly share information with members, partners, and others who might benefit from our knowledge and resources, and we promote this culture within our membership.
• Integrity - We maintain the highest ethical standards in all areas of our operations.
• Passion - We are passionate about the power of out-of-school time to strengthen our students, families and communities.

Strategy: DASN achieves its mission by serving as a professional resource and advocate for afterschool providers. We collaborate with individuals and organizations to bring resources to our member organizations in order to improve the quality of their afterschool programming.

Our objectives are to:

• Instill a high level of understanding and commitment for afterschool with stakeholders in our community;
• Create a community of providers with the highest level of competence and professionalism;
• Equip afterschool providers with the highest quality training, materials and best practices.

Programs: DASN creates value for our member organizations by offering:
Provider Resources and Support

• Professional training
• Best practices and standards
• Networking opportunities
• Advocacy support
• Program resources

Community Awareness Initiatives

• Lights On Afterschool Event
• Afterschool Achievers Event
• WFAA-TV's "After the Bell"
• Stakeholder meetings